Teaching Preferences
Online Teaching
Group Teaching at $30-40 per hour
Offers free trial classes
Teaches following Subjects/Exams
Math & Reading (1st - 4th Grade)
Language of Instruction:
English
Place Value, Rounding, Fractions, Decimals, Measurement, text organizers, vocabulary, grammar
Teaching Experience
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.
Education
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.
Professional Exams & Certifications
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
Associations & Membership
TESOL International
Virginia, United States
Sep 1988 - Present
Publications and Research
How Comprehensible Is Input When Attention Is Focused On Form
Ella Baccouche & al
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.