My name is Karen Krotzer and I teach ESOL at George Carr Round Elementary School.  I earned my bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education from California University of PA in 1984, and my master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Multilingual/Multicultural Education from George Mason University in 2013. I have a variety of experiences working with young children going as far back as high school and working in private daycare prior to my tenure here in MCPS. I began teaching in MCPS as a full-time kindergarten teacher during the 1993-94 school year. I have taught as a classroom teacher in kindergarten for a combined 11 years, and in first grade for 10 years. In the 2014-15 school year, I joined the ESOL team working with the kindergarten teachers and instructional assistants. During the 2016-17 school year, I was fortunate enough to be able to work with the first grade team allowing me the opportunity to "move up" with former kindergarten students from the previous school year as well as getting to personally know our newer transfer students from other buildings in the school division through the redistricting of the elementary schools. Last year and this year I have the pleasure of working with the wonderful 2nd grade team. I am excited to see how much my former students from kindergarten have grown since I last taught them.  During my years at Round, I have been a member of several curriculum and report card planning committees. I have been serving as a member of the MCPS ESOL Advisory Committee for several years, and I lead Round's P.E.P (Parents as Educational Partners) program. For 2 years I also was the lead for the ESOL team at Round and coordinated important administrative duties related to our Language Learners for our building. I am looking forward to a wonderful and successful school year with the staff and students at G. C. Round Elementary.