Irini Losoff

Reading/Language Arts Teacher at Old Orchard Junior High School
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(386) 825-5501
Location
US
Languages
  • Greek Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • German Professional working proficiency

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Credentials

  • Professional Educator License
    Illinois State Board of Education
    Jun, 2014
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Old Orchard Junior High School
    • United States
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Reading/Language Arts Teacher
      • Aug 2020 - Present
  • Frankfurt International School
    • Germany
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Year Head
      • Aug 2018 - Aug 2020

      In this role, I am the first person of contact for academic and behavioral support for students, teachers, and parents of the grade level. I oversee a team of homeroom teachers and hold monthly meetings to address teachers’ concerns and discuss upcoming events and student progress and behavior. I work together with principal, assistant principal, and counselors to discuss discipline and emotional support for students. I organized weekly assemblies surrounding personal, social, emotional curriculum for the grade. I also developed and led week-long grade level trips focusing on outdoor activities, character building, and collaboration

    • English Teacher
      • Aug 2015 - Aug 2020

      In this role, I have taught English Literature to all grades between 6 and 12 with a curriculum comparable to American middle and high school. I have taught International Baccalaureate (IB) (comparable to AP) for 2 years. I prepared students for IB exams and achieved strong results from my graduating class. I was part of a Curriculum Development Team in which I developed middle school (6-8) curriculum and piloted the Readers and Writers Workshop model.

    • Writing Center Specialist
      • Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

      I ran the Writing Center for all grade 6-12 students in which I provided additional writing support in any subject based on students’ needs. I created and led events and assemblies related to reading and writing and liaised with parents, teachers, and administration. Additionally, I visited teachers’ classes upon request to support teaching writing

  • Words, words, words, ltd.
    • United Kingdom
    • Freelance English Teacher
      • Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

      I taught English as a Second Language to vocational students at various technical companies (Evonik Industries, Merck, Telekom AG) and business English to adults looking to improve their English for the workforce I taught English as a Second Language to vocational students at various technical companies (Evonik Industries, Merck, Telekom AG) and business English to adults looking to improve their English for the workforce

Education

  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Master of Library & Information Science - MLIS, School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
    2020 - 2022
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Bachelor's degree, English/Language Arts Teacher Education
    2010 - 2014
  • University of Glasgow
    Non-Degree Exchange, English Literature

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