About me
Ayda L. Parra works in Windham Public Schools in Connecticut. She has worked in Dual Language Programs since 2012. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Ayda has taught Dual kindergarten in Champaign Public Schools in Champaign, IL. Her roles in Windham since 2015 have been: Bilingual teacher k-3 at Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy, 9th. Grade Newcomers program at Windham High School. 1st. Grade teacher at Natchaug elementary school and now as a dual languages programs specialist, supporting teachers in the district’s one- and two-way dual language programs, Compañeros and Dos Ríos, grades Pre-K-8. Ayda holds a M.E in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, and a M.S.E. from Eastern Connecticut University.