Prepared lesson plans based on district curriculum
Created interactive games using Kahoot, Gimkit and Blooket to teach unit material from textbook
Differentiated instruction and lesson activities for Life Skills, School to Work, ESL students as well as students with IEPs and GIEPs
Differentiated instruction to provide food lab choices that reflect different degrees of difficulty and multicultural cuisine
Communicate regularly with case managers, ESL teacher and guidance counselors to support students effectively
Structured food labs to support diverse learners
Supervise food preparation, dish washing and cleanup according to food service industry safety standards
Evaluate student efforts using formative and summative assessment, class participation, cooperative learning, projects, food labs, written quizzes and alternate assessment.
Support district and building-wide initiatives, e.g. Cardinal period, PRIDE, Cardinal points, ehall pass system.
German Teacher - Levels 1 to AP German 5
Pocono Mountain School District
Swiftwater, PA
08.2006 - Present
Prepared lesson plans based on district curriculum and AP German curriculum.
Used authentic materials (i.e. fictional and informational texts, video, graphics) and Internet resources in lessons.
Incorporate technology use into daily lessons.
Participated in professional development workshops to stay current on best practices in teaching foreign languages.
Demonstrated flexibility teaching students from East Junior High and East High School in the same class period with different arrival/departure times for each group.
Collaborated with German colleague at WHS, WL teachers at EHS and with case managers for special education students.
Advisor to German Honor Society Delta Epsilon Phi and Junior Delta Epsilon Phi for EHS and EJHS.
Skills
Classroom Instruction
Small Group Instruction
Group Instruction
Curriculum Implementation
Student Engagement
Student-Centered Learning
Languages
German
Native/ Bilingual
Certification
German 7-12
ELA 7-12
FCS 7-12
Affiliations
Advisor for German Honor Society Delta Epsilon Phi and Junior Delta Epsilon Phi
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