Veronica Darer

Profesores y personal

EDUCATION

Fall 1996: PhD in Multilingual/Multicultural Education, University of Florida, Gainsville. Dissertation topic: "Social and Pedagogical Processes of Spanish as a Second Language Classrooms."
1986: M.A.T. School for International Traning/World Learning, Brattleboro, Vermont. Major firlds: Spanish and ESOL.

HONORS AND AWARDS

1998: Member of Teacher Certification Panel
1996: Foreign Language Advisory Council, Bennington College
1996: Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
1992-1995: OBELMA Fellowship, University of Florida
1991: Excellence in Teaching Grant, Hanover High School
1987-1992: Cooperating Teacher for the Teacher Ecucation Program, Dartmouth College

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1997-PRESENT: Lecturer (Spanish) Education for University of Massachusetts, Boston
1997-1998: Lecturer (Spanish) Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
1996-PRESENT: Assistant Professor (Spanish) Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
1994-PRESENT: Lecturer in Education and University Supervisor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1994-1996: Lecturer (Spanish and Multicultural Education) Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, Boston
1992-1993: Graduate Assistant and Instructor, Department of Instruction and Curriculum, University of Florida, Gainsville
1992: ESL Teacher, Adult Education, Naples, Florida. High School Spanish Teacher, Hanover High School, Hanover, New Hampshire. Developed Spanish Program
1987-1992: Spanish Teacher, Hanover High School, Hanover, New Hampshire. Developed Spanish Program
1987 Summer: Spanish Master Teacher, Dartmouth College, ALPS Program
1986/1987 Fall: ESL Master Teacher, Dartmouth College

PRESENTATIONS

Darer, V. (1996). Northern Conference. "Problem Posing Education: A Student Generated Curriculum."
Darer, V. (1994). AERA (American Educational Research Association.) "Learning the Rules of the Teaching Game: An Ethnographic Account of the Foreign Language Internship."
Darer, V. (1993). NAME (National Association of Multicultural Education). Los Angeles, CA. "Utopia" and "Who are We?"
Darer, V. (1992). Florida Foreign Language Association. "Creating Raps for Your Foreign Language Classroom."
Darer, V. (1990). New Hampshire Foreign Language Association. "Ritmos: Raps for the Spanish Classroom."
Harper, C., Darer, V. & Fagot-Manahan, A. (1993). Florida Reading Association. Featured presenter. "Stratagies for Teaching Reading to LEPs" (a Problem-Solving Approach to Literacy)
Darer, V., Harper C. & Fagot-Monahan, A. (1993). Florida Gulf TESOL. "The Culture Connection"

RELATED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Spring 1997: Harvard University, Speaker at meeting for university supervisors
Spring 1997: Brandeis University, demonstration for second language teaching method course
Summer/Fall 1997: Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, cross-cultural simulations
Spring 1996: Framingham State College, guest speaker
Summer 1993: University of Florida, doctoral seminar on problems and issues in bilingual education
Summer 1992/93/94: University of Florida, demonstration for second language teaching methods course: Silent Way, Suggestopedia, ALM, CLL, Communicative Approach, TPR
Fall 1992: University of Florida, demonstration for foreign languages in the elementary school: Content Based Instruction
Fall 1993: University of Florida, demonstration of Suggestopedia to linguistics department
Fall 1991: Dartmouth College, lecturer for Teacher Training Program on lesson planning.

PUBLICATIONS

1994: Gulf TESOL Journal. Book Review
1995: Gulf TESOL Journal. Book Review
In progress: Articles from Dissertation:"Social and Pedagogical Processes of Spanish as a Second Language Classrooms." Ethnographic Study: "Learning the Rules of the Teaching Game: An Ethnographic Account of the Foreign Language Internship."

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS