Norma E. Arroyo teaches at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colorado. She is an endorsed AP Consultant, an AP Spanish reader, and has taught AP Spanish classes for 17 years. Norma E. Arroyo has been a high school Spanish teacher for twenty two years, a Methods instructor and currently holds a professional teaching certificate and an Educational Leadership M.A. degree. Ms. Arroyo began teaching in Connecticut. She has taught in Vermont and New Hampshire before moving to Colorado. In 1999, she became an AP Spanish Language reader and has presented as a consultant in the Northeast, Middle States and Western Regions for the College Board. The College Board awarded Ms. Arroyo a scholarship to attend the College Board Equity Colloquium in Houston, TX and the AP National Conference in Los Angeles.  She has presented "Teaching without a Budget" at the SWCOLT Conference in Denver "Music in the Classroom," at the AATSP Conference in Chicago in 2003, “Pre-AP Strategies” at the AATSP Conference in San Diego, and “Teaching the 5 C’s” at the RMLA in Calgary, Canada. Ms. Arroyo has been the recipient of the AATSP Excellence in Teaching Award of the Colorado Chapter in 2007, Excellence in Teaching Award of the University of Northern Colorado in 2006 and was named 2006 and 2009 Fort Collins, Rotary Teacher of the Month.  Ms. Arroyo has published in the AATSP publication Hispania, and CCFLT PEALS on effective techniques for teaching students in AP.  She has served on the board of the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers for 2 years and on the executive board for 3 years.  In 2010, Ms. Arroyo was a candidate for ACTFL’s Teacher of the Year award and is currently a nominee for the Central States Region Founders Award