Experience Summary
Over 4 weeks of classroom experience as a long term substitute for two Latin 1 classes and a Latin 3 Pre AP class at LISD Marcus High School in Flower Mound, TX.
Familiarity with all 4 of the major Latin textbooks: Wheelock’s, Cambridge, Latin for Americans and Ecce Romani; additional experience teaching Vergil’s Aeneid.
LISD Chaperone for a three day trip to Austin for the TX State Junior Classical League (Latin Club) in March 2010 where I judged contests, helped with grading, watched after students, helped them get to their events, and cheered them on.
Latin tutoring experience, weekly, one-on-one with 4 students grades 8th through 11th.
•30 hours classroom observation in a Latin classroom, Latin I and Latin III Pre AP.
Teaching Style
I am fun, a bit sarcastic, easy-going, I use humor in the classroom and I pick my battles. I expect the kids to show me respect and I respect them in return! I am very enthusiastic when they succeed and try to make myself available to help them when they are not doing well in the class. I know that a student's ability to excel in any subject is closely linked with the enthusiasm they have for the teacher. Not every child is going to like me, but I want to at least try to convey my enthusiasm for the subject onto them so that they can see how important learning Latin can be.