Keren Diallo
Auburn,WA
Summary
Passionate educator and instructional leader with a proven track record of empowering world language teachers through coaching cycles, professional development, and curriculum leadership. Dedicated to fostering inclusive and high-quality language instruction through collaboration, advocacy, and strategic planning.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Multilingual Education / World Language Instructional Coach
Kent School District
08.2024 - Current
- Facilitate and engage in coaching cycles
- Lead curricular district meetings with curricular leaders of the four comprehensive high schools
- Create, facilitate, and cofacilitate professional development for Secondary Educators in World language, and MLE
- Curate and contribute educational resources to district curricular library
- Maintain district curricular library and World Language district page
- Coordinate with assessment department to ensure equitable access to language proficiency assessments and opportunities to earn Seal of Biliteracy
- Co-create mission and vision statement for World Languages in Kent School District
- Lead district level PLCs to facilitate alignment of best teaching practices and resources for Spanish for Spanish Speakers program
- Advocate for adequate support and resources for World Language educators and overall program
- Coached teachers to improve practices through professional development and modeling instructional strategies.
World Language Lead Teacher
Kent School District
08.2022 - 06.2024
- Collaborate with the director of World Languages and attend regular meetings to discuss vision and goals for world language
- Advocate for professional development based on needs of staff and student learning
- Organize professional development with assistance from current director
- Lead curricular district meetings with curricular leaders of the four comprehensive high schools
- Lead and cofacilitate curricular frameworks of French, Spanish, and Japanese
World Language Curricular Leader
Kent School District
08.2017 - 06.2024
- Attend monthly school-wide and district meetings
- Communicate and collaborate with administration, fellow team members, and other world language teachers in the district
- Participate in forum to develop a districtwide world language curriculum framework
- Participate and lead in a professional learning community to share ideas, model lessons, collaborate to create common assessments
French Teacher
Kent School District
08.2015 - 06.2024
- Teach and develop lessons for French levels 1/2, 3/4, and 5/6 (College in the high school French: Eastern Washington University)
- Communicated with students in French to foster oral proficiency.
- Utilized various teaching strategies to accommodate diverse learning styles and needs within the classroom.
- Evaluate and communicate routinely with students (as well as parents) about performance
- Participate in professional learning communities with other language teachers bi-weekly school wide
- Collaborate with other community groups/organizations to promote cultural competency (Andéo Student Exchange program, Alliance Française de Seattle, St John the Baptist Catholic Church of Covington)
- Host French exchange students yearly through Andéo (now Andégo)
- Lead students abroad to participate in language immersion with Forum Prométeur (Spring 2024)
Education
Education Specialist - Curriculum Instruction Management and Administration
NOVA Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL05.2026
MATL - Elementary Reading
NOVA Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL09.2018
B.A. - French and Speech Pathology
Columbia College
05.2009
B1.1 and B2.1 Certificat de Langue Française - undefined
L'Université Catholique de L'Ouest : Centre International Des Etudes Françaises
09.2008
Skills
- French: ACTFL Writing (B21/Advance low), ACTFL Speaking (B22/Advance Mid)
- Wilson's Reading Program (Bowie Reading and Learning Center)
- SMILA trained- Orton Gillingham Reading Based Program 140 hours
- Trained in DIBELS literacy readiness assessment
- Instructional planning skills
- Committed to continuous improvement
Certification
- French, WA teacher residency license, PK-12
- English Language Learner, WA teacher residency license, PK-12
Languages
French
Full Professional
Timeline
Multilingual Education / World Language Instructional Coach
Kent School District
08.2024 - Current
World Language Lead Teacher
Kent School District
08.2022 - 06.2024
World Language Curricular Leader
Kent School District
08.2017 - 06.2024
French Teacher
Kent School District
08.2015 - 06.2024
MATL - Elementary Reading
NOVA Southeastern University
B.A. - French and Speech Pathology
Columbia College
B1.1 and B2.1 Certificat de Langue Française - undefined
L'Université Catholique de L'Ouest : Centre International Des Etudes Françaises
Education Specialist - Curriculum Instruction Management and Administration
NOVA Southeastern University
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