Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area
• Developed and implemented an innovative world history and geography curriculum • Collaborated daily with Spanish colleagues in a multicultural and bilingual environment • Designed curriculum focused on facilitating higher order thinking skills through project-based learning • Worked in partnership with Global Classrooms (Model UN) and formed an ongoing interdisciplinary Model European Union conference • Fostered a positive school environment through strong interpersonal relationships and a dynamic and energetic pedagogy • Integrated new technologies into classroom instruction and created class websites • Actively involved in school activities: cross-curricular events, student clubs, and foreign exchanges • Evaluated learning through transparent, authentic, and reliable assessments permitting thoughtful student and teacher reflection on the learning process
• Planned curriculum for ELL world history to recent immigrants in preparation for transition to mainstream Seattle schools • Created thematic units to highlight the unique experiences and cultural diversity of each student • Differentiated instruction adapted to interests and ability levels
• Taught sophomore AP World History and junior US History • Planned culturally relevant pedagogy for a diverse student body • Implemented mixed-ability groups to promote cooperative learning • Dedicated to connecting content to students’ lives by establishing historical relevance through thoughtful planning and research-based methodologies
• Taught International Politics, World History, and Norwegian History at the upper secondary school • Motivated students to address current world issues through historical inquiry, discourse, controversy, and thoughtful reflection • Established a constructive place of dialogue through various methods such as Socratic Seminars and Structured Academic Controversies