Fernelize Henry is currently working in the department of Teaching and Learning. She spent almost three years as a Social Studies Instructional Specialist and now is a Specialist for the Office of African, African American, Latino, Holocaust and Gender studies. She was a history classroom teacher for 14 years at Palm Beach Central High School. During her career, she has worked with Migrant education and the Jumpstart program during the summer. She also co- wrote the curriculum for Latin American History course, and was a participant in the year long Teaching American History program.

She received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Florida Atlantic University and a Master’s Degree in Teaching English to Students of Other languages (TESOL) from Nova Southeastern University. She is a proud Afro-Latina from Nicaragua who is passionate about history and equity.

Using History to enhance Language Acquisition in a dual language classroom.
In this session, I will present an engaging history lesson about mother cultures in the Americas that enhances language acquisition.