Experience Summary
My study of language has always been linked to teaching, beginning at Pennsylvania State University, where I earned 2 Bachelor's degrees in French and Italian. It was there that I began tutoring students privately, and as a contracted NCAA athlete tutor. I earned a 3.8 GPA, and a 4.0 equivalent GPA while studying abroad in Paris in 2005. Upon my return to the states, I matriculated into an MA/PhD program at Boston University. There, too, the art of educating was a central focus for me; the university even hired me as an adjunct to teach French language courses. I have since acquired my MA teaching license and work full-time in the Northbridge, MA school district, teaching high school French levels 1-4 at both the Honors and CP levels.
Teaching Style
I pride myself in my ability to customize learning for every child. My class sizes at the university and in the high school range from 10 to 30 students, thus I am capable of adjusting my teaching and communication style to the needs of the group and the individuals. I am flexible, patient, engaging and dynamic - I believe that for a child to succeed, language must be brought to life for them and connected to their daily life and the things they find important. I use a variety of traditional and technological resources to connect grammar and vocabulary to the modern world and make French or Italian a reality for my students.