Created a project for a school-wide, student-led German Fest. I trained student ambassadors to educate their peers at the festival and promoted school and community involvement.

This funding contributed to our German Fest. Students designed large-scale set pieces (giant postcards, informational banners, and floor games) in collaboration with other school departments.

Completed 40-hour training course with international colleagues. This course included a focus on pedagogy and curriculum. Our culminating project was to develop a lesson plan with a team.

Awarded a year-long fellowship from the NEA Foundation. The fellowship included an initial conference in Washington, D.C., monthly trainings and professional development, a trip to South Africa to learn from educators there and explore their school system and a culminating project collaborating with other fellows to contribute to the book Twelve Lessons to Open Classrooms and Minds to the World.

Attended a 2-week course at Yale University with a focus on Civil Rights and how to incorporate Civil Rights education into my classroom. Our culminating lesson plans involved archival research at Yale University’s Sterling Memorial Archives.

Team taught with German teachers of English in Flensburg, Germany during this year-long fellowship. Worked with colleagues to develop and present lesson plans for secondary students.