Enthusiastic educator striving to develop curious, empathetic students who make the world a better place.
Grant Acceptance
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Grants and Awards
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Deutsch Macht Spaβ Grant (2021)
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.
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Gregory-Portland Education Foundation Grant (2021)
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.
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Goethe Institute Fortbildungs Scholarship (2020)
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.
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NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship (2017-2018)
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.
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National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar (2018)
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.
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Fulbright Grant (2008-2009)
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.
I approach my classroom with a constructivist mindset. In addition to teaching groups of students with diverse backgrounds and abilities, I have taught virtual classes, hybrid-technology classes, and fully in-person classes. I differentiate lessons for students with different needs, and I have a strong pedagogical background. My certifications include teaching English as a Second Language, Secondary English, Special Education, German Language and Literature, and International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program and Diploma Program. However, my career in Education has taught me that I can always learn more from my colleagues and my students. Collaboration with my fellow teachers makes me a better educator each and every day.
Collaboration can be a remarkable force in the world.
As part of my NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship, I had the pleasure to work with 48 amazing educators from across the country to contribute to this book. It was a tremendous learning experience for me, and one that I hope to enjoy again.