I have been teaching World Language (French, Spanish, Italian) at the elementary, middle and high school levels for 16 years. I regularly present foreign language teaching methodology workshops at state, regional and national conferences and in teacher preparation programs at various universities. I have spent time volunteering in schools in impoverished areas of Nicaragua and a portion of the money earned through TPT is used to buy school supplies (pencils, paper, books) for students at the Panama School in La Concha, Nicaragua. Learn more about the school HERE. I am also working on curriculum development with schools in Haiti and will dedicate a portion of your purchase in this area as well.
I am very communicative in my approach and rely very little on textbook materials. I enjoy creating authentic speaking and writing activities for students and you will find many of these activities on this site. I maintain a site on foreign language teaching ideas. Be sure to check it out for some great resources. Visit my website here.
I have been working closely with state (MA, NH, NY, NJ), regional (NECTFL) and national (ACTFL, NNELL)language organizations for over 10 years. I have have had a number of responsibilities from chairing exhibit hall and advertising efforts to directing language strands and presenting workshops at institutes and conferences.
I am Franco-American of Canadian descent. I have a DEUG (Diplome, d'Etudes Universitaires Generales), a BA in French and Italian and an MA in Applied Linguistics with a research focus on psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics and second language acquisition. I have traveled, lived and studied in Europe, Canada, the Carribean and Latin America and have a strong interest in language policy and cultural enrichment.
I have spent time volunteering in schools in impoverished areas of Nicaragua and a portion of the money earned through TPT is used to buy school supplies (pencils, paper, books) for students at the Panama School in La Concha, Nicaragua. Learn more about the school HERE. I am also working on curriculum development with schools in Haiti and will dedicate a portion of your purchase in this area as well. Also, remember that the first week of every month I have a 20% off sale on all of my TpT product