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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Foster a joy in learning languages through the study of culture, history, and language. • Plan and facilitate engaging lessons in accordance with national and Middle Years Programme standards and guidelines. • Strengthen students’ language development in Spanish through the implementation and adaptation of acquisition-driven and Comprehensible Input (CI) learning techniques for novice learners. • Participate in District and School Professional Development opportunities designed to enhance student learning and to teach effective teaching strategies for World Language Teachers. • Collaborate with colleagues to differentiate lesson materials, content, and instruction to meet the varied needs of students (especially those with IEP and 504 Plans).

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Collaborate with cooperating teachers to plan and facilitate engaging daily Spanish language classes based on the SOMOS 1 Spanish Curriculum • Provide students with constructive and actionable feedback for student improvement on formative and summative assessments. • Work closely with cooperating teachers to co-facilitate the creation of a safe and welcoming learning environment for students from diverse cultural backgrounds. • Participate in District and School Professional Development opportunities designed to enhance student learning and to teach effective teaching strategies for World Language Teachers. • Collaborate with cooperating teachers to differentiate lesson materials, content, and instruction to meet the varied needs of students (especially those with IEP and 504 Plans).

Roseville, Minnesota, United States

• Foster a life-long love of music and dance through movement games and activities with children ages 2-4. • Instruct students (ages 4-9) in the fundamental techniques of classical ballet, tap dance, and hip-hop through movement combinations and games. • Aid student development of musicality, coordination, and motor skills through various dance styles and movement activities. • Choreograph large group pieces to be performed on annual recitals.

Bemidji, Minnesota, United States

• Monitor villager behavior and ensure their mental, physical, and emotional safety. • Lead singing and dancing activities that incorporate movement, acting, and total physical response (TPR) methods of teaching language. • Provide mental health resources and support for villagers and staff when managing intense emotions, including anxiety, depression, homesickness, suicidal ideation, and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). • Plan and facilitate engaging daily Spanish language classes on a wide range of topics (education, environmental sustainability, cultural pastimes, etc.) in accordance with the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) proficiency guidelines and Concordia Language Villages Mission. • Work closely with the High School Credit Facilitator to integrate students’ IEPs into daily/weekly classroom curriculum.• Provide students with constructive feedback and suggestions for improvement in each of the three modes of communication: Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational. • Develop a classroom curriculum and learning materials to be implemented and adapted throughout the program.

Lonsdale, Minnesota, United States

• Accompany vocalists and the congregation and the church choir for weekly Wednesday and Sunday church services. • Plan and facilitate weekly church choir rehearsals. • Select music that coordinates with the church liturgy and calendar cycle and is appropriate for singers. • Perform solo vocal works aligned with weekly sermons, bible readings, and other church holidays.

Yankton, South Dakota, United States

• Work closely with staff and administration to instruct students in the K-12 Public School system and provide them with valuable opportunities and knowledge to enrich their lives. • Serve Special Education students and integrate students’ IEP’s into daily/weekly classroom curriculum.• Provide a safe and equitable classroom environment for all students.

St. Paul, Mn

• Greet patrons warmly and hospitably while checking them into private lessons and group classes using the Vagaro software. • Design monthly dance calendars for the studio to advertise classes and social events. • Process patron information and payments for group classes and private lessons.

Northfield, Minnesota, United States

• Transcribed Spanish audio testimonials from community members in Northfield and Redwing, MN.• Translated English transcripts of community member testimonials to Spanish to be featured in an online database for The Wandering Project.

Northfield, Minnesota, United States

● Grade college student assignments and provide them with helpful and timely feedback to enhance their learning in the course. ● Create supplemental course materials for Spanish department use regarding student vocabulary, games, verb conjugations, verb usage, among others. ● Track student attendance at Spanish honor house events and conversation tables.

Yankton, South Dakota, United States

• Serve as a business professional promoting the theatrical arts and arts education in the Yankton community.• Instruct students (ages 6-18) the fundamentals of stage presence, singing (clarity, diction, characterization), and character development. • Manage social media platforms to promote workshops and performance opportunities for youth. • Ensure compliance with State and Federal Non-profit organization requirements with regards to financial matters and public engagement. • Communicate with local and state arts associations to promote the presence of Arts Education in schools within Yankton and South Dakota, more broadly. • Organize and facilitate fundraising events, weekly rehearsals and performances, recruitment of actors and musicians, and securing performance rights and spaces for productions.

Yankton, South Dakota, United States

• Instruct children ages 4-18 on the fundamentals of the Theatrical Arts and prepare an annual production for Yankton Riverboat Days.• Instruct children ages 16 months old-5 years old on the fundamentals of Music. • Instruct children ages 8-14 on the fundamentals of the Spanish language.

Yankton, South Dakota, United States

• Instruct young men (ages 7+) how to manipulate their bodies through Modern and Contemporary dance movements.• Instruct students (ages 9+) the fundamentals of stage presence, singing, and character development through Musical Theatre dance. • Instruct couples in the fundamentals of various ballroom dance styles. • Choreograph solos, duets, and group pieces to be performed on annual recitals and at competitions.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Wrote composer biographies and selected choral pieces for the "Musical Moments" program. • Worked closely with Philip Brunelle to send biographies to living composers, secure photo copyright permissions, and update the VocalEssence website and YouTube channel. • Made the VocalEssence website a bilingual resource for non-English speaking choral conductors throughout Minnesota and the United States.• Assist the development of a searchable database of featured composers and repertoire selections for choral conductors and music educators.