My profile- key facts
* ***** ** *** *** (New Jersey): high school, middle school, Adult Center
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New Jersey Teaching Certification obtained in 2005
Bachelor of Arts Diploma in French Language and Literature, “Babes-Bolyai” University; Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 1973
Rich self-development track record in French teaching and culture:
seminars and workshops to enrich my teaching knowledge and to develop computer skills: Intel: Teach to the Future; Sussex County Educational Technology (ETTC); World Language Institute at Rutgers University; Literacy for the 21st Century Learner, other professional conferences.
Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ, ESL Department: Certificate of completion of AMERICAN CULTURE courses, Advanced level IV
Co-founder and advisor of the French Honor Society “C’est chouette le Français” at the Sussex County Technical School in Sparta, NJ
MARIA FELICIA TATARU
101 E Edsall Ave.Apt./B2, Palisades Park, NJ 07650
(973) - 876 - 4400 *******.******@*****.***
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts Diploma, “Babes-Bolyai” University; Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 1973
Field of Concentration: French Language and Literature
CERTIFICATION
New Jersey Teaching Certification, 2005
The State of New Jersey, Department of Education, State Board of Examiners, Standard Certificate, Teacher of French, Issued July 2005.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
September2007-Present
Teacher of French language
Bogota Jr/Sr High School
2 Henry C. Luthin Place, Bogota, NJ 07603
November 2006- July 2007
Teacher of French language
West New York Middle School, NJ
201 – 57 th Street
(201) 553 - 4160
September 2004 – November 2006
Teacher of French: High School
Sussex County Technical School, 105 North Church Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
September 2005 - November 2005 (Fall session consisting of 10 weeks)
February 2006 - April 2006 (Spring session consisting of 10 weeks)
Teacher of French
Sussex County Adult Career Center; Sussex County Technical School, 105 North Church Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
September 1973 – October 2002
Teacher of French
Elementary, middle & high schools, colleges in Romania
French Language tutor
“Club Z In–Home Tutoring”, P.O. Box 466, Sparta, N.J. 07871
My achievements:
- Developed linguistic proficiency and cultural sensitivity of the students
- Motivated students to learn the French language, meeting individual learning and teaching styles
- Encouraged students to think critically and to take risks when expressing themselves in the French language
- Developed student responsibility for their work and contributed to their building a positive personality and character
- Implemented modern technology (computer, power point presentations, videos, overhead projector, smart board) in the teaching/learning process.
NON-TEACHING WORK EXPERIENCE
January – July 2002
Volunteer activities at Newton Memorial Hospital.
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2004 - 2007
- I have attended seminars and workshops to enrich my teaching knowledge and to develop computer skills: Intel: Teach to the Future; Sussex County Educational Technology (ETTC); World Language Institute at Rutgers University; Literacy for the 21st Century Learner, in addition to numerous other professional conferences.
Spring 2004
- Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ, ESL Department: Certificate of completion of AMERICAN CULTURE courses, Advanced level IV
LANGUAGES
I speak fluently: French, English, Romanian and Hungarian
REFERENCES
I will provide references upon request.