Ashley A Conrad

Medieval coat of arms from Sacre Coeur Church at Montmartre

in Paris.

French and Social Studies Educator

Ashley A. Conrad
Shelby Township, MI
conradas@msu.edu
http://matcportfolioashleyconrad.weebly.com

Professional
Objective

To increase student learning and develop meaningful curriculum

2015

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
Masters of Arts in Teaching and Curriculum (Pending)
Concentration in Educational Technology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

2011

Teacher Certification Program

French (FA), History (CC), and Social Studies (RX)

Education

2010

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Bachelors of Arts in French

Bachelor of Arts in History
Graduated with Honors

Summer 2009

French Language, Literature, and Culture

Tours, France

Studied for two months at the Institute of Touraine

Lived with a French family

2007

Rochester Adams High School

Rochester Hills, MI

Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Co-founded and co-led the French Club
Participated in National Honor Society and KEY Club

Teaching
Experience

July 20122012-Present
Troy School District
Troy. MI
Taught French I, French II, and Ancient Civilizations
Supported parents and students by providing a nightly homework E-mail to parents
Built effective working relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers, and administrators
French

Developed French I & II curriculums

Increased student interpersonal speaking skills with the implementation of oral assessments
and interactive practice activities

Prepared students for the Grand ConcoursNational French Contest

Created scaffoled formative assessment system to allow students to build on current knowledge
Increased target language literacy with the use of level-appropriate novels and cultural readings

Ancient Civilization

Supported students in learning the big themes and patterns in civilizations

Helped student make connections between different societies and time periods
Implemented strategies to improve student literacy
Coached students in the writing of CER essays on historical topics
Worked as part of a collaborative team to write district mid-term and final exams

August 2011LAnse Creuse High School

Harrison Township, MI
2011-June 2012
Taught Advanced Placement World History and Economics
Maintained perfect attendance during the entire school year
Advanced Placement World History

Worked collaboratively with other AP World History teacher to increase student success

Economics (Integrated Social Studies)

Taught full AP World curriculum for all global regions from 6000 CE Present

Instituted a business casual day, where students participated in mock interviews

Worked to integrate increased writing into course in anticipation of common core curriculum

Built effective working relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers, and administrators
Served as National Honor Society adviser from March through June

Ashley A. Conrad
Shelby Township, MI
conradas@msu.edu
http://matcportfolioashleyconrad.weebly.com

Teaching
Experience
(Continued)

May 2011Professional Education Services Group

Caledonia, MI
2011-June 2011
Substitute taught in a variety of classrooms, schools, and districts in mid and southeast
Michigan
Subbed at all levels from young 5s all the way up to high school
Successfully maintained a productive work environment in each of my assigned classes
August 20102010-May 2011
Charlotte High School
Charlotte, MI
Full year internship teaching 10th grade World History and French I and II
World History

Created and implemented interactive and engaging activities: Night at the Museum
students created exhibits for a museum and Civilization Creation projectstudents created
their own civilization based on the factors that they have learned make some civilizations
more successful

French I & II

Taught almost exclusively in target language to help students to gain skills in listening comprehension, pronunciation, and fluency

Created and implemented fun interactive activities like an adjective relay, a spelling bee, a
family tree mix-up activity, a double wheel get-to-know you review, a fashion show, and the
creation of a three-dimensional French town.

Facilitated all parent-teacher communication, including parent-teacher conferences

Accommodated and differentiated for students with 504s, IEPs, or who had neither
but still struggled and completed all related paper work
Was responsible for all classroom management in the World History and French classes
Used Skyward Educator Access for grading in the French II and World History classes
Created classroom website with daily agendas, downloadable homework, etc.
Participated in weekly professional development, based on the philosophies of Dr.
Robert J. Marzano, working to use Data Director Software to track student progress
from common assessments to improve instruction and to implement more formative
assessments into classroom teaching

Fall 2009
2009
Spring 2010

Mason High School

Lansing, MI

One to two hours a week in an Adult ESL community outreach program

Tutoring one-on-one and in small groups, created and taught a lesson for the entire
class

Hill Alternative High School

Fall 2007

Active in class, observation, helped with individual and group assignments

Hill Career Academy

Fall 2008

Active in class, worked with two groups of four students on a consistent basis
in preparation for We the People Competition, planned and presented several lessons

One hour twice a week in a French 1 class and then in a French 3 class

Fall 2009

Mason, MI

Two hours twice a week in Civics and AP U.S. Government classes

Lansing, MI

Two hours twice each week in an English Class and an ESL Math class
Worked with small groups of students within the classroom

Eastern High School

Two hours once a week in a library or study room

Tutored students one-on-one both during and after school

Lansing, MI

Ashley A. Conrad
Shelby Township, MI
conradas@msu.edu
http://matcportfolioashleyconrad.weebly.com

June 20142014Present

TeachingRelated
Experience

October 20122012Present

Fall 20092009Spring 2010

Summers 2008
& 2010

Curriculum Developer
Oakland Schools

Worked collaboratively as part of a team of French teachers to create

a proficiency-based curriculum for French I & II as a resource for all
schools in Oakland County

Used ACFUL proficiency guidelines, Michigan World Language

Standards, Atlas, and Moodle to create six thematic units for each
level

Teacher Consultant/ Curriculum Developer Auburn Hills, MI

Teachers Discovery

Worked independently on various projects editing, evaluating, and

creating various curricular resources for the French classroom

Currently working to help design an online textbook for French I

Student Tutor
East Lansing, MI
Student Athletic Support Services at Michigan State University

Worked one-on-one or two-on-one with student athletes, teaching history, writing, math, and Spanish

Helped students with homework, explained confusing concepts, taught

study techniques, and aided students in keeping track of due dates

Encouraged and motivated students to improve in their class work

Level I Babysitter
Auburn Hills, MI
Child Watch North Oakland Family YMCA

Professional
Development

Waterford, MI

Watched and played with children from infants to early teens

TPRS 3-Day Workshop

Strategies for Effective Instruction with MaryEllen Vogt
AP World History 5-Day Intensive Summer Workshop
One-Day AP World History Workshop
Kappa Delta Pis National Teaching Conference
MSUs Teaching with Technology Conference

Proficient with Schoology, Grade Quick, Moodle

Created classroom website using Weebly.com
Proficient with Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, and One Note
Trained to teach in a one-to-one iPad classroom
Familiar with Socrative, Kahoot, Notability, Google Doc, Google Forms, Edublogs,
Jing, Educreations, and Quizlet

Memberships

Member of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)

Member of Kappa Delta Pi
2008-2012
President of MSUs Chapter of KDP
2009-2010

Personal

Classical Ballet
Pointe
Barre Workouts

Technology

Working with Horses

Horseback Riding

Reading

Summer 2014
Summer 2013
Summer 2012
Fall 2011
October 2009
2009 and 2011

Baking
Sewing
Classic Cars

*List of current references is available upon request*