Christina Ziegler

Charlotte Mecklenburg School District

Charlotte , North Carolina

08.1996 - Current

Planned and implemented engaging Spanish lessons to meet the needs of all students in a student-centered environment through cooperative learning groups, projects and presentations and interactive activities.
Developed district-level assessments to evaluate student progress in Spanish language acquisition through the CMS World Language Cadre.
Provided individualized support for students relooping and reassessment from monitoring daily work, quizzes and Benchmark exam.
Collaborated with other teachers in the district to develop innovative and culturally-relevant activities to integrate Spanish language into the curriculum in our CMS Google Sites.
Presented at district-level professional development seminars regarding language acquisition based on the 4 modes of communication.
Incorporated technology into instruction to engage students in producing the language including thematic Spanish vocabulary, grammar, culture.
Created supplemental materials including worksheets, games and practice quizzes with multiple attempts for extra practice.
Led weekly department meetings as Department Chair discussing new ideas or methods of teaching languages for my department.
Mentored various student teachers from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte including lesson plan design, integrating language for 90% in the target language through engaging student activities and teacher instruction, guiding the EdTPA process and completion.

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