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ANNETTE MODERS

Chicago,IL

Summary

Dedicated and passionate Culinary Arts Teacher with over 20 years of teaching experience. Instruction includes the fundamentals of culinary skills, nutrition, food safety, and kitchen management. Skilled in designing engaging lesson plans, managing commercial-grade teaching kitchens, and preparing students for careers in hospitality and culinary arts.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Culinary Arts Teacher

Thornton High School: District 205
07.2022 - 06.2024

Courses Taught:

  • Culinary Arts I
  • Culinary Arts II
  • Certifications: ServSafe Food Handler, ServSafe Manager, and ServSafe Allergens
  • Organized and made available time, space, materials, and equipment needed before instruction.
  • Planned relevant classroom activities and worked to reinforce lessons through active student engagement.
  • Supervised and monitored students' use of tools and equipment, including safety and sanitation
  • Connected instruction to real-world experiences and to students' post-secondary goals.
  • Adjusted instruction to facilitate student mastery.
  • Collaborated with colleagues and improved teaching practices through professional learning communities and student retention meetings.
  • Maintained laboratory with equipment, tools and supplies to meet course needs.
  • Kept updated with developments in subject area curriculum, technical, and career trends and teaching resources and methods.
  • Motivated students to achieve new levels of skill in diverse kitchen tasks.

Family & Consumer Science Teacher

Holmes Junior High School: District 59
07.2016 - 07.2022

Courses Taught

  • Culinary Arts I
  • Culinary Arts II
  • Child Development
  • Intro to FACS
  • Employed variety of teaching strategies and instructional techniques to meet different aptitudes and interests of students.
  • Established and maintained standards of student behavior to provide productive, orderly classroom environment.
  • Encouraged active learning by creating lessons and projects to engage problem-solving and creative abilities.
  • Organized classroom spaces and materials for optimal student learning.
  • Planned and revised courses to incorporate changing information on family and consumer science topics.
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.

Family & Consumer Science Teacher

Highland Middle School: District 70
11.2015 - 06.2016

Courses Taught

  • Culinary Arts: Intro to Foods
  • Culinary Arts: Ethnic Foods
  • Textiles & Fashion
  • Costume Design and Production
  • Established and maintained standards of student behavior to provide productive, orderly classroom environment.
  • Communicated effectively with community, families and students to promote academic achievement and accomplish curriculum mission.
  • Encouraged active learning by creating lessons and projects to engage problem-solving and creative abilities.

Career Education Teacher: Mod Tech

Dundee Middle School: District 300
07.2004 - 07.2007

Course Taught:

  • Intro to Careers
  • Interior Design
  • Banking and Finance
  • Audio and Video Production
  • Designing with CAD
  • Supervised and monitored students' use of tools and equipment.
  • Observed and evaluated students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
  • Connected instruction to real-world experiences and to students' post-secondary goals.
  • Maintained laboratory with equipment, tools and supplies to meet course needs.
  • Researched and implemented new technologies and equipment.

Technology & Multi-Media Teacher

Dundee Middle School: District 300
07.2004 - 07.2007

Courses Taught:

  • Computers & Multi-Media Technology
  • Professional Development Instructor

4th Grade Teacher

Lake in the Hills: School District 300
07.1991 - 07.2001

Education

Master of Arts (M.A.) - Curriculum & Instruction

Concordia University Chicago
River Forest, IL
05.1996

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Education (K-9)

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
05.1991

Skills

  • Curriculum Development Expertise
  • Classroom Management
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Collaboration and Problem Solving
  • Culinary & Nutrition Knowledge
  • Interpersonal Relationship Building
  • Sanitation and Safety Compliance
  • Continuing Education Commitment
  • Technology Integration in Teaching
  • Professionalism and Work Ethic
  • Classroom Management
  • 70 Semester Hours beyond Masters Degree
  • Culinary Arts
  • Child Development
  • Fashion & Textiles
  • Interior Design
  • Marriage & Family Relationships
  • Fitness & Nutrition
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Elementary Education

Certification

  • Professional Educators License (K-9)
  • Family & Consumer Science Endorsement (5-12)
  • SevSafe Food Handlers Certificate
  • ServSafe Manager Certificate
  • ServSafe Food Allergens Certificate
  • Physical Education Endorsement (Pre K-12)
  • Child Development Endorsement (5-12) Pending

Awards

Teacher of the Year Finalist: McHenry County, Teacher of the Month Winner: McHenry County

Timeline

Culinary Arts Teacher

Thornton High School: District 205
07.2022 - 06.2024

Family & Consumer Science Teacher

Holmes Junior High School: District 59
07.2016 - 07.2022

Family & Consumer Science Teacher

Highland Middle School: District 70
11.2015 - 06.2016

Career Education Teacher: Mod Tech

Dundee Middle School: District 300
07.2004 - 07.2007

Technology & Multi-Media Teacher

Dundee Middle School: District 300
07.2004 - 07.2007

4th Grade Teacher

Lake in the Hills: School District 300
07.1991 - 07.2001

Master of Arts (M.A.) - Curriculum & Instruction

Concordia University Chicago

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Education (K-9)

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign