Melissa Snippe

• Taught grades 6-8 French students, following Histoires en Action as a program guide and using a story as the central theme for the year.
• Encouraged students to speak the target language as much as possible, while building their confidence with oral and written communication
• Enhanced classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and presentations
• Created many varied tasks for gathering diagnostic, formative and summative assessments
• Co-coached the elementary cross country team

-Maintained classroom discipline, created classroom routines and implemented engaging lesson plans using the Histoires en Action

program (Grades 4-7)

-Created CEFR-based, action-oriented learning goals, success criteria and meaningful feedback, as well as formative assessment to improve and maximize student learning

-Communicated behavioral and learning expectations and outcomes with colleagues (eg. Learning Resource Teacher)

-Coordinated the school Eco team which involved a school recycling program and litterless lunch initiatives

-Led the junior intermediate speech club