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Education
B.A. in Russian/International Relations
Bucknell University, 1988
M.Ed. in Language Education/ESL
Graduate School of Education
Rutgers University, 1995
Teaching Experience
Landis Intermediate School
Vineland, NJ
1996-1997
Pleasantville High School
Pleasantville, NJ
1997-2000
Delran High School
Delran, NJ
2000-present
Extracurricular Activities
Head Field Hockey Coach
Delran Middle School
2001-2007
Assistant Lacrosse Coach
Delran Middle School
2001-2007
Teaching Philosophy
Students are taught the English language (reading comprehension, writing, aural comprehension, and oral fluency) through what is best described as a "natural" approach. That is, students are exposed to language appropriate to their level of comprehension and expected to produce language appropriate to their level of fluency. As proficiency increases, the complexity of language increases and vice versa. Every effort is made to create a low level of anxiety in the classroom in order to increase the risk-taking that best leads to language acquisition.
Classes Taught
Students are grouped according to proficiency levels (measured by ACCESS for ELLs tests) into Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels. Beginner and Intermediate students receive two periods of ESL instruction per day, and Advanced students receive one period as well as the grade-level English class.
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