Erin M.

Szabo
310 Parsons Drive, Apt. 102, Charlottesville, VA 22901

(+1) 804-389-9874 szaboerin@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
To use my immersion-based pedagogical knowledge, my French and my interpersonal skills in a way that will
o foster global-minded thinking and culturally responsive problem solving.
o encourage curiosity and a love for learning.
o create and enhance connections between linguistically and culturally diverse individuals and
communities.

VIRGINIA TEACHING ENDORSEMENTS October 4, 2017
• French PreK-12
• English as a Second Language PreK-12
• (Finalizing Elementary PreK-2)

CURRENT POSITION
Meriwether Lewis Elementary School (Albemarle County Schools) August 2017 – present
Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
- Assist the lead teacher with academic instruction and socio-emotional education for a class of 18
Kindergarten students.

ROLES at THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Master of Education in Language Immersion Education – May 2017
Certificate in Dual Language and Immersion Education – May 2017

The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA)’s Sixth International Conference
on Immersion and Dual Language Education: Connecting Research and Practice Across Contexts
Conference Assistant August 2015 – December 2016
- Collaborated with conference co-chairs and CARLA staff to plan and hold an international conference for
nearly 1,000 language immersion educators and researchers held in Minneapolis from October 19th –
October 22nd, 2016.
- Assisted the conference planning committee, contributing to decisions related to the mission of the
conference and the shared vision of immersion education across contexts.
- Facilitated a proposal review process for over 250 presentation proposals and 50 blind reviewers.
- Organized pre-conference school visits at 9 local immersion schools for 300 conference guests.
- Communicated daily with local principals, teachers, researchers and presenters involved with the
conference.

Department of Elementary Education

Supervisor to Undergraduate Practicum Students August 2015 – December 2016
- Observed, advised and evaluated over 60 undergraduate teacher candidates in their initial semester-long
practicum placement (in Kindergarten through sixth grade classes).
- Collaborated with university faculty to improve the assessment and reflection components of the practicum
experience.
- Provided written, personalized feedback to students’ journal reflections on a weekly basis.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School Portland, Oregon
August 2012 – June 2014
Kindergarten Classroom Teacher
- Designed and wrote a full Kindergarten curriculum for a new and growing school.
 - Designed and implemented appropriate educational activities that were fully in French, addressed
best practices in education, various learning styles and guided a class of 24 Kindergarten students to
meet Oregon State Standards for all subject areas.
- Designed, implemented and modeled Literacy Centers for self and colleagues yielding a 100%
IDAPEL (DIBELS) reading readiness pass rate for a class of 24 Kindergarten students.
- Collaborated weekly with fellow Kindergarten teacher to plan activities and create resources.
- Employed effective and researched classroom management strategies to manage a class of 24
Kindergarteners (Positive Discipline, Responsive Classroom, Love and Logic).
- Advocated for students in need of special education services.
- Delegated responsibilities to a classroom assistant.
- Collaborated closely and often with a Board of Directors, Head of School and all teaching staff to
create educationally appropriate policies, procedures and curriculum for a new and growing school.

English Language Assistant Bagnols sur Cèze, France October – April 2014
- Created and taught English lessons in primary schools for children ages 6 – 11.
- Collaborated with the French teaching faculty, advising them on language teaching methods and
activities.

Lake Windward Elementary School Alpharetta, Georgia

January 2012 – May 2012
Special Needs Pre-School Assistant / Paraprofessional
- Assisted the classroom teacher with the mastery of each individual student’s diverse IEP goals
through small group instruction, behavioral and functional intervention and social support.

Post-graduate Teacher Practicum (ESOL & French)

Franco American Teachers in Training Institute (FATITI) through a grant from the Fulbright Commission Tours,
France August – December 2011
Stagiaire (Student Teacher)
Primary Experience – Ecole La Guignière
-Observed and taught French students in CM1 (fourth grade). Lead math, music and English lessons in
both French and English.
Secondary Experience – Lycée Jacques de Vaucanson
-Assumed all teaching responsibilities for seven intermediate English classes in Seconde to Terminale
(10th – 12th grade).
Post-Secondary Experience – Institut Universitaire de Formation des Maîtres (IUFM), Université François-
Rabelais
-Organized and animated bi-weekly English conversation classes for French masters students preparing
to be primary school teachers and administrators.

Undergraduate Teacher Practicum (French) August – December 2010

International School of Luxembourg, Luxembourg (Ville), Luxembourg
Student Teacher
- Assumed all teaching responsibilities for four French classes in grades 6 through 10 ranging in level
from beginner to intermediate.

EDUCATION
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minnesota
Master of Education in Language Immersion May 2017

Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

Bachelor of Arts in French Language (cum laude) May 2011
Bachelor of Science in French Education (cum laude) May 2011

SUMMER WORK EXPERIENCE

MMLA (Middlebury Monterey Language Academy), Oberlin, OH
 June and July 2010 & 2011
Activities Coordinator and Resident Advisor, French Academy
- Served as a resident advisor and activity coordinator at a month-long French language immersion
camp. Responsible for close residential, academic and social-emotional supervision of female
adolescents aged 11-17. Organized and instructed daily, academy-wide activities for all students.
Collaborated daily with other residential advisors, teachers and supervisors to ensure the academic and
social well being of each student. Delegated responsibilities to fellow academy RAs.

HONORS / PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

- OPI French oral level of Advanced-High (ACTFL standard), 2011
- Fulbright grant recipient, 2011