Erin Gibbons

I have been a high school French teacher since 2006, but long before that I began volunteering as a music minister at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Wadsworth, IL as a singer and pianist. I have also become involved as a speaker, travel team member and member of the Board of Directors of Light of the World Evangelization Ministries. My musical background became integrated with my teaching when I began to serve as the rehearsal accompanist for the spring musical at the school where I taught. I have also taught piano for young beginners.

I am highly involved in professional organizations and networks related to French/foreign language education. I have served on Executive Council of the Chicago/N. Illinois chapter of AATF (American Association of Teachers of French) for a number of years, and I have coordinated the Champions d'expression Oral French Contest since its inception in 2011.

I am currently collaborating on a textbook series with Wayside Publishing.

Below is a list of my professional presentations at language teacher conferences & workshops:

ICTFL Fall Conference 2012: ¨Oscar et la dame rose in the French 3-AP Class¨

AATF Chicago/N. IL Winter Program 2013: ¨Champions d'expression¨

ICTFL Fall Conference 2013: ¨The DIY Immersion Night¨ (with Elaine Diveley)

AATF National Convention 2014: ¨La classe inversée: My 1st Year of Flipping French I¨

AATF Chicago/N. IL Winter Program 2015: Rapports des stages pédagogiques (with Kathryn Wolfkiel)

AATF National Convention 2015: "From Average to Awesome: A Mélange of Best Practices that Make All the Difference"

ICTFL Fall Conference 2015: "AP Strategies from the Island of Misfit Toys" (with Elaine Diveley) and "Flip It...Flip It Good!"

AATF National Convention 2016: "Réussir une classe inversée" & "AP Strategies" (with Elaine Diveley)

CSCTFL 2017: "Flip It...Flip It Good!" as Best of Illinois

AATF National Convention 2017: "Big Thoughts, Little Language: Practical Strategies for Eliciting and Demonstrating Higher-Order Thinking"

ICTFL Fall Conference 2017: "Accuracy & Communication: Together Again" (with Melanie Stumpf)

AATF Chicago/N. IL Winter Program 2018: Démarrer une classe avec un enseignement mixte