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)
Collaborated with Nebraska business teachers to design and implement units which integrated both disciplines
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)
Nebraska Links to L.E.A.R.N.S. Projects
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
Facilitator/Teacher Trainer for the IN-VISION Technology ChallengeProject
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.
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)
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)
Nebraska International Language Association (1973 – 2011)
ACTFL – (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)
NNELL – (National Network for Early Language Learning)
Archdiocesan World Language Curriculum and Assessment Writing Project (June, 2008 - 2010)
Train the Trainers Program for the Nebraska Department of Education (2007 - 2008)
Elementary World Language Implementation (June, 2006)
Nebraska Elementary LinguaFolio Task Force Member (2005-2006)
Nebraska World Language Portfolio Task Force Member (June, 2003)
Facilitator/Teacher Trainer for the Nebraska Department of Education State Standards Project (1995-1998)
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 ProjectInternational Business Project (July, 1997)
- Collaborated with Nebraska business teachers to design and implement units which integrated both disciplines
Nebraska L.E.A.R.N.S Project (Leading Educational Achievement 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)
Nebraska Links to L.E.A.R.N.S. ProjectsFacilitator/Teacher Trainer for the IN-VISION Technology Challenge Project
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.
ESU 2 :Language Teachers Academic Alliance (1999 – present)
Nebraska Slate Project – Evaluated websites and web projects for their usefulness in classroom learning
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS