Experience Summary
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Shaler Area School High School - Pittsburgh, PA
French Teacher (2013 - present)
Teach French 1 - AP French
Baldwin-Whitehall School District - Pittsburgh, PA
French Teacher (2013)
Pittsburgh Public Schools – Pittsburgh, PA
French Teacher (2012)
? Teach French 1 to grades 2-12 at Brashear High School and Miller African-Centered Academy
Richland High School – Richland, WA
French Teacher (2002 – 2012)
? Taught French 1, French 2, French 3, University of Washington French 103 and French 5 courses
? Staff Leadership and School Improvement Teams
? World Languages Department Head
? World Languages Liaison to the District Curriculum Board
? Intercultural Student Experiences Student International Travel Advisory Board
? Mentor teacher in Teaching Assistance Program
? Lead students yearly to French Immersion Camp
? Lead students on bi-annual summer three-week travel and home-stay in France
? Small School Academy Design and Implementation Team
? French Club Advisor
? Creation and implementation advanced peer tutoring for lower-level students
? Facilitator/Instructor for the STAR II Powerful Teaching and Learning
? Taught professional development courses on brain research and memory
? Taught professional development course on incorporating powerful teaching and learning strategies
? Building Representative and Executive Board for the Richland Education Association
? School public address announcer for all football and basketball games
Enumclaw High School – Enumclaw, WA
French Teacher (1998 – 2002)
? Taught French 1, French 2, French 4, French 5 and University of Washington French 103 courses
? French Club Advisor
? Annual French Immersion Camp
? Annual student summer three-week travel and home-stay in France
? Established sister school exchange with high school in France for a true student host and visit exchange for twenty students
? Staff Development Building Budget Committee
? School Within School Academy Design and Implementation Team
? Building Representative and Executive Board for Enumclaw Education Association
? Debate and Junior State Club Advisor
? School public address announcer for all football and basketball games
? Supervision school athletic events
Bellingham School District – Bellingham, WA
Substitute Teacher (March 1998 through May 1998)
? Taught French, Spanish and English
Ferndale School District – Ferndale, WA
Substitute Teacher (February 1998 through May 1998)
? Taught Middle School Core Areas
Sehome High School – Bellingham, WA
Secondary Internship, French (August 1997 through January 1998)
? Taught French 1, 2 and Advanced Placement courses
? Served as an assistant to the Advisor of the French Club
? Served on the building Technology Committee
? Chaperoned school dances
Lake Chelan School District – Chelan, WA
AmeriCorps Instructional Assistant /Volunteer Chelan Pre, Middle and High Schools (1995 - 1996)
? Team planned and team taught a second semester French curriculum while serving as a long-term replacement high school French Teacher
? Gave individual, small-group and whole-class instruction while serving as an assistant in the high school ESL classroom
? Assisted in the planning and instruction of a middle school after-school enrichment class on French cooking
? Developed and presented a roaming summer school class series for grades 6-9 on the influence of the media on the 1996 Presidential Election
? Assisted in the development and implementation of a program to involve community members and parents in volunteering in schools
? Promoted community and parent involvement in schools by writing a weekly column in the local newspaper on school activities and volunteer needs in the district
Washington State University – Pullman, WA
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (1994-1995, 1992-1993)
? Teaching Assistant in French
? Planned and taught the curriculum for university 100 level French language and culture courses
? Conducted classes using a communicative language teaching style with a heavy emphasis on oral proficiency
? Incorporated a wide variety of media in the learning process through the use of target language video, audio, and Internet sites
? Promoted cultural learning through lessons designed around the Internet in order to access Francophone radio and television broadcasts
Université François Rabelais - Tours, France
English Language and American Civilization Instructor (1993-1994)
Department of Foreign Languages
? Taught university first and second year English language courses
? Developed and taught curriculum for a course on American Civilization including units on slavery, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War
? Served on the committee for student study-abroad exchanges
Lycée St. Félix - Nantes, France
English Conversation Teacher (September 1990 through January 1991)
? Planned and taught high school English Conversation to native French speakers
? Directed classes using small group discussion circles and whole class debate matches
? Centered lessons around important issues such as racism, AIDS, abortion, sexism and religion
HONORS
Intercultural Student Experiences Student International Travel Advisory Board (2004-2008)
Kenneth Vanderford Award for Academic and Teaching Excellence in Foreign Languages, Washington State University (1994-1995)
Nominated for university-wide Graduate Teaching assistant of the Year for excellence in teaching, Washington State University (1992-1993, 1994-1995)
Conrad Hoskins Scholarship for Academic Excellence (1990, Washington State University)
French Student of the Year (1989-1990, Washington State University)
AFFILIATIONS
American Association of Teachers of French
Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers
Teaching Style
Your choice! Communicative, Immersion, Sequential, Task-based...you name it, I can take you there!