Sarah K. Shackelford
skshackelford@mac.com
wiki: http://madameshackelford.wikispaces.com/
EDUCATION
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois


Master of Arts Degree
French
1979
Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Romance Languages Department 1977-1978:
Taught beginning French courses in the 100 level series during the academic year
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio




1980
Graduate Teaching Assistantship in French Department 1979-1980: Taught
beginning French courses (at the 100 level) during the academic year
Teaching Recognition Award, 1980
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio

Master of Science
Library Science
Bachelor of Science
Education (French Major)
1977
French House resident for three years; House President 1976-1977
Member Pi Delta Phi, National French Honorary
French House Scholarship, 1977
Dean’s List 1973-1977
Institut de Touraine
Junior Year Abroad Program
1975-76
Tours, France
 Lived with a French family while taking university courses during the academic
year.
LICENSE
Multi Age (P-12)
French
EXPERIENCE
September 2011-Present: Finneytown High School, Cincinnati, Ohio
Part- time French Teacher, levels 1-V (AP)
2003-2010
Clermont Northeastern High School, Batavia, Ohio
Full Time French teacher, Levels I – IV

Wrote district foreign language curriculum maps (French and Spanish, levels IIV)
 Participated in collaborative epal , web log and podcasting project (French III/IV)
with an English teacher and her classes in Rouen, France
 Developed and maintain fairly extensive web site and wiki for students and
teachers of French
 Initiated a cross level French teaching project between French III/IV students and
4th grade classes at the primary school (maintained in collaboration with 4th grade
teachers)
 Piloted ODE model lesson plans, 2004
 Piloted Ohio Linguafolio (portfolio assessment)
 Received a grant to obtain Ipods to be used for a variety of projects in upper level
French classes
 Led a student tour group in France in summer 2006
 Led a student trip – immersion weekend at Concordia Language Villages in
Minnesota, April 2008
 French Club Advisor
 National Honor Society Advisor 2003-2008
 Mentored two teachers
 Participated in 2006-2007 and 2008-2009 Dual Credit Grant with University of
Cincinnati. My level III and IV students received college credit for their work in
our high school class.
Worked with Directors of Clermont County Educational Service Center to develop a
Foreign Language Teacher Collaborative within the county, and did a presentation
about the current status of foreign languages in Ohio, Winter 2008.
2009-2010
Adjunct, University of Cincinnati
Taught series of basic French courses at night
1999-2001



Provided direction and support for state accreditation
Trained in-house staff
Developed and taught online library research course
1998-2000
1980-1997




Transylvania Bible School, Freeport, Pennsylvania
Vice President of Learning Resources (part time,
Board appointed consulting position).
Whitewater Valley Grade School, Harrison, Ohio
Taught After-School PTA Sponsored French FLES
program (part time, two afternoons weekly)
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Full Time Professional Librarian/Library Branch Supervisor
Increased monthly circulation at Harrison Branch by 200%
Managed and supervised staff in two branch libraries
Developed extensive programming for a variety of age levels (children through
adult)
Presented online reference workshops
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Memberships:

Ohio Foreign Language Association
- Executive Board Member (2004-Present)
- President, 2010-2011
- Vice President Public Relations /Advocacy & Past President , 2011-present)

Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
- Board Director: 2014-18
- Program Chair, 2016 Conference
- Chair, Local Conference Committee, 2013

Board Member, Joint National Committee for Languages and National Council
for International Education (2007-2010)




American Association of Teachers of French (National Chapter) 2004-present
American Association of Teachers of French, Ohio Chapter 2004-present
Board Member, Friends of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
(2003-2009)
Extensive Travel in France and other francophone areas
Presentations:
Blogging in the Foreign Language Classroom (Ohio Foreign Language Association
Conference, March, 2006)
Advocacy 101 (Ohio Foreign Language Association Conference, March 2006)
Weapons of Mass Instruction and Boots on the Ground French Advocacy Workshop
(AATF Ohio Immersion Weekend half day workshop, October 28, 2006)
French Book Club (Central States Conference in Dearborn ,Michigan, March 2008)
Laissez les bons temps rouler: Bringing Louisiana to the Classroom (Ohio Foreign
Language Association Annual Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio; April 2008)
Focus on Literacy, Ohio Foreign Language Association Extension Workshop, Kent State
University; September 27, 2008
Podcasting in the Foreign Language Classroom - Clermont County F.L. Teachers
Networking Meeting, November 18, 2008
Les Cajuns – workshop presented at OFLA Conference, 2009 and in February 2011
Making Connections Among Languages – a multilingual journey through literature and
film (Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages – co-presentation with
Marilyn Barrueta and Bill Heller, Spring 2009)
Universal Journeys with Baggage – presented with Marilyn Barrueta at an in-service for
Pennsylvania Teachers, October, 2009 and at Central States Conference, March 2010 and
for 2011 Ohio Foreign Language Association Conference
French and Spanish Classes Meet at the Bullfight – workshop presented at Central States
Conference, March 2011 and session presented at OFLA, April 2011
Special Committees, Instructional training, and experiences:
Chair, Central States Conference Local Committee, 2012-2013
Participated in Ohio’s World Language Standards Revision Working Group (2010)
Appointed by State Board of Education to serve on Ohio Foreign Language Advisory
Council (Spring 2007to December 2008).
Ohio Delegate to the American Association of Teachers of French National Conference
(2003-present)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language Online Methods Course (2002)
AP and Pre- AP French workshops (ACTFL Conference, 2005 and 2006)
Participated in numerous workshops on technology, differentiation, assessment,
classroom management and other current topics in the foreign language classroom
(ACTFL, AATF, OFLA and Central States Annual Conferences, yearly attendance from
2002 to present).