823 Advizers

Elisabeth

Supervising Teacher 9-12

Pajaro Valley Unified School District

American College in Paris and Smith College
Smith College BA

Elisabeth has over 30 years experience in Working with Bilingual parents and students, teaching English to Language and neuro divergent learners, and using personalized learning to create individual education plans based on student interest and education levels in public, private and charter schools.
Education
Education
Ethnic & Related Studies
Psychology
International Student
Transfer Student

Q1Career path

Bilingual Education

Working with Diverse Students

Transformative Education

2:47

"I was really trying to find a place that fit. Where I felt I could do kind of transformative education that works from the inside out with a student"

Q2Main responsibilities

Special Education

Secondary Education Teaching

Individualized Education Program (IEP) Development

1:14

"Currently, I have a case load of 28 students and I meet with the students every two to three weeks regarding their individual education plan."

Q3Day in the life

Mentoring

Special Education

Education

1:46

"And the idea is to Kindle each student's kind of Interest figure out what they really like to do and and work and education plan in that direction."

Q4Most important skills - role

Planning

Curriculum Development

Communication

1:16

"Communication is obviously a really important skill as a teacher, and being able to communicate with lots of different types of people."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Adaptability and Continuous Learning

Patience and Frustration Tolerance

Working with Young People

1:18

"If you enjoy young people then this is a great job to have; if you don't like being around kids, I don't recommend this job at all."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

School Politics and Parent Communication

Classroom Management

Resource Allocation and Equity

2:27

"managing the classroom and managing the students, planning lessons and giving timely feedback on student work"

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Education

Charter Schools

Educational Models

1:31

"For the most part it's filled with people who want to make a difference and want to have a positive impact on students and families"

Q8Who thrives in industry

Lifelong Learning

Classroom Management

Compassion

1:15

"Lifelong learners who adapt to new trends and technologies thrive."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Teacher Unions

Workplace Politics

Mentorship

3:39

"the level of politics that are involved in staff meetings and principal decisions"

Q10Entry-level positions

Entry-Level

Career Exploration

Education

1:53

"I think really important when you're looking for places to work with kids is, look at are the people working there smiling, are they happy and relaxed or do they seem stressed out and frustrated because that'll give you a good tip as to how much support the people there have."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Overcoming Challenges

Motivation

Resilience

1:25

"If your first experience or your first school isn't the right fit, don't give up. There's a huge teacher shortage; we need people who care."

Q12College ideas for success

Social Justice

Bilingual Education

Education

1:27

"I discovered some of my passions and I was really passionate about drama and theater"

Q13How identity impacted career

Bilingualism

International Perspective

Multiculturalism

2:24

"I don't really identify as a USA American. I see myself as, you know, part Austrian and part German and also American."