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Jessica tutors in Brooklyn, NY

Jessica M.

Private tutor in Brooklyn, NY

Education

School of Continuing and Professional Studies at NYU, New York, NY 2008  French to English: Introduction to Translation Studies Course Beloit College Undergraduate, Beloit, WI 2003 –2007  Bachelor of Arts, Major in French and Minor in Music, Magna Cum Laude ACI Baobab Training and Resource Center, Dakar, Senegal West African Research Center, Dakar, Senegal 2006  Study Abroad Beloit: Wolof and Senegalese culture studies, host family experience Rennes 2 Université Haute Bretagne, Rennes, France 2005  Study Abroad CIEE : Intensive French and culture studies, host family experience

Experience

 Near native proficiency in French  More than 6 years of teaching French in an urban school environment  4 years of KIPP training and teaching in KFET (KIPP Framework for Excellent Teaching)  Mastery of the TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) language teaching method  Advanced knowledge of the ACTFL Proficiency Scale (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) and alignment to high school World Language curricula  Member of ACTFL  Member of AATF

Subject Expertise

AP FrenchAP French Language and CultureCLEP FrenchFrenchFrench 1French 1French 2French 3French 4SAT Subject Test in FrenchSAT Subject Test in French with Listening

Availability

Weekdays at any time

Can Meet

Up to 1 hour away at my regular hourly rate

Hobbies

In my lessons, I create an environment and culture where students develop their curiosity and determination to learn, while they enjoy the process of acquiring French. It is my goal for my French students to deepen and intensify their interest and knowledge of the French language and culture, so that they continue to pursue French in high school, college, and beyond. I believe my role as a French teacher is to help them master French as a foreign language, and also show them how learning a second language can be useful to them in their futures as they connect to the world at large. I provide engaging and authentic French opportunities for my students. In my lessons students learn significant information they can bring to life in order to help others, make positive change in their community or the international community, and enrich their futures. Through intensive coaching, professional development at the National TPRS Conference, and through specialized KIPP training, I have been able to hone my pedagogical skills and become an exceptional teacher. I know this because of the French work my students produce in addition to their high proficiency scores on the ACTFL scale (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language). My students’ good results are partially due to the effective teaching method I use, called TPRS (Total Proficiency through Story Telling which is a comprehensible input method). I differentiate my teaching strategies for all of the intelligence types and learning styles. My French students learn through exploration of ideas and experiences by exercising their creative imaginations, and by applying the content they learn to their world.

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