Gail A. Hyatt
Objective: To serve in an administrative/educational capacity where French is used; to serve as an instructor of ESL.
Career
Summary:
¬Teacher of ESL/French for
20 years on college and public school levels.
¬Developed and taught ESL/Sociology
college course.
¬Department
chair of World Language/ESL department.
¬Advanced Level coordinator
of ESL on college level.
¬Advanced Level coordinator
of ESL on college level.
¬Created
web site for French education links.
¬Yearly
travel to France to continue language study and maintain fluency.
Professional
Experience:
9/89-Present
Teacher
of ESL
Orange High
School
400 Lincoln Avenue
Orange, New Jersey 07050
¬
Utilization
of multi-dimentional learning for our Haitian/Hispanic
population to acquire English and critical thinking skills so they may create their own futures and serve their communities.
¬
Implementation
of computers to enhance learning.
9/90-6/93
Department
Chairperson:World
Language/ESL
Orange
High School
400
Lincoln Avenue
Orange,
New Jersey 07050
¬
Provided
dynamic leadership for my department of 8 teachers through collaborative planning
thereby creating departmental cooperation to assist students.
¬ Prepared
annual budget for all departmental needs which
included feedback from my teachers.
¬
Wrote and implemented curriculum
guides for French and ESL to meet state
criteria.
¬ Created
and conducted Global
Unity festivals augmenting cross-cultural understanding.
9/85-6/89
College Instructor/Advanced-Level Coordinator of ESL
Passaic
County Community College
Paterson,
New Jersey 07509
¬
Was responsible for 200 students
and 15 faculty members as level coordinator.
¬
Developed ,
integrated and
taught ESL/Sociology course which allowed
over 25 ESL students to graduate earlier.
¬ Created syllabi for ESL writing,
grammar and reading courses.
¬
Wrote ESL Certificate Program
for the college which gave large ESL population incentive to stay in
school.
¬ Assessed
and purchased advanced level curriculum materials
that would interest our adult student population.
2/84-8/85
Supervisor, ESL Language Laboratory/Adjunct Instructor
Passaic
County Community College
Paterson,
New Jersey 07509
¬
Created
language laboratory; devised and developed its new resource files.
¬
Serviced
800 students and a tutorial staff of
15 due to creation of new materials.
11//80-1/84
Substitute
Teacher
Indian Hills High School
Oakland, New Jersey 07436
9/64-6/66
Teacher of French/English
P.S. 168
(Parsons Jr. High School)
Queens,
New York
¬
Raised students French cultural
awareness along with language skills.
Education:
Master of Education,
May 1986
William
Paterson University
Wayne,
New Jersey 07470
Major:
Educational Administration and Supervision with an ESL
concentration.
18 additional graduate credits.
Honors:
¬
Kappa Delta Pi
¬
Pi Lambda Theta
Bachelor
of Arts, December, 1963
Michigan
State University
East
Lansing, Michigan 48824-1046
Major:
French
Minor:
English
New
Jersey Certifications:
Principal/Supervisor, French, ESL,
English
Professional
Affiliations:
TESOL,
NJTESOL/NJBE
Relevant accomplishments:
3/99-Present
Webmaster
-- Gail's French Links --
http://gailsfrenchlinks.com
¬ Created and maintain French website for French educators, linguists, students and tourists.
8/96-10/99
Board
Advisor of francophone Message board
Prodigy
Classic, Inc.
White Plains, New
York
E-mail:
webmaster@gailsfrenchlinks.com
URL: Http://gailsfrenchlinks.com