ISABELLE COLARD-TYLER

-AVID in Middle School: I Taught organizational and study skills, develop critical thinking by asking probing question (Costa's level of thinking and questioning), note taking (Cornell Notes and Focus Note Taking process). In class, during tutorials, students receive academic help from peers and college tutors, and participated in enrichment and motivational activities to make their college dreams reality.

-Developed a curriculum for a French MS credit course, with a strong focus on speaking skills, level A1 and A2.

Used French resources Adomania A1 and A2.

Projects to develop francophone cultures awareness, inquiry skills, reading skills, note taking, summarizing, collaboration, oral presentation in class.

Help students making connections and comparisons between their own culture and the target culture to develop a cultural competence to be part of local and global communities.

• French for Business aimed to students enrolled in Tourism, Hospitality and translation.
• Sourced optimal curricula and developed lesson plans to fully cover target material for each course.
• Delivered 4 hours per week of classroom lectures, instructing over 25 students per semester in French.
• Employed diverse teaching approaches to help students of all abilities understand material.
• Facilitated learning of French language using variety of instructional methods, resources and technological tools.
• Communicated with students in French to foster oral proficiency.

• Communicated with students in French to foster oral proficiency.
• Facilitated learning of French language using variety of instructional methods, resources and technological tools.
• Administered and graded tests and assignments to evaluate student progress.
• Emphasized critical thinking through small group activities.
• Collaborated with teachers and department heads to meet quarterly and yearly educational goals.
• Created new lesson plans based on course objectives.
• Documented student attendance and progress against goals.

• MYP courses: Phases I to IV.
• Collaboration with other French teachers to design each unit, formative and summative assessments and oral evaluation.
• Systematic use of the IB MYP criteria A, B, C and D.
• Planning ATL's for each unit.
• Communicated with students in French to foster oral proficiency.
• Facilitated learning of French language using variety of instructional methods, resources and technological tools.
• Built cultural literacy by organizing lesson plans focused on French-speaking countries.
• Emphasized critical thinking through small group activities.
• Designed curriculum to meet learning institution requirements and instill comprehensive knowledge of French language and culture in students.
• Collaborated on and implemented innovative pedagogical initiatives that focused on student-first, hands-on and experiential learning to foster French instruction.