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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
• Native-speaker educated in France.
• Self motivated person with strong ethics and interpersonal skills.
• Experienced teacher at the elementary
and secondary levels with students from diverse abilities and cultures.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Adolescent French Education
• State University of New York (SUNY) College at Cortland, May 2007.
• Overall GPA: 4.17.
Associate of Applied Science Degree in Graphic Design/Computer Graphics
• Tompkins Cortland Community College in Dryden, May 1991.
• Overall GPA: 3.96
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Elementary School Teacher
1998 to 2005
• Teacher at the Waldorf School of the Fingerlakes and Stone Circle School.
• Taught French, Math, Cooking, and Crafts.
• Organized the overnight end-of-the year trip of the graduating class to Letchworth State Park.
• Substitute teacher in the Ithaca City School District.
Handwork Teacher
1995 to 1997
• Teacher at Quilters Corners, Ithaca, NY.
• Developed and taught art and sewing classes for adults and children.
Daycare Administrator and Provider
1993 to 1995
• Ran a licensed home day care business.
• Provided childcare, meals, and activities for six children.
Private Tutor
1994 to 2006
• Home-based business.
• Prepared and taught French lessons to students of all ages (3 to 60).
French Instructor
1981 to 1982
• French tutor at the Inlingua School of Languages, Palo Alto, CA.
• Prepared professionals for business travel overseas.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Computer Graphics Designer
1995 to 1996
• Created Advertisement brochures for fundraisers, Immaculate Conception School, Ithaca, NY.
Customer Service Supervisor
1982 to 1984
• First Nationwide Savings and Loan, Palo Alto, CA.
• Supervised banking operations and daily schedule for six tellers.
• Planned and conducted weekly meetings.
• Responsible for the efficient and courteous customer service at the branch.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Waldorf Foreign Language Teacher’s
Conference.
August 2-6, 2004
• Scholar’s Day College of Cortland.
April 2005
• Teachers in Training: A Conference for Future Second Language Teachers
September 23,
2006
AWARDS&HONORS
• Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society for Adult Students.
• 2007 Honors Award for outstanding
undergraduate achievement in French and consistent placement in
the top 5% of the class.
• President’s List every semester.
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
Miscellaneous
2005 to 2006
• Tutored Chinese speakers at the Université de Rennes 2, France.
• Guest speaker to High school students
at the Lycée Bréquigny, Rennes, France. Topics: the
“American Education System” and “The American Dream:
does it still exist?”
Homeroom Parent
1997 to 2001
• Assisted teacher with in-school holiday celebrations.
• Supervised lunch in classroom once a week.
• Acted as a School Family Liaison to non English-speaking families.
• Connected families experiencing difficulties to appropriate social services.
Foster care parent
2001 to 2002
• Provide a safe and nurturing environment to displaced children.
• Acted as a foster mother to children temporarily removed from their families.
• Maintained communication with all involved
parties - biological parents, Department of Social Services,
Child Protective Services, and jurisdiction authorities.
SPECIAL INTERESTS
• Gardening, walking, cooking, dancing, and reading. |
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