2024 CTE Works! Summit

Carolina DuFault is the current Bilingual Early Childhood Education Faculty at Minneapolis College, where she teaches courses in both Spanish and English. She previously served as the District Program Facilitator for the Department of Early Childhood at Minneapolis Public Schools. More recently, she was the President of the Minnesota Reading Association and a former board member at The Works Museum.
In her current role, Carolina teaches future Early Childhood Educators, utilizing her bilingual skills to instruct on Early Childhood subjects. She integrates professional development, develops and implements curriculum and instruction, and advises students on pathways to career success. A passionate advocate for Early Childhood Education and Second Language Education, she came to the United States through the Amity Exchange Program.
With 20 years of experience as a bilingual Early Childhood Educator across all ECE grades and bilingual settings, Carolina has been recognized with the Excellence in Child-Centered Teaching Award in 2014 from Minnetonka Public Schools. She holds a B.A. in Early Childhood Education from the Catholic University of Chile, an M.A. in Bilingual Education from the Central University of Chile, and a Dual Language and Immersion degree from the University of Minnesota. Currently, she is pursuing her Doctorate in Higher Education at St. Cloud State University.