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.
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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.
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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

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