Melissa Verhey, PhD

French Teacher at The Lawrenceville School
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States, JE

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Experience

    • Education Administration Programs
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • French Teacher
      • Jul 2018 - Present
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
      • Jan 2018 - Present

      • Sep 2017 - Jul 2018

      Teaching Academic Writing to Senior Princeton Undergraduate StudentsDeveloped, marketed and facilitated a series of two-hour workshops:1) Developing Your Proposal2) Reading, "Reading," and Research Strategies3) Why and How to Start Writing (Even Before You "Finish" Researching) One-on-one coaching to assist students in outlining their methodology and evidence, structuring their argument, and developing strategies for timely completion.

      • Jun 2015 - Jan 2018

      - Developed large-scale independent research project- Wrote grants and obtained funding for project- Communicated results in conference presentations and written reports- Outstanding project management: completed research and wrote dissertation in record 2.5 years

      • Sep 2012 - Jan 2016

      Taught French language to Princeton undergraduate students as sole instructor:Fall 2015 Advanced French:- Designed curriculum to support module on Philippe Claudel's La Petite Fille de M. Linh. This unit was used across all sections of FRE 107.Fall 2014 Intermediate French- Contributed to bank of activities to enhance oral language practice (explain range)Fall 2013 Beginner French- Initiated group curriculum development: - Created Google Drive folder to share activities and lesson plans with colleagues - Methodically developed Powerpoint slideshows to practice and test new grammar and vocabulary - Presented collected materials to course head at the end of term to support ongoing course development Show less

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Graduate Teaching Fellow
      • Sep 2014 - Jun 2018

      INSTRUCTIONAL CONSULTING Conducting instructional consulting for graduate student instructors Leading pre- and post-observation meetings Observing teachers in the classroom Fostering meta-reflection on pedagogy INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS Workshop: "Creating an Inclusive Classroom: Lessons from Whistling Vivaldi" Co-facilitating sessions for grad students and postdocs on mitigating stereotype threat in the classroom ORIENTATION LEADER Designed curriculum for and facilitated the annual two-day orientation for graduate student instructors in modern languages Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • President
      • Jan 2017 - Apr 2018

      - Leading the Westminster Foundation Board, which supports Princeton Presbyterian campus ministry - Writing meeting agendas and leading bimonthly Board meetings - Building and maintaining relationships with undergraduate and graduate students, seminary interns, alumni, and supporters - Leading annual review of employees through Human Resources subcommittee - Seeking and inviting new Board members through Nominations subcommittee - Leading the Westminster Foundation Board, which supports Princeton Presbyterian campus ministry - Writing meeting agendas and leading bimonthly Board meetings - Building and maintaining relationships with undergraduate and graduate students, seminary interns, alumni, and supporters - Leading annual review of employees through Human Resources subcommittee - Seeking and inviting new Board members through Nominations subcommittee

    • France
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Lecturer
      • Sep 2011 - Aug 2012

      - Taught 5 classes of 12-50 students per semester - Independently developed topical units, lessons, and assessments - Taught 5 classes of 12-50 students per semester - Independently developed topical units, lessons, and assessments

    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research and Teaching Assistant
      • Sep 2010 - Aug 2011

      - Teaching assistant in advanced French - Taught linguistically diverse class including heritage speakers, francophones, and high-achieving anglophone students - Taught one of three classes per week - Designed and taught a literary unit on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Vol de nuit - Led grammar lessons and review sessions - Advised students on McMaster French program (major, minor, study abroad) - Teaching assistant in advanced French - Taught linguistically diverse class including heritage speakers, francophones, and high-achieving anglophone students - Taught one of three classes per week - Designed and taught a literary unit on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Vol de nuit - Led grammar lessons and review sessions - Advised students on McMaster French program (major, minor, study abroad)

Education

  • Princeton University
    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), French Language and Literature
    2012 - 2018
  • Ecole normale supérieure
    Pensionnaire étranger, Lettres françaises
    2016 - 2017
  • McMaster University
    Master of Arts (M.A.), French Language and Literature
    2010 - 2011
  • McMaster University
    Bachelor’s Degree, Combined Honours Classics and French
    2006 - 2010
  • Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne
    Ontario-Rhône-Alpes (ORA) Study Abroad, Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
    2008 - 2009

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