Rebecca A. Peterson<\/p>\n
230 Appleton Place<\/p>\n
Nashville, TN 37203<\/p>\n
rebecca.peterson@vanderbilt.edu<\/p>\n
CURRENT APPOINTMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n Lecturer in Education<\/strong> \u2013 Coordinator of Clinical Field Experience, Secondary Education<\/p>\n Department of Teaching and Learning<\/p>\n Lecturer in French<\/strong><\/p>\n Department of French and Italian<\/p>\n AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION<\/strong><\/p>\n Secondary Education, Second Language Acquisition, World Language Education, Intercultural<\/p>\n Competence<\/p>\n EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Department of Education, Literacy, Culture and Language<\/p>\n Education, Ed.D.<\/p>\n Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN<\/p>\n M.Ed. Education with French endorsement<\/p>\n Taylor University, Upland, IN Graduation<\/p>\n B.A. French Language and Literature\/B.A. Communication Studies\/Public Relations Minor<\/p>\n PROFESSIONAL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n Vanderbilt University – Nashville, TN<\/strong><\/p>\n Peabody College<\/strong><\/p>\n Department of Teaching and Learning<\/strong> – Lecturer in Education \u2013 appointment August 2011 \u2013 present<\/p>\n WLED 6370 – Advanced Teaching of World Languages in K-12\u00a0Classrooms<\/p>\n WLED 6371 – World Language Practicum Seminar<\/p>\n WLED 7973 – World Language Internship Seminar<\/p>\n EDUC 3310\/6310 \u2013 The Ecology of the Classroom \u2013 Summer 2014-present<\/p>\n EDUC 3872 \u2013 Practicum II \u2013 Assessment in Secondary Education, Fall 2017<\/p>\n EDUC 3720 \u2013 Principles of Teaching English Language Learners, Fall 2016<\/p>\n EDUC 2340\/3871 \u2013 Practicum I in Secondary Education \u2013 August 2011 \u2013 present<\/p>\n FLED 2960 Independent Study \u2013 Spring Semester 2013, Spring Semester 2014, Fall Semester 2015<\/p>\n Director of the World Language Education Program<\/strong>\u00a02023-present<\/p>\n Design and update the curriculum for various language courses, ensuring that they meet academic standards and align with student needs, departmental goals and the current world language landscape.<\/p>\n Monitor the effectiveness of the program through evaluations, feedback, and assessments. Use data to make improvements and adapt to changes in the field.<\/p>\n Ensure that the program meets accreditation standards and adheres to university and state educational regulations.<\/p>\n Develop a strategic vision for the growth and direction of the program, considering trends in language education and student needs.<\/p>\n Foster an inclusive environment that welcomes students of diverse backgrounds and promotes multilingualism and multicultural understanding.<\/p>\n Coordinator of Clinical Field Experience<\/strong> \u2013 appointment August 2011 \u2013\u00a02023<\/p>\n Primary focus on partnership building and cultivation with schools, district offices and personnel<\/p>\n Responsible for securing and assigning all practicum and student teaching placements for Secondary Education undergraduate and graduate students<\/p>\n Oversee and coordinate Screening I and Screening II activities for pre-service teacher candidates<\/p>\n Coordinate and oversee university mentors for Secondary Education<\/p>\n College of Arts and Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n Department of French and Italian<\/strong> – Lecturer in French \u2013 appointment August 2011 \u2013 present<\/p>\n FREN 2203 \u2013 Contemporary France and Francophone Cultures \u2013 Fall 2014 – Present<\/p>\n FREN 1103 – French in the World (accelerated course)<\/p>\n FREN 1102 – Introduction to French in the World<\/p>\n FREN 103 \u2013 Intermediate French \u2013 Fall 2011 \u2013 Spring 2014<\/p>\n Peabody College – Adjunct Instructor<\/strong> \u2013 Fall Semester 2002 \u2013 Spring 2010<\/p>\n FLED 2380 Foreign Language Teaching: Theory and Practice<\/p>\n \u2022 Instructed undergraduate and graduate students preparing to enter the foreign language teaching<\/p>\n profession<\/p>\n \u2022 Discussed current foreign language learning theories and how these theories inform classroom practice<\/p>\n \u2022 Supervised graduate Capstone projects for Peabody College<\/p>\n Hillsboro High School, Nashville, TN, Department Chair of Foreign Languages, August 2003-July 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Taught French I-French V\/IB in an immersion type setting<\/p>\n \u2022 Integrated technology into daily classroom activities<\/p>\n \u2022 Developed and wrote French curriculum for the International Baccalaureate Program at Hillsboro High<\/p>\n School<\/p>\n \u2022 Supervised French Club, Knitting Club and sponsored National Eating Disorders Awareness Week<\/p>\n \u2022 Served as a PTSA faculty liaison and maintained regular parent contact with my students\u2019 families<\/p>\n \u2022 Coordinated and led student trips to France, England and Spain<\/p>\n John Trotwood Moore Middle School, Nashville, TN, August 2003-August 2004<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Taught 7th <\/span>and 8th <\/span>grade French<\/p>\n \u2022 Implemented introductory French program<\/p>\n \u2022 Wrote the 8th <\/span>grade for high school credit test for the district<\/p>\n \u2022 Coordinated and led student field trips related to the target culture<\/p>\n Hillwood High School, Nashville, TN, October 2002-May 2003<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Taught French I-French IV using a variety of instructional techniques<\/p>\n \u2022 Supervised French Club<\/p>\n \u2022 Worked with the Hillwood Girls Track Team<\/p>\n Nashville State Community College, Nashville, TN, Fall Semester 2002<\/strong><\/p>\n Adjunct Instructor \u2013 FREN 1010<\/p>\n \u2022 Taught introductory French<\/p>\n CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Annual Reading Forum (ARF) – Learning From and With Literature: Children\u2019s Nonfiction Texts<\/span><\/p>\n Representing Disability \u2013 Moderator, Fall 2018<\/p>\n Annual Reading Forum (ARF) – Live-Actor Simulations to Unpack Assumptions and Enter Difficult<\/p>\n Conversations \u2013 Co-presenter, Fall 2018<\/p>\n ACTFL – 7 Billion Others and Me: Introspection for Global Tolerance \u2013 Co-presenter, Fall 2018<\/p>\n AACTE \u2013 Exploring Signature Pedagogies to Develop Critical Dispositions \u2013 Co-presenter, Spring 2018<\/p>\n AERA \u2013 Student Engagement and Activism \u2013 Co-presenter, Spring 2018<\/p>\n Tennessee Foreign Language Teachers Association Conference \u2013 Co-presenter, Fall 2014<\/p>\n \u201cFirst Year Teachers in the World Language Classroom\u201d<\/p>\n Tennessee Foreign Language Teachers Association Conference \u2013 Co-presenter, Fall 2013<\/p>\n \u201cThe Vanderwiki Project: A Social Pedagogies Approach to Cultural Issues in France.\u201d<\/p>\n Southern Conference of Language Teachers (SCOLT) \u2013 Co-presenter, Spring 2014<\/p>\n \u201cInnovations in technology use at Vanderbilt University\u2019s Center for Second Language Studies: Wikis and<\/p>\n Skyping\u201d<\/p>\n Tennessee Foreign Language Teachers Association Conference \u2013 Co-presenter with Virginia Scott,<\/p>\n Fall 2003<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n \u201cACTFL and the State Standards for Foreign Language Teaching\u201d<\/p>\n INVITED PRESENTATIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Humanizing Pedagogies \u2013 Vanderbilt University \u2013 Dr. Lani Horn \u2013 Fall 2018<\/p>\n Response to Diverse Learners – Vanderbilt University \u2013 Dr. Ocheze Joseph \u2013 Fall 2018<\/p>\n Secondary Education Student Teaching Seminar \u2013 Vanderbilt Universtiy – School-Home-Community Connections \u2013 Spring 2018<\/p>\n Center for Second Language Studies \u2013 Creating your Teaching Portfolio \u2013 Vanderbilt \u2013 Spring<\/p>\n 2018<\/p>\n PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n SERVICE TO PROFESSION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n President Elect \u2013 Tennessee Foreign Language Teacher Association \u2013 term begins 2018<\/p>\n State Literacy Initiative in World Languages \u2013 Consultant \u2013 2018-2019<\/p>\n State Department of Education Standards for World Languages Writing Committee Consultations<\/p>\n – 2017<\/p>\n Tennessee Foreign Language Teachers Assoc. Board Member 2nd <\/span>Term of Service<\/p>\n American Association of Teachers of French<\/p>\n Pi Delta Phi \u2013 National French Honor Society<\/p>\n American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language<\/p>\n Kappa Delta Pi \u2013 National Education Society<\/p>\n State Department of Education Textbook Adoption Committee \u2013 2009-2010<\/p>\n State Department of Education Standards for World Languages Writing Committee \u2013 2009-2010<\/p>\n SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n University \u2013 School Liaison<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Serve as faculty liaison between surrounding school districts, Secondary Education faculty,<\/p>\n University Mentors and professional year students.<\/p>\n Coordinate partnerships for all SED student placements across three counties and independent<\/p>\n schools.<\/p>\n Screening I<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Coordinate undergraduate screening in the fall and spring annually as students make their<\/p>\n formal application to the SED program and teacher licensure track.<\/p>\n Recruit evaluators, schedule individual student sessions and interviews and gather data to<\/p>\n support admittance to the program.<\/p>\n Screening II<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Coordinate undergraduate and M.Ed. screening in the fall and spring before students begin<\/p>\n their professional year student teaching or residency placements.<\/p>\n Recruit evaluators, schedule individual student sessions and presentations and gather data to<\/p>\n support admittance to student teaching.<\/p>\n Master\u2019s Capstone for Secondary Education<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Coordinate M.Ed. final Capstone projects by scheduling student presentations, recruiting<\/p>\n evaluators and gathering data to support continuation in the program.<\/p>\n Certificate in Second Language Studies \u2013 A&S Steering Committee<\/p>\n Planned, coordinated and implemented certificate of study with other language department<\/p>\n colleagues for master\u2019s and doctoral students<\/p>\n SERVICE TO COMMUNITY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 MCTE \u2013 Metro Council of Teacher Educators \u2013 Peabody SED representative<\/p>\n \u2022 MNPS Parent Advisory Committee in Exceptional Education<\/p>\n \u2022 International Baccalaureate Inquiry Project Reviewer \u2013 JT Moore Middle School \u2013 2017<\/p>\n \u2022 Montessori Center, Nashville, TN \u2013 Cultural and Language teaching to primary class \u2013 2016-<\/p>\n present<\/p>\n \u2022 Tutoring<\/p>\n \u2022 Sister Cities of Nashville Member \u2013 2011- present<\/p>\n Interview students and chaperones for summer exchange program to Caen, France<\/p>\n \u2022 Linden Waldorf School \u2013 Board Member 1st <\/span>Term of Service 2013-2016<\/p>\n HONORS, AWARDS & EXCHANGES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Caen, France, 2014 & 2011 \u2013 Diplomatic Exchange with Sister Cities of Nashville<\/p>\n \u2022 Travelled with representatives from Mayor Karl Dean\u2019s office to represent the city of Nashville and<\/p>\n our system of education during an international celebration of Sister Cities in Normandy, France.<\/p>\n Montpellier, France, 2004, Nina Walls Scholarship \u2013 Alliance Fran\u00e7aise de Nashville<\/p>\n \u2022 Awarded the opportunity to study and live in Montpellier while attending a language intensive<\/p>\n program<\/p>\n Strasbourg, France, 1999, Group Study Exchange Program \u2013 Rotary International<\/p>\n \u2022 Interfaced with international corporations to evaluate business and marketing in a global marketplace<\/p>\n \u2022 Refined my French speaking skills during this four week program<\/p>\n Geneva, Switzerland, 1995, Intern – Taylor University<\/p>\n \u2022 Planned and coordinated after school activities for youth in the international school system<\/p>\n \u2022 Increased French language skills and developed a deeper understanding of international relations<\/p>\n Brittany, France, 1990, Honors Exchange Program – Indiana University<\/p>\n \u2022 Participated in rigorous nine week language immersion program in St. Brieuc, France<\/p>\n Rebecca A. 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