Jennifer S. Colestock Creative educator and instructional leader with a proven history of providing innovative instruction and strategic mentorship
EDUCATION Middlebury College, M.A., Spanish, 2003 Whitman College, B.A., Spanish, Education, 2000
EXPERIENCE Jefferson County Public Schools Spanish Teacher · Instructional Leader · Mentor August 2008 - Present ●
Deliver engaging instruction of Spanish I through AP/IB in face-to-face, online, and hybrid environments
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Serve as department chair and school instructional leader
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Provide holistic mentorship to pre-service and beginning teachers
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Offer concurrent enrollment opportunities through Red Rocks Community College
4145 Quay Street Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (425) 753-5752
[email protected] Twitter: @profecolestock
LICENSES & ENDORSEMENTS National Board Certification Colorado Teacher ● ●
Spanish Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education
Washington Teacher ●
Spanish
WORLD TRAVEL ●
Mexico, Spain, Uruguay, Chile, Guatemala, Cuba, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan
PRESENTATIONS Denver School of Science and Technology Spanish Teacher August 2007 - June 2008 ●
Provided creative instruction for native and non-native students of Spanish at all levels as part of a 1-to-1 laptop program
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Led the design of a four-year scope and sequence, with corresponding assessments, for high school Spanish curriculum
Bellevue Public Schools Spanish Teacher · Mentor · IB MYP Coordinator December 2000 - June 2007
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Delivered instruction to middle and high school students
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Provided comprehensive mentorship for beginning and pre-service teachers
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Created and delivered on-going professional development to support implementation of the IB Middle Years Program
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Fulbright Educator Exchange Program, Uruguay, 2011 En el otro lado del mundo: Semejanzas, diferencias y estrategias para lograr el éxito con todos nuestros estudiantes
MEMBERSHIPS ●
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
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American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
