Celebrating the Graduating Class of 2024: Ana Lopez-Rodezno

Ana Lopez-Rodezno is graduating from the School of Leadership and Education Sciences with a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a Multiple Subjects Credential and a Bilingual Authorization.

Lopez-Rodezno was born in Honduras and moved to Los Angeles when she was five years old with her mother, stepfather and three younger sisters. When she started elementary school, she didn’t know English and was classified as an English language learner. In fourth grade, she had a teacher who took the time to help her grow her English skills. After that school year, Lopez-Rodezno says she reclassified and was no longer labeled as an English language learner.

“I was able to fully participate in class. I fell in love with reading and learning and it was all through the work that she did with me,” said Lopez-Rodezno. She says it was that experience that really made her want to become a teacher and have that same impact on students. “When I see a student understand something and something finally clicks after I have been trying to explain it in different ways and trying to show them different ways that they can learn it, it is something that makes me extremely happy.”

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