Olga Stepanova Email & Phone Number

Needham, Ma, Us

Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States

● Teach Russian language classes for elementary to high-school HL and L2 students.● Develop syllabi and course tasks based on appropriate proficiency targets.● Implement modern technology to develop interactive teaching activities.● Assess student comprehension through regular assignments.● Engage learners in real-world learning experiences that prepare them to use Russian beyond the classroom.● Encourage students to love languages and embrace their culture and heritage.● Generate reports, correspond with parents, work with the learning managing system (Blackbaud software platform).● Interact with parents at parent-teacher conferences.● Work cooperatively with other teachers in developing and sharing co-curricular activities.● Participate in staff and department meetings.● Hold membership in ACTR, ACTFL, served as a judge of Olympiada of Spoken Russian, and attend professional development, workshops focused on learning goals and classroom management.

Needham, Massachusetts, United States

● Tutor elementary, middle, and high school-age students of Russian heritage, Russian and English as second languages.● Offer ISEE prep course and the preparation tests for the NEWL and the Seal of Biliteracy tests.● Provide one-to-one in-person and virtual tutoring services for students with diverse linguistic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.● Deliver audio-visual presentations on various platforms.● Prepare individualized education plans aligning with students’ needs and interests.● Coach students to strengthen grammar, spelling, paragraph writing, creative writing, and essay writing skills.● Drill students to communicate more effectively and gain the confidence needed to improve and master their conversations and presentations.● Guide students through evaluating career interests and potential schools.● Provide opportunities for students to use various software programs, apps, and free websites.● Develop student confidence though attentive instruction by applying positive reinforcement strategies, encourage students to love their heritage and be proud of their ancestors and their background.● Maintain positive relationships and open communication with parents.

Needham, Massachusetts, United States

● Taught children individually as well as in groups basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills in Russian heritage language.● Kept records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.● Instructed children in health and personal habits such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.● Organized and participated in recreational activities.● Hold conferences with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they could promote learning and development.

Kharkiv, Ukraine

● Taught college levels of English (including English for Academic Purposes and English for Specific Purposes).● Developed and delivered practical classes and engaging theoretical lectures.● Wrote, administered, and graded midterm and final examinations.● Created different variations of learning packages, drills, and guidance.● Designed syllabi, homework assignment and handouts.● Carried correspondence course and supervised non-resident graduate students.● Monitored students' academic progress and referred students who were struggling to campus resources.● Met and collaborated with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.

Kharkiv, Ukraine

● Taught English as a foreign language to elementary students.● Developed, implemented, and monitored language proficiency goals and objectives for children and kept parents informed about student progress.● Developed English Language in Preschool Curriculum Framework adopted by H.S. Skovoroda Kharkov National Pedagogical University and approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.● Supervised Pedagogical Internship of H.S. Skovoroda Kharkov National Pedagogical University students.● Collaborated with other specialists of different district and regional educational centers and organized children’s performances and open classes.● Participated in professional events and contests.

Kharkiv, Ukraine

● Taught English as a foreign language to secondary school students.● Determined and evaluated the competency of the students whose first language was not English.

Kharkiv, Ukraine

● Taught Russian language to preschool students.● Implemented a curriculum covering many areas of child development, including both educational and behavioral skill sets.

Master'S Degree, Philologist, Teacher Of Foreign Languages; Adviser Translator.

Pedagogy Course Certification, Pedagogy

General Psychology, Age-related and Educational Psychology, Speech Culture, Administration of children’s organizations.