Becky Hopkinson Email & Phone Number

Derry, NH

Conference Presentations2021 NHAWLT “Beyond the Binary: Supporting Trans and Gender Expansive Students in the WL Classroom”2021 World Language Teacher Summit “Why I Wear So Many Buttons: Supporting Trans and Gender Expansive Students in the WL Classroom”2020 NHAWLT “​​Taking Time to Reflect: A powerful strategy for overcoming student anxiety in the.

Salem, NH

I teach Spanish using Comprehensible Input strategies to students Kindergarten through 8th grade. Rather than using a standard textbook and a grammar-based approach, I share stories about my cats, and facilitate the creation of class-created stories (that are not always about cats) to spread the love of language acquisition with my students. We also watch.

Waltham, MA

The Leadership Training Program is designed to help campers typically aged 11-14 identify and cultivate their own unique leadership skills. These young leaders support camp counselors in leading groups, planning and executing camp-wide events, and developing community service projects.

Wellesley, MA

Providing supplemental one-on-one support to students with special needs in the Therapeutic Learning Center.

Boston, MA

Shearwater helps secondary schools and universities implement mentorship programs that connect incoming students to upperclassmen and alumni. The mentorship programs provide one-on-one support for key groups such as first generation, non-traditional, international and other minority groups.As Community Advocate, I was responsible for managing the.

Cambridge, MA

Oversaw the daily operations of the Selection and Placement area as well as increasing efficiency by redesigning processes and leading the implementation of new technology, namely Salesforce.

Cambridge, MA

As a Selection and Placement Specialist, I interviewed, selected and coached Fulbright and other government-sponsored scholarship recipients from Latin America and the Caribbean through the graduate admissions process at over 200 universities across the United States. Additional responsibilities included negotiating admissions offers with universities.

Online

Primary responsibilities included preparing classrooms, reviewing upcoming lesson content, coordinating classes, quality monitoring of a team of over 300 teachers, and grading exams for over 80,000 Spanish and Portuguese speaking students. This position required extensive troubleshooting skills for technological problems and involved a high degree of.

Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil

Prepared proposal and led marketing campaign for introductory level English course for approximately 30 students and professors of the university. Developed all course materials including instructional workbook and grammar guide and taught all classes.

Nashville, TN

Reported directly to the Outreach Coordinator. Developed course and promotional materials and helped to execute professional development workshops for teachers (elementary through high school) on pre-determined themes ranging from slavery in the Americas, coffee production in Latin America to country-specific workshops.

Nashville, TN

My primary responsibilities included contacting Brazilianists around the world in order to update contact databases as well as assisting with tasks related to the 2010 BRASA Conference in Brasilia

Indiana, PA

Co-wrote grant proposal to fund pilot program through the 2008 PASSHE Diversity and Equity Grant with the goal of helping students and their families prepare for the transition to college and helping newly admitted students navigate common challenges related to academics and university life. The program is now an official part of the university's strategy.

Indiana University Of Pennsylvania

Lead organizer for the first annual campus wide World AIDS Day Benefit Concert. Led the team in developing, promoting and executing the World AIDS Day Benefit Concert to benefit the local Red Cross. In addition to leading the team, I was responsible for recruiting bands and performers to participate in the event as well as developing the budget, securing.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Latin American Studies

Socioeconomic Development and Education Policy

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Spanish Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: Latino Student Organization, Delta Sigma Pi, Pi Gamma Mu, Peer Educator at Health Awareness

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), International/Global Studies

Minors in Anthropology and Latin American Studies. Research in areas such as HIV/AIDS, Race and Economic Development, African Diaspora.

High School

Non-Degree Studies