Bethany Irwin, Mat Email & Phone Number

-itinerant PreK-12 ESL teacher-new teacher mentor-lesson plan committee member

-designed and taught curriculum for French levels 1, 2, and 3-designed and taught an SAT Prep course-used communicative teaching methods to promote fluency, confidence, and meaningful interactions in the target language

-taught Spanish to grades 3 to 8-Content-Based Instruction-Curriculum Development-Materials Development-Integrated Performance Assessment Design

-taught French to grades 6, 7, and 8-participated on the Student Recognition Committee to plan and organize rewards for high-performing students-instructed students during project-based learning activities, including building a greenhouse andcreating multimedia presentations and informational articles used on the district’s social media platforms

-designed and taught interactive Spanish lessons to preschool classes

-planned and taught French I, II, III and IV classes-created and conducted all tests, project-based assessments, and community learning projects-designed and taught a World Languages class

-planned and taught English as a Second Language classes to international adult students-taught and assessed beginning to college-level writing, reading, vocabulary, and grammar

Ukraine

-taught English as a Foreign Language at a secondary school-orchestrated a Pen Pal exchange-assessed students during local English Language competitions-designed two English language resource centers at local schools-wrote curriculum and taught lessons on leadership, healthy lifestyles and environmental awareness-wrote and won a grant that expanded and sustained a school theater group-organized and co-led an HIV/AIDS conference for community professionals-integrated into the community and maintained good relationships with all stakeholders, includingstudents, parents, staff, other community members, and Peace Corps staff

Master'S Degree, Education

publications: Irwin, B. (2011). Back to School TPR/Info-gap. Pennsylvania Language FORUM , 81 (1), 54-57. Irwin, B. (2011). Interactive.

Bachelor'S Degree, French, Spanish