Rachel A. Drummond Sardell

160 Onyx Bridge

5212 University of Oregon

Eugene, OR 97403-5212

(541) 346-3945

rachelds@uoregon.edu

http://www.uoregon.edu/~rachelds

Education

2005 M. Ed. in Middle and Secondary Education, ESOL and Spanish.

University of Oregon, Eugene Oregon

Advisors: Pat Rounds, prounds@woodburn.k12.or.us and Iris Moye, iemoye@uoregon.edu

2003 B.A. in Spanish, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

Advisor: Luis Verano, lverano@uoregon.edu

Experience

March 2006 – Present American English Institute | http://aei.uoregon.edu

English Instructor, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

English Instructor in the Intensive English Program (IEP), Academic English for International Students (AEIS), and the Language Teaching Specialization (LTS) graduate program. Guest Moderator in online distance education courses and Activities Coordinator for the IEP program.

IEP courses taught: low, intermediate, and advanced Reading, Writing, Grammar, and Oral Skills. Elective courses taught: Experience Eugene, Listening and Note-taking, US Business and Economics.

AEIS courses taught: AEIS 111 Written Discourse II. LTS courses co-taught: the Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) section for Curriculum and Materials Development and Assessment.

Guest Moderator in online distance education teacher training courses: Shaping the Way We Teach English and Oregon-Iraq GOES (Guided Online English Studies). For more information about these online, please visit http://oelp.uoregon.edu/shaping.html (Shaping) and http://aei.uoregon.edu/de/iraqelt (Oregon-Iraq GOES).

Activities Coordinator administrative duties include planning 1-2 culturally significant day trips each term for groups of approximately 100 international students.

March 2006 – June 2006 Avant Assessment | http://avantassessment.com

Assessment Support Specialist, Eugene, Oregon

Provided technical support to teachers and district testing coordinators administrating online foreign language assessments. Created and distributed test codes for statewide and national foreign and second language assessments.

February 2006 – March 2006 Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS) | http://casls.uoregon.edu

Assessment Specialist, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

Coordinated efforts with linguists and researchers to implement a national pilot assessment for students learning Spanish as a second language, NOELLA (National Online Early Language Learning Assessment).

June 2004 – December 2005 University of Oregon College of Education | http://education.uoregon.edu

English as a Second Language and Spanish Student Teacher, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

Experienced in planning and teaching second language lessons based on the SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol), performance-based assessments, and comprehensible input methods. Coordinated with and was mentored by four teachers in two part-time and two full-time practicum teaching placements.

January 2003 – June 2003 Department of Romance Languages, University of Oregon | http://rl.uoregon.edu/undergraduate/ple/

Bilingual Teaching Intern, Eugene, Oregon

Tutored and taught small groups of English as a Second Language students at Colin Kelly Middle School, Eugene, Oregon.

Professional Development

2009, January Nominated for the 2009 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report by Helen Chu, University of Oregon: helenc@uoregon.edu. Title: Informal Learning Spaces and Smart Board applications in language instruction (key new skills, students are different, assessment, globalization).

2008, November University of Oregon Information Services Fall Symposium, Presentation “Making Use of a Collaborative Learning Environment”. http://is.uoregon.edu/symposium

2008, November ORTESOL convention, Portland, Oregon: Demonstration “Interactive Whiteboard Technology, presented.

2008, October Guest moderator in a distance education online discussion forum for "Shaping the Way We Teach English" video-based EFL teacher training materials.

2008, August Advisor for a Language Teaching Specialization graduate student’s terminal project.

2008, August Guest moderator in a distance education online discussion forum for "Shaping the Way We Teach English" video-based EFL teacher training materials.

2008, July Guest moderator in a distance education online discussion forum for Shaping the Way We Teach English video-based EFL teacher training materials.

2008, May Advisor for a Language Teaching Specialization graduate student’s terminal project.

2008, April Guest moderator in a distance education online discussion forum for "Shaping the Way We Teach English" video-based EFL teacher training materials.

2008, April TESOL convention, New York, New York: Demonstration "Podcasting By Level: Practical Applications for Teachers", co-presented.

2008, March Workshop co-presenter of “Podcasting By Level: Practical Applications for Teachers" for Russian visitors hosted by the World Affairs Council of Oregon.

2008, February Workshop co-presenter of “Podcasting By Level: Practical Applications for Teachers" for English Instructors at the American English Institute, University of Oregon.

2007, November ORTESOL convention, Portland, Oregon: Demonstration "Podcasting By Level: Practical Applications for Teachers", co-presented.

2007, March TESOL convention, Seattle, Washington.

2006, November ORTESOL convention, Portland, Oregon.

2005, December M.Ed. Capstone Project Title: Teaching Learning Strategies in the English Language Learner Classroom.

2004, November COFLT (Confederation of Foreign Language Teachers) convention.

Skills

Technical: SMART Technologies applications, Apple iLife applications (e.g. iMovie, iDVD, iPhoto), Google applications (e.g. Google Earth, Blogger, Picasa), sound editing software (e.g. Audacity, Sound Studio), Wordpress, Microsoft Office applications, Windows XP and Mac OS X applications, Blackboard, Adobe Photoshop, email, and internet browser applications.

Language: Spanish (intermediate).