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Teaching
Résumé
of Vanette G. Benesch
Education
*Bachelor of Arts in English, University of
Southern Colorado, 1987.
* M.Ed. in Literacy, Lesley College, 1996.
Endorsements
Endorsed by the Colorado Department of
Education to teach English and Spanish.
Spanish Education
*Received
a minor in Spanish from University of Southern Colorado with 32 credits.
*Continue
taking Spanish and the
teaching-of-Spanish courses including the following:
College Board Seminar, Teaching Advanced Placement Spanish, 2005
Blaine
Ray Total Physical Response Storytelling Workshop, 2004
Blaine Ray Total Physical Response Workshop, 2001
Susan Gross Total Physical Response Storytelling Workshop, 2000
“Integrating TPRS into Foreign Language SBE Units, 3 CDE
credits, 2000
Adams State College, Spanish 589, 3 credits, 1998
Teaching Experience in Spanish
*Have
taught
Spanish Levels 1 and 2 for 12 years at Cañon City High School and
Spanish 4 and Senior to Sophomore for one year.
Currently
teaching levels, 1, 2 and 3, and Senior to Sophomore.
*Developed
the Cañon City High School International Club, which serves language
students, levels 1-4, and operates as a liaison between school and
foreign exchange students (many from Mexico and South America).
Sponsored club for eight continuous years and continue to do so.
*Included native speakers from Mexico and
Colombia into classroom activities and projects.
*Traveled
to Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo with Spanish classes, levels 1-4,
to museums, musical programs and art shows highlighting Hispanic
culture.
Travel
*Served
as a Voyager Educational Tours chaperon to high school students and
community members on a two-week trip to Spain in June of 2004. Cities
featured were Madrid, Toledo, Zarragosa and Barcelona.
*Served
as a Voyager chaperon to Barcelona, Spain, in March of 2002.
*Made
personal trips to Mexico including the cities of Puebla, Cholula, Mexico
City, Vera Cruz, Juarez, Agua Prieta and Nogales.
Personal
Married
to Bryan Benesch, who owns and operates his own trucking business.
Have two sons, Garrett, 13, and Clayton, 10 who both love sports and
rodeo.
Hobbies
Rodeo,
raising and training Quarter and Paint Horses, music, reading and
travel..
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