Name:
Frau Linda Havas
Greendale High School:
6801 Southway, Greendale WI 53129
School Website:
http://www.greendale.k12.wi.us/GHS/GHS.html
Contact Information:
linda.havas@greendale.k12.wi.us
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (1998 - 2001)
Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction
Master’s Project: “Liberty, Laughter and Love of Learning:
Optimizing the Foreign Language Experience for the Middle School Student”
Cumulative GPA: 4.0 on a 4.0 scale
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (1989 - 1994)
Bachelor of Science in Education
Cum laude and Departmental Honors
Cumulative GPA: 3.476 on a 4.0 scale
TEACHING AND RELATED EXPERIENCE
Teacher, Mequon-Thiensville School District, Mequon, WI (2003 – 2011)
• Taught German II, III, IV and AP at high school level and Spanish I at
middle and high school
• Completed Wisconsin Professional Development Requirement to teach online
courses (2010)
• Redesigned AP German curriculum to comply with 2007 AP Audit standards
• Established exchange program with partner school in Cologne, Germany
• Participated in curriculum review process using BYOC
• Coordinated and led two-week language immersion tours of Germany
• Advised German Club activities
• Served as assistant forensics coach (2006 – 2008)
Summer School Teacher, Wauwatosa School District, Wauwatosa, WI (2008 – present)
• Co-wrote four comprehensive 3-week curricula for K-8 French, German and Spanish
• Taught exploratory German K-8
• Assisted students K-12 in behavior modification as student supervisor
Teacher, School District of Shorewood, Shorewood, WI (2002 – 2003)
• Taught second-year German and Spanish at Intermediate School
• Taught German II and III in a multi-level high school classroom
Teacher, Elkhorn Area School District, Elkhorn, WI (1994 – 2002)
• Independently designed and taught introductory foreign language curriculum
• Taught German II, III and AP and Spanish II at high school level
• Student Council co-advisor (1996 – 2002)
• Assistant Forensics Coach (1995 – 2002)
• Improv Troupe co-advisor (1999 –2002)
• Allied Arts team leader (1997 – 2002)
• Mentor Facilitator (2002)
• Supervised field study students and student teachers (1995 – 2002)
MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES
Member, Wisconsin Association For Language Teachers (1994 – present)
• Presenter, Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
(2010, 2011)
• Presenter, Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers (WAFLT) Conference
(2000 – present)
“Lire, Lesen, Leer: Active Reading Strategies” and “The Five Cs For
Teachers” (2010)
“Multitasking Made Easy!” and “Practice, Play, Produce!” (voted “Best of
Wisconsin” for the 2011 Central States Conference) (2009)
“Short Attention Span Theater: Promoting Language and Increasing Enrollment
in Just an Hour” (2008)
“Classrooms without Borders: Successful Study Tours from Door to Door” (2008)
“Know Before You Go: Preparing Your Students for International Travel” (2007)
“Is Foreign Language Teaching In Your Future?” (2000 – 2007)
• Co-Author, Know Before You Go: Preparing Your Students for International
Travel, published in The Voice of WAFLT (2008).
• Recipient, WAFLT Recognition of Merit Award (2004)
• Presenter, Wisconsin Future Foreign Language Teachers Conference (2001):
“What You Won’t Learn In Methods Class”
• Co-author, Engaging All Learners in the Foreign Language Classroom,
published in The Voice of WAFLT (2000).
Co-Presenter, Intercultural Student Experiences Teacher Workshop (2009 - present)
Germany Staff Guide, Intercultural Student Experiences (2001 – present)
Participant, Hessen-Wisconsin Teacher Exchange Program (2004-05)
Participant, AATG Immersion Workshop, Williams Bay, WI (2004)
Participant, Teacher Refresher Course, Eurocentres, Cologne, Germany (2002)
Member, Wisconsin Association of Middle Level Educators (1998 – 2003)
• Presenter (2000): “Nie Wieder: A Tour of the Dachau Concentration Camp”
• Presenter (2000): “Improv: Impacting Change for Life”
Presenter, National Association of Secondary School Principals Conference
(2001) and Wisconsin Association of School Boards Conference (2001): “Improv:
Impacting Change for Life”
Certified Wisconsin High School Forensic Association Adjudicator
