Karly M. Kirkpatrick

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Karly M. Kirkpatrick

• Professional Portfolio

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Mission Statement
• Resume
• Courses
• Philosophy of Teaching
• Goals
• Influences
• School/Community Activities
• Final Reflections

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Introduction

• Studied at Inlingua Language Institute in Munich,
  Germany
• Graduated from Illinois State University
• Taught one year of German 1 and World History at
  Bartlett High School
• Pursuing Masters Degree at Roosevelt University
• Teach German 1,2,3,4,5 and sometimes World
  History
• 3rd year teaching at Schaumburg High School

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Mission Statement

• My goal in German classes is to aid the students
  in second language acquisition, focusing mainly
  on the four core skills of reading, writing,
  listening, and most importantly, speaking. It
  is also important to expose the students to
  German speaking countries and their culture, art,
  music, literature, and history.
• In all classes I will use hands-on activities and
  group work in addition to technology to ensure
  the acquisition of all concepts.
• As a department member, I intend to be a team
  player and work with others to create, analyze
  and share material with others in order to help
  our students meet state and district requirements.

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Resume

• Schaumburg High School German and World History
  Teacher, 2001- Present
• Bartlett High School German and World History
  Teacher, 2000-2001
• Illinois State University, Normal, IL -Bachelors
  of Arts German, May, 2000
• Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL Associate of
  Arts May, 1998

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Graduate Courses

• Masters of Teacher Leadership - History
• History Courses
• HIST 336 The Holocaust in Film
• HIST 416/POL 416 Latin American Politics
• HIST 456 Nazi Germany
• HIST 466 The Holocaust, Historical and
  Philosophical Perspectives

MATL Courses TLED 431 Portfolio Based Assessment
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Philosophy of Teaching

• In todays global community, it is important that
  all students learn about other cultures and
  languages. It is important that students be able
  to communicate in a foreign language, as it will
  open many opportunities for them in the future.
• I feel that it is my responsibility as a teacher
  to enhance students knowledge of the German
  culture and language and in turn to promote the
  acceptance and understanding of all the worlds
  cultures.

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Influences

• Ken Azinger French Teacher, Elgin High School
  encouraged my interest in Foreign Language.
• Rich Thomas Psychology Teacher, Elgin High
  School encouraged me to major in what
  interested me, even if people insisted I would
  never get a job with German as a major.
• Art Saldana English Teacher, Elgin High School
  - proved that a teacher could be quirky, fun,
  and interesting, and still teach you important
  things.
• André M. Kapanga, Ph.D. Professor, Illinois
  State University taught me everything I needed
  to know about Foreign Language Teaching.

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School Activities

• Schaumburg High School - Girls Varsity Basketball
  Assistant and JV Coach 2001-2003
• Schaumburg High School - Girls Freshman
  Basketball Coach 2003-2004
• German Club Sponsor
• German Exchange Coordinator
• German Exchange Chaperone
• Elgin High School Girls Freshman Basketball
  Coach 2000-2001

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Final Reflections

• I found this project to be very enlightening,
  as it made me think about how and why I became a
  teacher. It is interesting for me to see how
  much influence my former teachers have on my
  current philosophies of teaching and the main
  goals I have for my students. I really hope that
  I can someday influence students the same way
  that my teachers influenced me.