Sarah K. Shackelford
wiki: http://madameshackelford.wikispaces.com/
EDUCATION
University of Illinois Master of Science 1980
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Library Science
§ Graduate Teaching Assistantship in French Department 1979-1980: Taught beginning French courses (at the 100 level) during the academic year
§ Teaching Recognition Award, 1980
Bowling Green State University Master of Arts Degree 1979
Bowling Green, Ohio French
§ Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Romance Languages Department 1977-1978: Taught beginning French courses in the 100 level series during the academic year
Bowling Green State University Bachelor of Science 1977
Bowling Green, Ohio Education (French Major)
§ French House resident for three years; House President 1976-1977
§ Member Pi Delta Phi, National French Honorary
§ French House Scholarship, 1977
§ Dean’s List 1973-1977
Institut de Touraine Junior Year Abroad Program 1975-76
Tours, France
§ Lived with a French family while taking university courses during the academic year.
LICENSE
Multi Age (P-12)
French
EXPERIENCE
September 2011-Present: Finneytown High School, Cincinnati, Ohio
Part- time French Teacher, levels 1-V (AP), Department Head, Foreign Languages Dept.
2003-2010 Clermont Northeastern High School, Batavia, Ohio
Full Time French teacher, Levels I – IV
§ Wrote district foreign language curriculum maps (French and Spanish, levels I-IV)
§ Participated in collaborative epal , web log and podcasting project (French III/IV) with an English teacher and her classes in Rouen, France
§ Developed and maintain fairly extensive web site and wiki for students and teachers of French
§ Initiated a cross level French teaching project between French III/IV students and 4th grade classes at the primary school (maintained in collaboration with 4th grade teachers)
§ Piloted ODE model lesson plans, 2004
§ Piloted Ohio Linguafolio (portfolio assessment)
§ Received a grant to obtain Ipods to be used for a variety of projects in upper level French classes
§ Led a student tour group in France in summer 2006
§ Led a student trip – immersion weekend at Concordia Language Villages in Minnesota, April 2008
§ French Club Advisor
§ National Honor Society Advisor 2003-2008
§ Mentored two teachers
§ Participated in 2006-2007 and 2008-2009 Dual Credit Grant with University of Cincinnati. My level III and IV students received college credit for their work in our high school class.
Worked with Directors of Clermont County Educational Service Center to develop a Foreign Language Teacher Collaborative within the county, and did a presentation about the current status of foreign languages in Ohio, Winter 2008.
2009-2010 Adjunct, University of Cincinnati
Taught series of basic French courses at night
1999-2001 Transylvania Bible School, Freeport, Pennsylvania
Vice President of Learning Resources (part time,
Board appointed consulting position).
§ Provided direction and support for state accreditation
§ Trained in-house staff
§ Developed and taught online library research course
1998-2000 Whitewater Valley Grade School, Harrison, Ohio
Taught After-School PTA Sponsored French FLES
program (part time, two afternoons weekly)
1980-1997 Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Full Time Professional Librarian/Library Branch Supervisor
§ Increased monthly circulation at Harrison Branch by 200%
§ Managed and supervised staff in two branch libraries
§ Developed extensive programming for a variety of age levels (children through adult)
§ Presented online reference workshops
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Memberships:
· Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
- Board Director: 2014-18
- Program Chair, 2016 Conference
- Chair, Local Conference Committee, 2013
- Social Media Manager and State Contacts Committee
§ Ohio Foreign Language Association
- Executive Board Member (2003-2015)
- President, 2010-2011
- Vice President Public Relations /Advocacy (2011-2015)
§ Board Member, Joint National Committee for Languages and National Council for International Education (2007-2010)
§ American Association of Teachers of French (National Chapter) 2004-present
§ American Association of Teachers of French, Ohio Chapter 2004-present
§ Board Member, Friends of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (2003-2009)
§ Extensive Travel in France and other francophone areas (including leading groups of students an adults)
Some Presentations:
Blogging in the Foreign Language Classroom (Ohio Foreign Language Association Conference, March, 2006)
Advocacy 101 (Ohio Foreign Language Association Conference, March 2006)
Weapons of Mass Instruction and Boots on the Ground French Advocacy Workshop (AATF Ohio Immersion Weekend half day workshop, October 28, 2006)
French Book Club (Central States Conference in Dearborn ,Michigan, March 2008)
Laissez les bons temps rouler: Bringing Louisiana to the Classroom (Ohio Foreign Language Association Annual Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio; April 2008)
Focus on Literacy, Ohio Foreign Language Association Extension Workshop, Kent State University; September 27, 2008
Podcasting in the Foreign Language Classroom - Clermont County F.L. Teachers Networking Meeting, November 18, 2008
Les Cajuns – workshop presented at OFLA Conference, 2009 and in February 2011
Making Connections Among Languages – a multilingual journey through literature and film (Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages – co-presentation with Marilyn Barrueta and Bill Heller, Spring 2009)
Universal Journeys with Baggage – presented with Marilyn Barrueta at an in-service for Pennsylvania Teachers, October, 2009 and at Central States Conference, March 2010 and for 2011 Ohio Foreign Language Association Conference
French and Spanish Classes Meet at the Bullfight – workshop presented at Central States Conference, March 2011 and session presented at OFLA, April 2011
Special Committees, Instructional training, and experiences:
Chair, Central States Conference Local Committee, 2012-2013
Participated in Ohio’s World Language Standards Revision Working Group (2010)
Appointed by State Board of Education to serve on Ohio Foreign Language Advisory Council (Spring 2007to December 2008).
Ohio Delegate to the American Association of Teachers of French National Conference (2003-present)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language Online Methods Course (2002)
AP and Pre- AP French workshops (ACTFL Conference, 2005 and 2006)
Participated in numerous workshops on technology, differentiation, assessment, classroom management and other current topics in the foreign language classroom (ACTFL, AATF, OFLA and Central States Annual Conferences, yearly attendance from 2002 to present).