River Garden Apt B0703

170 Nguyen Van Hương

HCMC, 70000
Mobile: +84813334716
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Skype: judrene
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Language Teacher-French, Spanish, ESL

IBDP; SL, HL , Ab-initio, MYP Trained, ACTFL Trained, IGCSE Trained, DELF trained
Technology Integration Specialist, SEN Certified

EDUCATION

September 2021-Jan 2022 (In progress) Special Education Certificate SPED Certificate (Special
Education, Learning Disabilities, ADHD, and Autism) Asian College of Teachers

August 2011: George Washington University

Master of Arts in Education and Human Development in with specialisation in Educational Technology

August 2003: University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS

MATL, French, minor in Spanish and ESL
Master of Arts in the Teaching of Languages with emphasis in French, minor in Spanish and ESL.

June 1981: University of Denver, Denver, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts, French/Education minor in History

EXPERIENCE

August 2020 to present, Canadian International School, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
French grades 7/8, LRT/EAL support for grades 7/8. The French middle school program is criteria-
based using the FSL curriculum. As a LRT support, I was am a case manager for grades 7 and 8,
creating IEP’s and collaborating with teachers to provide the best support tools for the students.
Students receive support in class or pull-out and communication is ongoing weekly with parents and
teachers. Choir events coordinator for internal and external events for all members.

July 2019 to May 2020, Edubridge International School, Mumbai, India

French DP and MYP teacher and Homeroom advisor Grade 7

August, 2017-June, 2019 International School of Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Germany

Grade 7 and 8 Drama teacher, ISTA chaperone, Grade 6-12 French, IGCSE and IBDP, French trip
grade 9-12 organizer and chaperone, Language Week organizer for European languages, Ministry of
Fun organizer, Social events coordinator

August, 2015 to June 2017, Chatsworth International School, Singapore

MYP French, DP-AB-initio Spanish, ESL
Drama stage manager for School Musical Production

August, 2012- 2015 Inter-Community School of Zurich, Switzerland,

Instructor of French grades 6-10 MYP, Spanish, grades 6-9 MYP, Design technology grades 6-8
MYP,Technology integrator for Language teachers. Arts fest assistant, Drama assistant and public
relations for the promotion of drama program. Announcer for Battle of the Books. Staff Association
treasurer and social organizer.
August 2009- July 2012: Shanghai American School Puxi Campus
Instructor French grades 6-8, ESOL- Grade 8 Assistant Drama Director, Sunshine Committee,
Language Week Organizer, MS French Trip Organizer and Leader
August 2007 - July 2009: Qatar Leadership Academy, Al Khor
Instructor French grades 6-12 MYP language B, DP language ab-initio
Talent Show coordinator, I-EARN coordinator, Department Coordinator, Sunshine Committee co-leader

August 2005 - June 2007: Bavarian International School, Germany, Haimhausen

Instructor- French grades 9-12, Spanish grades 6-8
I have taught IB and IGCSE in French to all language B upper school students of French. I taught and
have redefined the Spanish curriculum for the middle school. I inaugurated a language excursion to
Paris and Barcelona and created the criteria to meet the IGCSE and IB standards.

August 2003 to June 2005: International School of Bangkok

Instructor- Middle School French and Department chair and Member of Program Council that made
decisions for the good of the school. I taught 6,7,8 grade pre-IB program. As department chair I was
responsible for initiating reading across the curriculum with an emphasis on foreign languages., which
was an integral part of the school wide goal. I provided valuable additions to the upgrading of the foreign
language curriculum at the middle school level in order to provide articulation with the high school.

September 2002 to June 2003: Centre Univérsitaire de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

English Language Teaching Assistant/Fulbright Scholar
Advanced conversation and composition for first and second year university students. Under the
auspices of the Fulbright Foundation I was simultaneously working toward my masters and took courses
in linguistics ad vocabulary acquisition while performing my duties at the Centre Univérsitaire.

January 2003 to April 2003: International School of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

ESL teacher
Replacement teacher full-time for grades 6-10 in ESL and ESL support.

August 1995 to June 2002: Bell Middle School, United States of America, Golden, Colorado
French and Spanish Teacher/ Department Chair
French and Spanish middle school teacher. I taught beginning and intermediate levels of French and
Spanish. Student enrolment increased in the language electives to over 2/3rd of the student population.
from 47 students in 1995 to 197 students in 2000. I also tutored CNED a French distance language-
learning program
for two advanced students. I sponsored the Foreign language club, spelling bee, and drama club. I
initiated a free adult evening French class and coordinated yearly trips to France and other European
countries for students, staff and community members.

August 1984 to June 1986: Jefferson County Public Schools, United States of America, Golden,
Colorado
French and Spanish High School Teacher
I taught up to level 5 in French and level 3 in Spanish. My duties were to teach overflow classes in a
year round setting. I taught individualised lessons at the beginning levels and traditionally at the higher
levels.

August 1983 to June 1984: Westlake Village Junior High School, United States of America,
Westminster, Colorado
French/Geography teacher

September 1980 to May 1981: University of Denver, United States of America, Denver, Colorado
Teaching Assistant
Assisted Dr Charles Cook with the intensive language model called the Rassias method from Dartmouth
College. I was selected out of 23 candidates to conduct the apprentice duties, such as reinforcement of
material taught earlier in the day.

September 1981 to June 1982: Lycée de Jeunes Filles, Moulins, France

Fulbright Scholar/ Language Teaching Assistant
In association with the French Government I was one of twenty candidates chosen to represent the
United States in an English language teaching assistantship.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/CERTIFICATES/PRESENTATIONS

LANGUAGE RELATED
Comprehensible Online May, 2020 Immediate Immersion Webversity

July 25-26, 2019 PYP+ MYP+CP+DP Learning Diversity and Inclusion Cat 3, Mumbai, IN
Oct. 03, 2019 to Oct. 04, 2019. TOK for Subject Teachers Category 3, Mumbai, IN

March 2018 Cambridge Assessment International Education IGCSE French (0520) Basel, CH

April 2018 IBDP French B new syllabus training Stuttgart

September to May 2017, Holo-Light Virtual Reality coding and training

September 2017, IGCSE French training Basel

September, 2016 DP Spanish ab intio Cat 1/2 mixed Spanish

July, 2016 Don Quixote Spanish Intensive for teachers, Madrid, Spain

July, 2014 Carmen de Las Cuevas, Spanish Intensive for individuals, Granada, Spain

July, 2013 Don Quixote Spanish Intensive for teachers, Madrid, Spain

June, 2012, Don Quixote Spanish Intensive for teachers, Madrid, Spain

July, 2011 German Language Classes Intensive, DID Institute, Munich, Germany

June 30-July 11, 2008, FLE: “Langue-Civilisation_Méthodologie et le Multimédia dans le Cours de

Langue » 40 Heures de cours and 10 heures d’activités culturelles

April 26-27, 2008 Fulbright Belgium National Event , 2008 “Exploring the Province of Hainaut” A cultural
and linguistic journey for Fulbright grantees

March 6-8 , 2008 IB DP Training ab-initio French

July 15-20 National TPRS conference, Denver, Colorado
Total Physical Response Storytelling is an innovative, lively and kinesthetic way of leaning a language

June, 2007 IB-MYP Language B Training-Leve One, Vancouver, Canada

March 2006: Prisma Language School, Munich, Germany
Advanced Intermediate German language study

June, 2006 IB-language French B Athens, Greece

April, 2005 Modern Language Conference for International Schools in Thailand. Presented “Authentic
Task Assessment in a Communicative Language Classroom”

April, 2006 Presented at AGIS conference in Hannover, Germany. “ Authentic Task Assessment in a
Communicative Language Classroom.”

March 2006: Liceo Hispano-America, Munich, Germany

Advanced Spanish Grammar and Conversation

November, 2004, IB Language Spanish B, Goteborg, Sweden

July 2004: Lenguaviva, Sevilla, Spain

Intensive study of Spanish language and culture
March, 2004, EARCOS Conference on Difference and the Gifted Child, Seoul, South Korea

February, 2004, IB language French ab-initio, Dubai, UAE

December 2003: Goethe Institut, Bangkok, Thailand

German intermediate level

January 2003: Centre de Langues de Luxembourg

Intensive beginning level German

September 2002-June 2003, Fulbright Scholarship to Luxembourg

July, 2001, Ministère de l'Education Nationale de France, Scholarship for Teachers of French, Français
Langue Etrangère et Pluridisciplinarité, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

July 2000: CAVILAM, Vichy, France

Advanced French Education Courses for teachers towards Masters.
June 1996: Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado
Minor Spanish. I attended from 1986-1987 and then again in 1996 to improve my level of Spanish.

September 1981-June, 1982, Fulbright Teaching assistantship at the Lycée de Jeunes Filles, Moulins,
France

June 1980: Institut d'Etudes Européennes, Nantes, France

Junior year study abroad program in conjunction with the University of Denver and l'Univérsité de
Nantes.

TECHNNOLOGY RELATED

October, 2014, IB Certificate for MYP Design stage two, Brussels, Belgium

May, 2014 Greenfoot and Java coding workshop, Zurich, Switzerland

November, 2013 Google Apps for Education Certified

February, 2013 ELMLE Berlin presenter for APP making, maker of the ELMLE app for androids

February, 2012 ELMLE Rome presenter for Digital Storytelling in the Language Classroom from
Cartoons to ePUB
October 12, 2011 Teachers Teaching Teachers conference presentation of Tech Tool Integration in
Modern Languages, Music and Digital Storytelling from Cartoons to EPub.

June 2011, EdIT conference for technology in Education, Lisbon, Portugal

October 23, 2008 and October 30- K-12 online learning workshop at Qatar Academy

October 8-9 and 11, i-EARN QATAR Facilitators workshop-training to become a trainer with i-EARN

March 20-22, 2008 IEARN-QATAR 3 day workshop integrating technology into the curriculum with
project based learning on the international network

March-April , 2008 IB MYP technology training online

December 11-12, 2007 Conference for Media Literacy Institute for Educators, Doha, Qatar

November 2006: Advisory Matters

Conference on the use of Moodle, Podcasting, and VLE for the classroom

November, 2006, Certificate for conference on incorporating ICT into the modern language classroom

EDUCATION RELATED

December 1998: Adams State College

Advanced teacher education courses

June 1998: University of Phoenix, Denver Colorado

Advanced teacher education courses

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES

• July, 2008 Attestation FLE: “Langue-Civilization-Méthodologie et le Multimédia dans le Cours de

Langue »
• June, 2008, IEARN award and recognition for Special Place Project, setting the model for Qatar
schools. Chosen to represent Qatar at International Conference in Uzbekistan in July.
• April, 2008 IB-Certificate of Training for MYP-Technology
• March, 2008, IB-Certificate of Training in French-ab-initio
• November, 2006, Certificate for conference on incorporating ICT into the modern language classroom
• June, 2006 IB-language French B Athens, Greece
• April, 2005 Modern Language Conference for International Schools in Thailand. Presented “Authentic
Task Assessment in a Communicative Language Classroom”
• April, 2006 Presented at AGIS conference in Hannover, Germany. “ Authentic Task Assessment in a
Communicative Language Classroom.”
• November, 2004, IB Language Spanish B, Goteborg, Sweden
• May, 2004 Presented “Gifted and Differentiation-Identifying, and Developing Teaching Strategies for
Learners across the curriculum.” ISB, Bangkok, Thailand
• March, 2004, EARCOS Conference on Difference and the Gifted Child, Seoul, South Korea
• February, 2004, IB language French ab-initio, Dubai, UAE
• September 2002-June 2003, Fulbright Scholarship to Luxembourg
• July, 2001, Ministère de l'Education Nationale de France, Scholarship for Teachers of French, Français
Langue Etrangère et Pluridisciplinarité, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
• June, 1981 Phi Sigma Iota Foreign language National Honor Society
• September 1981-June, 1982, Fulbright Teaching assistantship at the Lycée de Jeunes Filles, Moulins,
France

LICENSES

Professional Teacher License - State of Colorado, 1981-present Effective

May 28, 2016 to May 28, 2028 #375559

LANGUAGES

English-Native language
French--Speak, read, write with near native proficiency
Spanish-Speak, read write with superior competence
German-Speak, read, write with high intermediate competence

REFERENCES

Mark Bell
Assistant Principal
Canadian International School
HCMC, VN 700000
+84028 5412 3456
mark.bell@admin.cis.edu.vn

Peter Embleton
Former Principal Canadian International School HCMC
+1613-804-2188
pcembleton@gmail.com

Dr Brenda Williamson
Former Head of School Canadian International School HCMC
+6221 509 89 555
reachingbrenda@gmail.com

Phavana Silva MYP Coordinator

Chatsworth International School Singapore
+65-8798-0542
phsilva@chatsworth.com.sg

Sunita Agarwal
Head of Learning Support Edubridge International
School Mumbai, IN 400007
+66815536925
hksunita@gmail.com