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BIO
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Lisa Bares
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"I connect cultures as I teach."
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Degrees:
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B.A. – Kalamazoo College in International Area Studies and
Spanish |
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M.A. - University of Denver in International and Intercultural
Communication (August 2005 expected date of degree completion) |
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Universidad Antonio de Nebrija – Extensive study of Spanish
language and culture. Independent project focusing on the educational system
in Spain |
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Experience:
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Teach grades 9-12 at Huron High School in Spanish and French
(Spanish 3AC, 2AC, 2, 1 and French 1) |
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Develop and facilitate experiential activities for intercultural
learning |
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Advised international students at the University of Denver |
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Participated in with Project Bosnia’s Vares Summer School
Program where I taught in a multi-ethnic school setting |
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Created and conducted grammar and culture lessons for business
personnel at PRAB/Hapman Conveyors |
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Instructed conversation and reading comprehensions lessons
in English at El Instituto San Isidro in Madrid |
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Interned at the Smithsonian Institution’s American Folklife
Festival with the African Immigrant Program |
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Interests:
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World Traveler |
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Integrated Foreign Experiences in: France, Spain, Venezuela,
Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Bosnia, Italy, and Mexico |
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Member of American Sokol Czech & Slovak Organization |
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Presenter at NAFSA: Association of International Education
Conferences |
