Emily Ash

eash@elon.edu
(919) 610-2491

Education: University of Southern Mississippi 2014-2017

Master of the Arts in Teaching Foreign Languages
GPA:
Studied abroad in Spain

Elon University 2008-2012

Major: Spanish with teaching licensure
Minor: Latin American Studies
GPA: 3.79
North Carolina Teaching Fellow
Studied Abroad in Argentina
Undergraduate Research in Second Language Acquisition
Completed case study in Peru, focusing on the interaction between languages and social
structures
Presented at the annual Spring University Research Forum

Teaching Experience:
Heritage High School (2012- current)
o World Languages Department Chair
Husky Staff Exemplar Award for providing all with tools needed to experience success
o Spanish, levels 1-4, Teacher
Developed and collaborated on many engaging, 21st century lesson planes with a focus on
learning through cultural themes
o Professional Learning Team Leader
Critical Friends Group Trained
o First Year Teacher of the Year recipient
Global Vision International (July 2011)
o Gained experience teaching in an underprivileged school of a pueblo joven outside of Arequipa
where each child comes from a culture of poverty and receives little support, if any, from home.
o Helped design the curriculum for the week long summer camp
o Taught in a 2nd grade classroom Math and Communication speaking exclusively in Spanish
o Taught 3rd and 4th grade Art, English, and Physical Education
FLES program (Spring/Fall 2011)
o Worked with other Spanish Education majors, Elon faculty, and Administration of Elon
Elementary to develop a curriculum for their new Spanish language program
Taught English in Peru (January 2010)
o Created lesson plans and taught without modern resources for two, two hour classes a day for
children ages 3-6 and ages 9-16
Experience:
EF Study abroad (June 2013)
o Lead a group of 12 students on an educational tour of London, Dublin, and Paris for 10 days
Tutor
Adult college student
o Filled the knowledge gap she experienced due to taking the course online
A struggling 4th grader in both English and math
o Develop creative, interactive activities in order to promote knowledge recall
Lunch Buddy
 Emily Ash
eash@elon.edu
(919) 610-2491
o Improve self esteem and social skills by spending lunch interacting with a refugee student
English as a Second Language
o Multicultural communication and translation skills

Organizations and Honors:

Fulbright Recipient
FLANC
AATSP
Omicron Delta Kappa Member
Phi Eta Sigma Member
Phi Kappa Phi Member
Presidents list- 5 semesters, Deans List 1 semester
Spanish and National Honor Society