Professional Growth, Involvement, Leadership and Advocacy - Grant Boulanger - CSCTFL TOY Candidate
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Planned and executed 6 week residency for Cristina Carrasco, Nicaraguan potter, at El Colegio Charter School. Major partners: Potters for Peace, Northern Clay Center.
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Attended the Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures - Fall Conference
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Ongoing professional development directed by the National Urban Alliance with the goal of eliminating the Achievement Gap by empowering teachers to develop relationships with underserved students and connect teaching to students' lives.
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Organized local cohorts, worked with NUA consultant to support teachers through onsite collaborative sessions and peer observations.
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"Over the years I've watched Grant grow from inquisitive teacher to innovative contributor to leader. He's a powerhouse. The hundreds of educators from around the world on my online PLC benefit from his contributions, guidance and advocacy. His great strength as a teacher lies in connecting real research to real classrooms. Grant is the real deal." Ben Slavic
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From 2005-2010 I participated in over 80 hours of training by Dr. Art Costa and associates in Cognitive Coaching, developing skills, strategies and concepts to think and collaborate in ways that result in increased performance and resourcefulness.
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Attended the Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures - Fall Conference
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Co-Presenter: 1 hour session at the Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures - Fall Conference
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Creating a Collaborative Culture for Effective Professional Learning Communities
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Reviewer of new Licensure Exam with other K-16 Spanish language teachers.
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Attended 2010 Central States Conference in Minneapolis, MN
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Creator, Owner, Teacher - Spanish Immersion Pottery Camps for Youth
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District Inservice: Donna Clementi on Staying in the Target Language
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Attended the Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures - Fall Conference
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Presentation at the Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures - Fall Conference
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Bethel University - Presentation to pre-service teachers enrolled in Methods in Teaching World Languages (and TESOL). View letter of recommendation from Lisa Bekemeyer, Instructor
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Attended National TPRS Conference in St. Louis, MO
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Bethel University - Presentation to pre-service teachers enrolled in Methods in Teaching World Languages (and TESOL). View letter of recommendation from Lisa Bekemeyer, Instructor
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Received my M.Ed. with an emphasis on Second Languages and Cultures Education
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Attended International Forum on Language Teaching, Breckenridge, CO.
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District Inservice: Bryce Hedstrom Training on Reading in the Target Language
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Bethel University - Presentation to pre-service teachers enrolled in Methods in Teaching World Languages (and TESOL). View letter of recommendation from Lisa Bekemeyer, Instructor
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Collaborated with World Language Department Chair to create district-wide goal statement focused on proficiency and communicative competence. The statement blends ACTFL Standards with ACTFL 90% position statement and our district's own Equity Initiative.
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This interview spotlighted my Spanish immersion summer pottery camps for area youth and was highlighted in the Villager's Summer Camp Preview Issue.
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Hamline University - Presentation to pre-service teachers enrolled in Methods in Teaching World Languages. Gaelle Berg, Instructor
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Attended International Forum on Language Teaching, San Diego, CA. Attended concurrent 12 hour Mandarin class.
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District Inservice: Jan Kittok Training: Rethinking WHAT We Teach: Content-based Storytelling
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Created MN-TCI - Discussion, Networking and Collaboration for MN World Language Educators - 65 Members as of Dec, 2015
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Attended Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures - Fall Conference
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3 hour workshop presented at MN Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures Post Conference Workshops,
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1 hour session at MN Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures Fall Conference
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Bethel University - Presentation to pre-service teachers enrolled in Methods in Teaching World Languages (and TESOL). View letter of recommendation from Lisa Bekemeyer, Instructor
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Visit GrantBoulanger.comLaunch of webpage dedicated to my professional endeavors, spreading the love of language learning through best practice teaching, discussion and collaboration of techniques and strategies as well as engaging young learners in languages through the arts.
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Over 20,000 views as of Dec. 2015
Blogging since April 2014. Dedicated to spreading the love of language learning through best practice teaching, discussion and collaboration of techniques and strategies as well as engaging young learners in languages through the arts.
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View CertificateAttended National TPRS Conference in Lisle, IL.
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1 hour presentation at National TPRS Conference. Trying to spark change in your school, district, state? Our suburban Minnesota district began transitioning to Teaching with Comprehensible Input as their instructional model in 2013 with goals of unifying curriculum across buildings, increasing college readiness for all students, and aligning with current research and National Standards. View the proficiency exam data that spurred this district-level decision and our growth over time.
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1 hour presentation at National TPRS Conference. Keeping middle schoolers engaged is an art. Keeping them engaged in a language they don’t speak is beyond artful. If you teach beginners, let me share with you how demanding engagement, slowing my pace, personalizing the classroom, raising my eyebrows and suspending reality has kept my 35 students per class engaged and made their acquisition skyrocket.
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1 hour presentation at the MN Council of Teachers of Languages and Cultures. Representing BEST OF MN at CSCTFL in March 2015
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View Presentation1 hour presentation detailing data and decisions driving district-wide transition of instructional practices, including proficiency-based curriculum changes.
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1 day training: Understanding the Precepts, Purpose, Process and Power of TPRS
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Attended Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures - Fall Conference
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Bethel University - Presentation to pre-service teachers enrolled in Methods in Teaching World Languages (and TESOL). View letter of recommendation from Lisa Bekemeyer, Instructor
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Elected Secretary of the Board, October 23, 2014. Two year position.
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View Presentation1 hour presentation at CSCTFL.
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View Presentation1 hour presentation at CSCTFL.
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Co-directed iFLT. More than 225 world language educators from 6 countries. 131 language teachers from MN present.
Personally recruited over 80 elementary and secondary students to participate in French, Mandarin and Spanish demonstration classes.
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Learning Lab Teacher. Demonstrated best practice techniques and strategies in a level 2 secondary Spanish class.
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Workshop Participant
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Training for World Languages Department at The Blake School, MN
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View Letter of Recommendation from Paul Magnuson, Director of Research & Curriculum
Provided a two day training for teachers from three international schools near Leysin, Switzerland. Training included strategies for delivering comprehensible input, TPRS, coaching and teaching their students in a demonstration lesson.
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Collabotor in the development of a professional learning app for iPhone. I am developing and piloting its use in the world language classroom.
Major Collaborative Partners:
Director of Research and Curriculum of Leysin American School, Paul Magnuson
Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland ( CHILI )
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View PresentationTeacher of the Year Special Session - 1 hour presentation at the MN Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures Fall Conference
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View PresentationCo-Presenter with Bryce Hedstrom, CCFLT President Elect - 3 hour workshop at MN Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures Fall Conference
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Bethel University - Presentation to pre-service teachers enrolled in Methods in Teaching World Languages (and TESOL).
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Attended ACTFL National Conference in San Diego, CA.
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Recipient of School Board of Education's Achievement Award for outstanding contributions and service to ISD 622.
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Invited Guest Blogger - Scheduled to submit a series of 4 blog entries in 2016. Stacie's blog reaches thousands looking for ideas, insight, advocacy and inspiration, including K-16 teacher, administrators and parents; state and federal legislators; business leaders; higher education presidents & provosts (and other higher ed groups such as IIE, NAFSA, or study abroad groups); and other advocates.
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View PresentationCo-Presenter with Bryce Hedstrom, CCFLT President Elect - 3 hour workshop at Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teacher's Spring Conference
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Conference WebsitePresentation: Best of Minnesota - The Art of Engaging Novice Learners
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Learning Lab Master Teacher - I will teach a class of secondary students using best practice techniques and strategies for adult participant observers.
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