Teacher+Bio

TEACHER BIO

**__EDUCATION __** MSE,WayneStateCollege Curriculum and Instruction with an endorsement in ESL K-12 (May, 2006)

BA, Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, IA. (May, 1973) Major in Spanish: minor in mathematics and secondary education

Spanish K-6 Endorsement, Nebraska Wesleyan University (June, 2008)

__Endorsements__: Spanish K-12, ESL K-12, Math 7-12

**__EMPLOYMENT HISTORY__** 2001- 2014: Guardian Angels Elementary (West Point, NE) - Spanish PreK - Grade 6

2007 - 2013: St. Paul's Lutheran Elementary (West Point, NE) - Spanish Grade 2 - Grade 8

2012 - present: Data collector for UNL Research "Project Ready"

1973-2001 - Central Catholic High School (West Point, NE) - Spanish I - IV

2004-2013 - Northeast Community College (West Point location) - Adult Spanish courses

2009 - Nebraska Wesleyan University (Lincoln, NE) - Adjunct Professor - World Language Elementary Methods

2008 - June 11- 13 - Nebraska Department of Education (Lincoln, NE) - Trainer for the I-NELL Project School Immersion Workshop

2007 – 2008 - Nebraska Department of Education (Lincoln, NE) - Facilitator - World Language Elementary Programs

1998-2002 - IN-VISION Technology Challenge Grant Project (Omaha, NE) - Facilitator for Elementary Teachers; Spanish Institute Facilitator; Co-writer of lesson activities (Yrs 1 - 4)

1995-1998 - Nebraska Department of Education - State Standards Project (Lincoln, NE) - Facilitator and trainer of Northeast Nebraska teachers 1998 - Heartland Health and Rehab (Spanish for EMT's)

1995-1996 - Nebraska AIB (American Institute of Banking)

**__PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE __**
 * __UNK (University of Nebraska - Kearney) Program Approval Folio Review__** **__ (June 11, 2010) __**
 * Reviewed UNK’s World Language Teacher Education accreditation materials


 * __Nebraska International Language Association (1973 – 2011)__**
 * Past-President – 2010 – 2011
 * President – 2009-2010
 * President Elect – 2008-2009
 * Vice-President – 2007-2008
 * Co-chairman of the Tri-State Language Conference (Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota)
 * Chair person of the 2001 Nebraska International Language State Conference
 * JNCL (May 2008) – Represented NILA at the Delegate Assembly and Legislative Day in Washington D.C.
 * Central States Delegate Assembly (March 2008) – Represented NILA at the Central States Conference (17-state regional meeting) and reported on world language activities sponsored by NILA
 * ACTFL Delegate Assembly (November, 2010) – Represented NILA at the ACTFL conference to review current issues concerning world language education and to give input into three current position papers
 * Immersion Leader (2002-2006) - One of four committee members to plan and lead a Spanish-language immersion experience for Nebraska teachers
 * Extension Workshop – (March, 2010) – One of twenty two teachers chosen to participate in this CSCTFL sponsored workshop on technology; received training and presented on the topic to teachers in Nebraska
 * CSCTFL Grant (2010 – 2011) – Wrote and administered state grant to mentor new world language teachers
 * NILA Mentoring Project Wiki (2010 – 2011) Creator and organizer of the NILA Mentoring Wiki
 * NILA Sources Wiki (2011) Member; created and contributed documents for the NILA Sources Wiki
 * Officer Nomination Committee - 3 years


 * __ACTFL – (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)__**
 * ACTFL 21 Century World Languages Skill Map – Contributed lesson plans and examples


 * __NNELL – (National Network for Early Language Learning)__**
 * NNELL Advocacy Google Groups (2009 – present) – Member and contributor to discussion group
 * NNELL Nebraska State Representative (2013)


 * __Archdiocesan World Language Curriculum and Assessment Writing Project__ (June, 2008 - 2010)**
 * Collaborated to write world language curriculum and assessments for the Archdiocese of Omaha schools, piloted the project during the 2008-2009 school year and served on the revision committee in June of 2010.


 * __Train the Trainers Program for the Nebraska Department of Education__** ** __(2007 - 2008)__ **
 * Conducted workshops for schools and/or teachers implementing K-8 world language programs.


 * __Elementary World Language Implementation (June, 2006) __**
 * Worked as a team to develop guidelines for world language introductory experiences

__**Nebraska Elementary LinguaFolio Task Force Member (2005-2006) **__
 * Collaborated to develop a portfolio for Nebraska elementary students to document their world language learning experiences

__**Nebraska World Language Portfolio Task Force Member (June, 2003)**__

 * Collaborated to develope a portfolio for students to document their world languages learning experiences (2003)
 * Served as a pilot school for the Nebraska Portfolio Project (2003 – 2005)

__**Facilitator/Teacher Trainer for the Nebraska Department of Education State Standards Project (1995-1998) **__
 * Served as a team member, facilitating and training teachers in Northeast Nebraska to design instructional units based on the State and National Standards
 * Developed presentations for courses, workshops, and institutes
 * Demonstrated best practices in foreign language education at local and state level


 * __State Standards Pilot School Project__**
 * Implemented the Frameworks and investigated the effectiveness by using action research; presented the research at a mini-conference
 * __Thematic Unit Project__**
 * Created and implemented units and projects for use in the classroom using the Nebraska Foreign Language Standards

__**International Business Project (July, 1997) **__

 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Collaborated with Nebraska business teachers to design and implement units which integrated both disciplines
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Nebraska L.E.A.R.N.S Project __****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">(Leading Educational Achievement ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">through Rigorous Nebraska Standards) Projects **
 * Worked as a team member to develop learning scenarios and a document for Nebraska teachers that shows how the content areas of agriculture, business, family and consumer sciences, foreign language, marketing and the visual and performing arts help students meet the State Standards in the four core curriculum areas (reading, writing, math, science, social studies)
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Nebraska __****__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Links to L.E.A.R.N.S. __****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Projects **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Worked as a team member creating a document for Nebraska teachers that identifies the "Essential Learnings" (what students should know and be able to do) in the above six content areas and aligns them with the four core areas

IN-VISION was a grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education. This project was part of a bi-state program that integrated a set of traditional and distance technologies to facilitate K-12 foreign language instruction in 15 school districts**.**
 * __Facilitator/Teacher Trainer for the IN-VISION Technology Challenge__** **__Project__**
 * Co-authored and implemented lesson strategies for 5 levels of elementary foreign language curriculum
 * Team member that developed curriculum and assessments to document student learning and program impact..
 * Small group leader for teachers on two trips to Costa Ricasponsored by INVISION
 * Attended Culture, Art, History, and Language Institute in Alajuela,Costa Rica(2000, 2002)


 * __ESU 2 :Language Teachers Academic Alliance (1999 – present)__**
 * Presented and shared strategies and ideas for enhancing student learning at monthly area meetings


 * __Nebraska Slate Project__** – Evaluated websites and web projects for their usefulness in classroom learning

__**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">C ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">ONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS **__
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">NILA (Nebraska International Language Association) __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">October, 2002 – In The Zone (Co-presenter)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">October, 2003 – Tips For Tuesday <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">(Co-presenter)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">October, 2004 – No More Whining on Wednesday <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">(Co-presenter)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">October, 2005 – Getting Through Thursday (Co-presenter)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">October 13, 2007 – Fixing Friday (Co-presenter)
 * __Central States (Regional language conference)__
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">March, 2002 INVISION Presentation (Kansas City,Missouri) (Co-presenter)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">March, 2003 – Elementary Spanish Activities That Work! Guaranteed!
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">March, 2004 - Best of Nebraska – In the Zone (Dearborn, Michigan) (Co-presenter)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">March, 2005 - Tips for Tuesday (Co-presenter)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">March 2006 - Best of Nebraska – No More Whining on Wednesday (Chicago) (Co-presenter)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">March 2007 - Best of Nebraska – Getting Through Thursday (Kansas City) (Co-presenter)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">March 2008 - Workshop – Working Through the Week (Chicago) (Co-presenter)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">March, 2011 - Learn More About CSCTFL Professional Development Grant Programs (Indianapolis)
 * __ACTFL (National language conference)__
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">November 17, 2000 – A Potpourri of Performance Assessment (Boston) (Co-presenter)
 * __International Education Symposium__
 * November, 2006 – Connecting to the World (Kearney) (Co-presenter)
 * __Nebraska Administrator Days__
 * August, 2006 – Elementary Spanish INVISION Model (Kearney)
 * __Excellence in Education Conference__
 * April, 1999 – Standards-Based Curriculum: Thematic Units as a Model (Lincoln)
 * __International Business Conference__
 * June 11, 1998 - Building Community Connections (Kearney)
 * __INVEST Conference (Career and Technical Education Conference-state) (Co-presenter)__
 * June, 1998 – Topic: International Business (Kearney)
 * __Nebraska Catholic Teacher Fall Conference__
 * September 25, 1998 – Using Portfolios
 * October 5, 2007 – Using Children’s Literature in the World Language Classroom (Co-presenter)
 * September 30, 2010 – Using Web 2.0 to Create Communicative Possibilities in the World Language Classroom (Co-presenter)