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Bienvenue!
Thank you so much for taking the time to visit!
For those of you who don't know me, please read on and allow me to introduce myself.
French became my passion during my sophomore year of high school. Please note that la classe de francais was not my passion as a freshman. In fact, French was a source of confusion and frustration. I was worried that I might not pass. I did. My mom begged me to take Spanish, that it might be "easier". Although I was not supremely successful, I enjoyed learning about France and other francophone countries and decided that I would rather take a class that I enjoyed than do something that I found to be tedious. Miraculously, upon entering French II, everything seemed to make sense. It was the epitome of the word "duh". I couldn't believe that I had been so confused. The great thing about my D in French as a freshman was that it taught me how not to learn a language. I truly feel that "coming out of the dark" helps me to empathize with early learners of a foreign language. I have been in that place where things are muddled and semi-familiar. I was finally able to see the patterns in the language and it's relationship to our language. I was actually building my own framework for learning. It worked!
The real secret to my success was an awesome teacher who knew how to accommodate to many styles of learning. He recognized the benefit of diversifying one's style of teaching. He was patient and caring and treated us with respect. I wanted to have the opportunity to mirror those traits and create a classroom environment founded in trust and respect.
Penn State confirmed all of my ideas about how one SHOULD learn. My professors were intelligent, involved, and passionate individuals, excited to share their wealth. Through Penn State, I completed my student teaching experience in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. As my good fortune would have it Celeste Ryan shared her classroom with me. She was a shining example of my own theory of language learning (my high school teacher) and then the styles that followed at Penn State. She gave me the confidence I needed to be successful in the classroom. My life as a student, what I had been working toward since my first day of kindergarten, had finally come full circle. I would now be able to go out into the world and reflect all of the love, knowledge and inspiration of every wonderful teacher that was my privilege to have known. Or so I thought.
The students, faculty and community of Philipsburg-Osceola have been my second family for the past 5 years. Here I have met with more kindness, patience, determination and respect than I would have ever dreamed possible. Being invited to become a part of this district is proof to me that one always ends up in the right place when one knows one's own heart's desire. I love coming to school at P-O every day and look forward to everything the students, faculty and community will teach me. I hope that by sharing what I know about France, her language and her people, I will be giving back some of what is given to me every day.
Classroom Expecations
Dans la classe de français… 1. All rules and consequences of the P-O High School apply. 2. Each and every day, you will come equipped with the following tools: -Textbook (covered) -Notebook -Pen or pencil -Assigned work 3. You will do your best to maintain a positive attitude. 4. You will take an active role in learning French by participating in class discussions, group work, paired practice, board work and games & songs. The purpose of language is to communicate. Therefore, it does not happen alone-you will not always be working by yourself. Be prepared to practice what you are learning among your peers. 5. You will show respect to your peers by: -Raising your hand to share an answer -Refraining from conducting personal conversations during instructional time -Applying the Golden Rule at all times -Accepting that they will make mistakes 6. Including the above, you will show respect to me by: -Refraining from completing assignments (mine or another teacher’s) during instructional time -Following the rules of P-O High School -Respecting yourself -Accepting that I will make mistakes 7. You will show respect to yourself by: -Always putting forth your best effort -Accepting that you will make mistakes IF YOU ARE ABSENT it is YOUR responsibility to recover any assignments/notes from your absence. All policies and rules of the P-O High School-as illustrated in the student agenda-are in effect at all times. This includes my classroom (room 107). I would like to take this time to highlight the cell phone policy, academic integrity and use of hall passes. Because the use of hall passes can be a highly sensitive issue, I will elaborate on my policy. No student is permitted to leave the classroom without a pass. As it stands, restroom passes are available in the student’s agenda. Should a student report to class not having her/his agenda, that student will not be permitted to leave the classroom. Should an emergency arise, that student will be given written permission, but will be consequenced as unprepared for class-resulting in one hour’s detention. Please feel free to contact me as questions arise.
“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..."
-- "On The Road” -- Kerouac
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