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The Louvre Museum (Paris) Sidi Bou Said (Tunisia) Thien Mu Pagoda (Hue, Vietnam)
The Louvre Museum (Paris), Sidi Bou Said (Tunisia), The Thien Mu Pagoda (Hue, Vietnam).

Senegalese basketball player DeSagana Diop of the Cleveland Cavaliers speaks to French III students.
Senegalese basketball player DeSagana Diop of the Cleveland Cavaliers speaks to French III students.
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Professional Activities | Professional Memberships | Education | Awards | Credentials | Links

Professional Activities:

  • Saint Ignatius High School, Teacher (French I-IV, Honors French III, AP French Language, AP French Literature, Spanish I-II, Linguistics) 1987-2006 & 2009-present, Dean of Academic Administration 2006-2009
    • Local Professional Development Committee 2008-present, Curriculum Committee 2006-present, Grade School French Program 2007-present
    • Academic Planning Committee 1994-1996 & 2006-2009, Admissions Committee 2007-2009, Tuition Reduction Committee 2006-2009, International Exchange Programs Coordinator 2003-2006, Ohio Catholic School Accreditation Association (OCSAA) Steering Committee 2004-2006, Faculty Compensation Committee 2005 & 1996, Educational Technology Advisory Committee (ETAC) 2003-2007, Arabic Club 2000-2003, Webmaster 1998-2000, Technology Integration Grant Web Video Streaming 1998, World Wide Web Integration Advisor 1997-1998, Technology Committee Co-Chair 1996, Multicultural Concerns Subcommittee 1992-1993, Telecomputing Club Moderator 1992-1996, Computer Steering Committee 1992, Summer School Instructor (French I-III, Spanish I-III, Introductory Computer) 1988-1991, Yearbook Moderator 1988-1989, French Club Moderator 1987-1994
    • assisted with Speech and Debate, Junior Council on World Affairs (JCWA), Radio Club, Ski Club, and Delta Omega; led student trips to France & Switzerland 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996
  • National Board Certified Teacher: Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood/World Languages Other Than English (French), Nov. 2004-Nov. 2014
  • Advanced Placement French Reading: Question Leader 2009-2010; Table Leader 2002-2008; Faculty Consultant 1998-2001
  • Ohio Free-Tech 2010 Conference Presenter, "Technology in the World Languages Classroom", 2010 (Cleveland, OH)
  • AP French Literature Teacher's Guide (2008) Sample Syllabus Contributor
  • Fulbright-Hays Summer Seminars Abroad: 1993 (Morocco & Tunisia) and 2002 (Thailand & Vietnam)
  • MBNA Excellence in Education Grant, Modern Languages DVD Listening Project, 2000
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute, The National Arabic Language & Culture Institute 1994 & 1995 (The Ohio State University)
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar, Contemporary English-language Literature from Africa, the West Indies, and the Pacific, 1992 (Indiana University)
  • AATF Convention Workshop Presenter, "Using Electronic Texts to Teach Literature Courses" 2005 (Quebec City, QC)
  • AP National Conference Workshop Presenter, "Using Electronic Texts to Teach AP Literature Courses" 2005 (Houston, TX)
  • America Online, Ask-A-Teacher Homework Help Message Boards and Teacher Pager, Community Leader, Dec. 1997-June 2005
  • Cleveland State University, Lecturer, Technology Strand in Educational Research, 2000
  • Clark College (Atlanta, GA), Instructor, French and Spanish, 1986

Professional Memberships:

  • American Association of Teachers of French (AATF), 1999-present
  • American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP), 2000-present
  • American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA), 1994-present
  • Ohio Foreign Language Association (OFLA), 1987-present
  • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), 2007-present
  • La Maison Française de Cleveland, 2008-present
  • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), 2008-present
  • Saint Ignatius High School Faculty Association, 1988-2006; (Vice President 1991-1992 & 2006, President 1992-1993)
  • (Cleveland) Diocesan Foreign Language Association, 1987-1989
  • Cleveland Foreign Language Association, 1987-1988

Education:

  • Cleveland State University, Master of Arts in Global Interactions (MAGI) program, 2010-present
  • M.Ed. (Curriculum & Instruction- Educational Technology), Cleveland State University, 2008
  • BSLA (French & Linguistics), Georgetown University, 1985
  • Cleveland State University, Education, 1997
  • The Ohio State University, Arabic, 1994-1995
  • Manhattan College, AP French for Teachers, 1991
  • John Carroll University, Post-Baccalaureate program in Education, 1988; member Education Advisory Committee, 1988-1989
  • Georgia State University, Certificate Program in Translation (French-English), 1986-1987
  • l'Université de Nice, Sciences du langage, Lettres modernes, 1983-1984

Awards:

  • The Father Welsh Award for Outstanding Service (Saint Ignatius High School), 2006
  • Faculty Member of the Month (Saint Ignatius High School), April 2001
  • Governor's Award of Recognition (Ohio), 1981
  • Georgetown University Scholarship, 1981-1985
  • Le Prix Thomas (Saint Ignatius High School), 1981
  • National Achievement (National Merit Scholarship Corporation) Finalist,1981, and Scholarship, 1981-1985
  • Concours Annuel de La Maison Française de Cleveland, 2nd place individual, 1981
  • Concours Académique (John Carroll University), 1st place team, 1981
  • Black Catholic Input, 1979-1981, Vice President,1980-1981, and Scholarship, 1980-1981
  • Cleveland Catholic Diocese High School Scholarship, 1977-1981

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