Bette Kitchens

Team leader responsibilities including meetings, correspondence with team, school administration and EL coordinator.

• Provided individualized support for students with diverse needs, tailoring instruction to accommodate varying language levels and learning styles.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop interdisciplinary lessons that reinforced key concepts across subject areas.
• Conduct assessments to monitor student progress and used data-driven instruction for continuous improvement of learning outcomes.
• Enhanced professional development by attending workshops, seminars, and conferences focused on best practices in English language teaching methodologies.
• Personalize instruction based on needs, interests and capabilities of individual students.
• Mentor new teachers in effective ESOL instructional strategies to ensure their success within the school community.
• Mentored a University of Georgia student teacher for the 24-25 school year.

• Served as an advocate for ESOL students within the school community, promoting cultural awareness and inclusivity among staff and peers.
• Developed and taught ESL curriculum to improve students' conversational abilities.
• Facilitated small group and individual instruction to maximize student learning.
• Used Ellevation to monitor and serve the English Language Learners

• Improved student comprehension by utilizing creative teaching methods and incorporating visual aids.
• Used written exercises to test and develop reading and writing foreign languages.
• Attended department meetings to develop and update course curricula.
• Collaborated with colleagues to develop interdisciplinary lessons that connected Spanish language content to other subject areas.
• Developed and wrote curricula in both Spanish and English, often sharing curriculum with other teachers for 55 minute daily classes.
• Cultivated passion for Spanish language among students by integrating music, art, and literature from Spanish-speaking countries into curriculum.