Midori McKinley
French Teacher
Email: Midori.McKinley@jeffco.k12.co.us
Voicemail: (303) 982-1943
Google Classroom Join Codes:
French 1: 7b2z5as
French 1 Honors: raz6is4
French 4 / IB 1: sjxoniz
French 5 / IB 2: 3ebxrwz
Bio
I began studying French as a high school sophomore, and immediately discovered a passion for the culture and language. As a junior I traveled to France for the first time, and discovered the power of communicating with people across cultures, and reaching out to them in their own language.
This helped me later to realize that the true goal of any foreign language teacher is to give students that power, and help them to become citizens of the world.
Following high school, I worked at Barnes and Noble for 8 years, while I attended college, and after. I began teaching at Dakota Ridge in 2007, and have been here my entire career. In 2008, I got married and am now the mother of two boys!
I love Dakota Ridge, and its community. I could not imagine doing any other job, nor teaching anywhere else!
Education & Credentials
- B.A. French Language and Literature, 2004
- IB trained, 2011, 2017, 2020
- AP trained, 2015
- CDE Professional Teacher License: French K-12