EDUCATION

M.A., New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development New York, NY, May 2009

§         Dual Certification TESOL (K-12) / French (7-12);  GPA 3.95/4.0

§         Member of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education (April 2009-Present)

B.A., Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary, July 2007

§         Double major in teaching English and French language and literature

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Teacher (K-5 ESL), PS 183 Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School, New York, NY

(September 2009 – Present)

§         Teach grades K-5 both with push-in and pull-out model

§         Teach after school program for grades K and 2-3

§         Supervise NYU student teachers

§         Test students to identify eligibility for ESL (LAB-R, NYSESLAT)

§         Organize, participate in the ESL parent meeting

§         Design pull-out ESL schedule in a way to avoid ESL children missing activities in their classroom

§         Prepare students for the NYSESLAT

Student Teacher (K-5 ESL), PS 183 Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School, New York, NY (September 2008 – December 2008; May 2009 – June 2009)

§         Created child-centered, interactive lessons for range of grade levels and proficiencies  - new comers to advanced

§         Invented engaging games to teach grammar and concepts

§         Assisted with state standardized testing to determine eligibility for the ESL program

§         Differentiated instruction to meet all students’ needs by incorporating varied modalities

§         Helped with parent orientation meeting and the after-school French early-literacy program

Student Teacher (6-8 French), Bank Street School of Children, New York, NY (January 2009 – May 2009)

§         Created student centered curriculum, activities and projects for 6^th graders

§         Independently lead and managed a class of beginner students

§         Participated in school wide events such as Parent Visiting Day, Mardi Gras Celebration

§         Focused on culture as context for French language

Student Observations, Isaac Newton Middle School for Math and Science, New York, NY (January 2008 – September 2008)

§         Assisted teacher and observed ESL and Humanities classes, completing the 150h requirements

§         Helped ESL students during Humanities to keep up with the class if needed

Student Teacher (Grades 9-12), II. Rakoczi Ferenc High School, Szentendre, Hungary (February 2007 – June 2007)

§         Taught French as a Foreign Language for grades 9-12

§         Initiated and maintained parental involvement, implemented curriculum activities

Student Teacher (Grades K-8), Medgyesi Ferenc Elementary School, Budapest, Hungary (September 2006 – December 2006)

§         Taught English as a Foreign Language for grades 5-8

§         Collaborated with cooperating teacher on lesson plans, assessed student performance

TUTORING EXPERIENCE

§         Prepared elementary students for the NYSESLAT

§         Provided extra support for students in EFL classes to develop academic confidence by improving their pronunciation, writing and reading skills

§         Helped improving adult non-speaker EFL learners’ English skills

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

§         Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 04/09

§         The American Place Theatre’s Literature to Life Professional Development Workshop, 10/08

§         Arts in the Second Language Classroom a workshop by Carolyn Graham, 06/08

§         42th Annual TESOL Convention and Exhibit, 04/08

LANGUAGES:

Fluent in Hungarian and English, highly proficient in French