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Ben Carter

French Teacher
Murrysville,PA

Summary

Dedicated French Teacher with passion for developing oral and reading proficiency. Skilled in Comprehensible Input and Acquisition-Driven Instructional approaches. Offering over 15 years of experience in developing and implementing curricula for students ages 11 to 18.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
25
25
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certificates
3
3
Languages

Work History

French Teacher

Winchester Thurston School
08.2016 - Current
  • Established positive rapport with students and parents through frequent communication about academic progress.
  • Served as mentor for new language teachers and support staff.
  • Used Formative to record student progress with over 100 assessments.
  • Communicated with students by sending over 500 feedback responses through Formative.
  • Collaborated with other faculty to plan and coordinate activities and events.
  • Gained insight into program effectiveness through STAMP test.
  • Built class library of French books to promote student literacy in French.

Infantry Officer

Army National Guard
06.2011 - 09.2019
  • Led mounted Infantry platoon through successful training scenarios, demonstrating adaptability to various environments and situations.
  • Maintained optimal physical fitness standards within unit, promoting culture of health and wellness among soldiers.
  • As Master Resilience Trainer, taught soldiers techniques for developing self-awareness, self-regulation, optimism, mental agility, strengths of character and connection.

Senior Product Analyst

HCL Technologies
03.2014 - 07.2016
  • Conducted in-depth product taxonomy research to improve machine learning for Google Shopping in French locales.

French Teacher

Clearview Regional High School
08.2005 - 02.2013
  • Established AP French program.
  • Co-founded Philosophy Club.
  • Led educational student travel to France, New York City, and Philadelphia.

Language Assistant

French Ministry Of Education
09.2004 - 07.2005
  • Developed engaging English conversation lessons for primary school students.
  • Achieved long-standing goal of total immersion in French culture.
  • As part of local theater group, performed in adaptation of Twelve Angry Men.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - French Education

University of Delaware
Newark, DE
08.1999 - 05.2024

Additional Information

Professional Development Since 2016


Blended Language Learning: Design and Practice for Teachers

  • Coursera online
  • June 2020


Member of Mike Peto’s CI Master Class

  • email subscription
  • March 2020-present


Mike Peto CI Master Class Workshop

  • Winchester Thurston School, Pittsburgh PA
  • March 7 2019


BEST, MOST POWERFUL STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING WORLD LANGUAGES

  • Bryce Hedstrom through BER, Pittsburgh PA
  • Thursday 19 December 2019


Challenge Success Summer Leadership Seminar

  • Tarrytown, NY
  • 29 July 2019


Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Methods

  • University of Colorado at Boulder online
  • Summer 2019 (2 June 2019- 28 July 2019)


Understanding Dyslexia

  • Advancement Courses online
  • March 15 thru June 1 2019


International Forum on Language Teaching 2018 (iFLT)

  • Cincinnati, OH
  • July 17-20


Comprehensible Online

  • March 24th – April 8, 2018


Developmental Designs 1

  • Woodbury, NJ
  • August 8, 2016

Certification

French Instructional I

Timeline

French Teacher

Winchester Thurston School
08.2016 - Current

Senior Product Analyst

HCL Technologies
03.2014 - 07.2016

Infantry Officer

Army National Guard
06.2011 - 09.2019

French Teacher

Clearview Regional High School
08.2005 - 02.2013

Language Assistant

French Ministry Of Education
09.2004 - 07.2005

Bachelor of Arts - French Education

University of Delaware
08.1999 - 05.2024

French Instructional I

English Instructional 7-12

Social Studies Instructional 7-12

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