Leah Garman

22 Malvern Road Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 (610) 220-2147 leahjgarman@gmail.com ePortfolio: leahgarman.weebly.com

Education
Villanova University Villanova, Pennsylvania Master of Arts in Education GPA: 3.96 August 2008 April 2012 Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Spanish, Certificate in Latin American Studies GPA: 3.85 Fall 2010 Program in Argentine and Latin American Studies Anticipated Graduation: September 2013

University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Universidad de Belgrano Buenos Aires, Argentina

Certification

Pennsylvania Level I Instructional Certificate in Spanish K-12

Professional Organizations

Member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Work Experience
Norristown Area High School (Student Teacher) Planned and executed daily lessons for Spanish 1 and Spanish 3 classes Worked individually with students to expand their appreciation and knowledge of Spanish Collaborated with cooperating teacher to successfully meet the needs of over 115 students September 2008 April 2012 Aided in the care of children and the planning of educational activities Developed partnerships with parents in order to foster healthy development of their children Attended various professional workshops to develop skills in the workplace January 2012 April 2012 Assisted in various stages of linguistic research with Professor Helen Stickney Developed and ran experiments to better understand specific aspects of language acquisition March 2013 May 2013

The Childrens Center of Pittsburgh

Department of Linguistics - University of Pittsburgh

Volunteer and Leadership Experience

Keep it Real

September 2011 April 2012

Tutored children from the Somali-Bantu community in their homes on a weekly basis Worked with a team of student instructors to run a weekly adult ESL class offered through the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council September 2011 April 2012 Planned and led weekly meetings with international students to improve English speaking skills Met one-on-one with an international student for English conversation practice on a weekly basis

English Language Institute - University of Pittsburgh

References upon request.