Teacher
Posted on: 2012-04-11
Education
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St Joseph University, Philadelphia, PA. Reading Specialist Certification GPA 3.5.
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- Currently enrolled in graduate coursework with summer practicum in Summer of 2012 \\r\\n
- Anticipated completion is July 2012 \\r\\n
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La Salle University,Philadelphia,PA. Masters of Education. May 2007. GPA 3.49
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- World Language German Instructional I certification \\r\\n
- Universität Augsburg,Augsburg,Germany. 2003/2004 academic year. Visiting Scholar, Education (Pädagogik), German as Foreign Language (DaF). \\r\\n
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University of Iowa,Iowa City,IA. BBA in Finance with Honors, International Business Certificate, December 1997. GPA 3.63.
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- Goethe Universität,Frankfurt am Main,Germany. Guest student, Business (Betriebs-Wirtschaft-Lehre), German as a Foreign Language (DaF). \\r\\n
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Student Teaching
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Northeast Catholic High School for Boys,Philadelphia,PA. Spring 2007.
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- Taught sections of German I, II, III and IV covering all grade levels. \\r\\n
- Differentiated instruction to teach a combined period of German III/IV. \\r\\n
- Designed and executed units of instruction on Food,Clothing,East Germany, Generations and a variety of others, to introduce students to the culture, traditions, history and politics ofGermanyas well as to allow them to speak and write the language in a meaningful way. \\r\\n
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La Salle Summer Practicum Experience, Summer 2006.
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- Used a variety of authentic materials (student letters, menus, clothing catalogues) to introduce students to the basic concepts of German culture and language study \\r\\n
- Incorporated various theories of cognition to allow the students to explore their preferred method of language learning \\r\\n
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Work Experiences
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German Instructor, St Joseph Prep High School 2007-2011
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- Taught German I and II \\r\\n
- Doubled the German enrollment by promoting German events and activities to students and parents \\r\\n
- Moderated German club, organizing activities, festivals, trips, special projects etc. \\r\\n
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SAP programming contractor, various companies and locations, 1998-2003
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- Worked as an independent contractor as well as employee for a variety of SAP implementations in logistics and inventory management, including large consulting companies and small start-up businesses \\r\\n
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SAP programming trainer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Philadelphia, PA 1998
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- Trained beginning and advanced students using the standard company programming materials for a 4 week course \\r\\n
- Worked with the other team members to improve materials and methods and to update them for recent releases \\r\\n