Catherine Kraft is the Foreign Language Department Chair and an Associate Professor of Spanish at Navarro College, where she is in her twelfth year of instruction. She holds a BA in Spanish and an MA in Bicultural Studies from the University of Texas at San Antonio and has taught for both Navarro College and Lone Star College. Ms. Kraft is a two-time recipient of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award. This year, Ms. Kraft also serves as a part-time Instructional Design Consultant for the College's Online Instruction Program, where she assists fellow faculty with issues such as course delivery methods, learning models, and outcomes assessments.