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ESL Content Curriculum Developer/Tutor/Linguist

Bilingual Think & Teach, Tunisia

Jan 2002 - Present

English/Develop curriculum elementary, middle school subjects

English tutor of high school seniors taking the exit assessments.
Developed curriculum & lesson plans for middle school ELL's from science videos in physics.

Middle School ESL Content Teacher

Manassas City Public Schools, Virginia, United States

Sep 1994 - Jun 2001

US History, US Geography, Math ESL students

Selected by the Manassas City Superintendent to create and chair the English language learner's achievement committee. Prepared my ELL's for the standardized achievement assessments.

Home Study Teacher

Fairfax County Dept. of Special Education, Virginia, United States

Sep 1992 - Jun 1993

Grades 8, 10, Geometry, Algebra, World History, Physical Science, Civics, World Geography, Biology, English language and literature

Structured and implemented two individual education plans (IEP) for at-risk bilingual students.

ABD, MASTERS in Applied Linguistics

Georgetown University, District of Columbia, United States

Sep 1992 - Feb 1998

I achieved high honors in my minor, Arabic Linguistics.

Masters in Elementary Education

George Mason University, Virginia, United States

Sep 1988 - Dec 1991

I graduated with the highest honors from the elementary curriculum and instruction program. My specialty was in multicultural, bilingual, ESL education.

Collegiate Professional Certificate

Dept. of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia, United States

Year Of Passing: 1992

Elementary Education, NK-4
TESL k-12
French Immersion NK-4

This publication was the result of required research in a seminar on second language acquisition for a Phd in Applied Linguistics. We were looking for evidence to support our contention that reading comprehension and fluent communication would be lost if instruction was focused on form.