Laura Terrill holds a B.A. in French from the University of Missouri and a M.A. in Secondary Administration from Northeast Missouri State University. She taught French at all levels for 21 years before becoming the Coordinator of Foreign Language and English as a Second Language, followed by Director of Curriculum in the Parkway School District in St. Louis, MO. Laura has taught methods courses at Washington University in St. Louis and at Butler University in Indiana and continues to present at the local, state, regional, and national levels. She is currently working as an independent consultant in World Language and ELL. Laura is the co-author of “The Keys to Planning for Learning: Effective Curriculum, Unit, and Lesson Design for ACTFL The American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Language.”