Sara Wetter

TEACHER CERTIFICATIONS:

VIRGINIA POSTGRADUATE PROFESSIONAL LICENSE
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (PREK-12), ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (PREK-6)

ESL IN THE MAINSTREAM TUTOR, SOUTHERN GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA

EXPERIENCE:

ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (EAL) COORDINATOR K-10 2007 - PRESENT
American International School of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

• Adopted English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards and assessed students
• Created timetable and tailored EAL program to student needs
• Collaborated with EAL and classroom teachers.
• Assisted teachers in analyzing EAL data to plan and inform instruction
• Served on student services team and led professional development
• Communicated with EAL parents

ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE TEACHER K-10 2007 - PRESENT
American International School of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Developed and delivered EAL curriculum in Elementary and Secondary School
• Implemented Reading and Writing Workshop, IPC and IMYC in collaboration with content teachers
• Provided teaching resources and scaffolding techniques to content teachers
• Created and implemented English Immersion Program for Middle School
• Designed and implemented a Mother Tongue Program for Elementary School

ELEMENTARY TEACHER, GRADES 3, 5, 6 2003 - 2006
American International School of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Designed and instituted cross-disciplinary curriculum
• Collaborated with other grade level teachers to implement best practices
• Modified instruction and assessments for individual students needs

ELEMENTARY TEACHER, GRADE 5 2000 - 2002
Fairfax County Public Schools, Stenwood Elementary, Virginia, USA
• Implemented daily lessons and activities in self-contained multicultural classroom
• Collaborated with teachers on curriculum, teaching and evaluation

ELEMENTARY TEACHER, GRADE 1 AND 3 1997 - 2000
Miami Dade County Schools, Henry E.S. Reeves Elementary, Florida, USA

• Instructed core curriculum in self contained EAL class in urban setting
• Established a cross-age peer tutoring program to improve reading achievement