Personal Details
- Name: Scott Benedict
- Birthdate: September 18, 1971
- Address: 607 Oak Ridge Dr
Roseville, CA 95661
- Phone: 916.692.0475
- Email:
rsbenedict [at] gmail [dot] com
- Website: teachforjune.com
Teaching Experience
Spanish Teacher
Veterans Tribute Career & Technical Academy August 2009 - June 2012
- Create highly-engaging, student-centered lessons based in comprehensible input in the target language.
- Contributed to the development of a vertically-articulated, Spanish-language program designed to complement the different learning pathways at VTCTA (law enforcement, 911 dispatch, computer forensics, CSI, and EMS).
- Maximize use of multiple modalties to enrich and reinforce the learning expereince of students.
- Implemented a standards-based grading system in my department.
- Work to cooperatively utilize and support school-wide learning strategies.
- Continually refine my standards-based, communicative approach along with creating various formative and summative standards-based assessments.
- Presented professional development sessions for the school and the district.
Spanish Teacher
Silverado High School August 2005 - August 2009
- Created highly-engaging, student-centered lessons based in comprehensible input in the target language.
- Maximized use of multiple modalties to enrich and reinforce the learning expereince of students.
- Contributed to my department's use of a standards-based grading system.
- Worked to cooperatively utilize and support school-wide learning strategies.
- Continually refined my standards-based, communicative approach along with creating various formative and summative standards-based assessments.
- Co-sponsored the Spanish Club providing students with the opportunity to explore the Spanish language and culture outside of the classroom.
- Presented professional development sessions/workshops for the school and the district.
Spanish Teacher
Arcadia High School October 2001 - June 2005
- Created highly-engaging, student-centered lessons based in comprehensible input in the target language.
- Maximized use of multiple modalties to enrich and reinforce the learning expereince of students.
- Contributed to the writing of the standards-based Spanish curriculum in 2002
- Actively promoted the Electronic Portfolio project within my classroom.
- Continually refined my standards-based, communicative approach along with creating various formative and summative standards-based assessments.
- Sponsored the German Club providing students with the opportunity to explore the German language and culture outside of the classroom.
Presenter/Consultant Experience
teachforjune workshops
Online January 2010 - Present
I've presented over 100 online webinars on various educational and world-language topics through teachforjune workshops.
TPRS Webversity Course
Online August 2012-February 2013
I taught a series of twelve, 90-minute classes on TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) online via teachforjune.com
Gilroy Unified School District
Gilroy, CA January 2013
I created and presented a customized a "Power PQA" workshop for the language teachers of Gilroy Unified School District on how to maximize personalization to invigorate and engage their students.
South Kitsap High School
Port Orchard, WA September 2012
I created and presented a customized standards-based grading and assessment workshop for South Kitsap High School language and non-language teachers.
National TPRS Conference
Las Vegas, NV July 2012
I presented Personalization with co-presenter Carol Sutton, as well as presented my Power Grading Workshop.
Blaine Ray Workshops
Multiple Cities Summer 2012
I presented 2- and 3-day workshops on TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling)--a comprehensible-input approach to second-language acquisition in Phoenix, Indianapolis, Little Rock, Nashville, Philadelphia, Detroit, Hartford, and Los Angeles.
TPRS Webversity Course
Online August 2011-February 2012
I taught a series of twelve, 90-minute classes on TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) online via teachforjune.com
Power Grading Webversity Course
Online September 2011
I taught a series of five, three-hour classes on standards-based grading and assessment online via teachforjune.com.
KIPP Schools' Summer Summit
Nashville, TN August 2011
I presented a "Power Assessment" Workshop demonstrating various ways to apply standards to create more effective and efficient classroom assessments for world-language teachers.
National TPRS Conference
St. Louis, MO July 2011
I presented Dialogue with co-presenter Carol Sutton, as well as presented my Power Grading Workshop.
Blaine Ray Workshops
Multiple Cities Summer 2011
I presented 2-day workshops on TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling)--a comprehensible-input approach to second-language acquisition in Las Vegas, Little Rock, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco.
ASD World Language-Anchorage, AK
Online February 2011
I presented a 3-hour online webinar called "Grading & Assessment by the Standards."
CCSD World-Language Mini-Conference
Las Vegas, NV October 2010
I presented 3 one-hour workshop sessions on "Fast & Easy Speaking Assessments," "Fast & Easy Writing Assessments," and "Successful Story Strips."
TPRS Webversity Course
Online August 2010-February 2011
I taught a series of twelve, 90-minute classes on TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) online via teachforjune.com
Power Grading Webversity Course
Online September 2010
I taught a series of five, three-hour classes on standards-based grading and assessment online via teachforjune.com.
Huntington CCSC Inservice
Online August 2010
I presented a half-day online inservice on "Powerful PQA," TPRS, and classroom management.
iFLT Summer Conference
Los Alamitos, CA July 2010
I presented a half-day "Power Grading" workshop and was an official instructional coach, offering feedback and learning tips on various techniques taught at the conference to individuals and small groups.
National TPRS Conference
Chicago, IL July 2010
I presented a half-day "Accurate & Effective Assessments" workshop, a half-day "Power Grading" workshop, and was an official instructional coach, offering feedback and learning tips on various techniques taught at the conference to individuals and small groups.
Blaine Ray Workshops
Multiple Cities Summer 2010
I presented 2-day workshops on TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling)--a comprehensible-input approach to second-language acquisition in Las Vegas and Santa Ana.
TPRS Publishing, Inc.'s Multicultural Conference
Ixtapa, Mexico June 2010
I presented a two-day "Proficiency-Based Grading" workshop.
ASD World Languages-Anchorage, AK
online January 2010
I presented a two-hour online workshop on "Accurate & Effective Assessment."
CCSD World-Language Mini-Conference
Las Vegas, NV January 2010
I presented three multi-hour workshops on "Powerful PQA," "Proficiency-Based Grading," and "Accurate & Effective Assessment."
TPRS Publishing, INC.
Phoenix, AZ September 2009
I presented a half-day "Proficiency-Based Grading" workshop in conjunction with TPRS Publishing, Inc.
ASD World Languages-Anchorage, AK
Online August 2009
I presented a two-hour online workshop on "Proficiency-Based Grading."
National TPRS Conference
San Antonio, TX July 2009
I presented a half-day "Power Grading" workshop, a two-hour presentation on "Circling with Pictures", and was an official instructional coach, offering feedback and learning tips on various techniques taught at the conference to individuals and small groups.
CCSD Summer Institute
Las Vegas, NV June 2009
I presented a two-day workshop on "Proficiency-Based Grading" and co-presented a three-day workshop on TPRS with Carmen Andrews.
Minneapolis Public Schools
Minneapolis, MN March 2009
I presented a full-day "Proficiency-Based Grading" workshop for the world-language teachers' inservice.
CCSD World-Language Mini-Conference
Las Vegas, NV January 2009
I presented two workshop sessions on "Proficiency-Based Grading" and "Circling with Pictures."
Norfolk Public Schools
Norfolk, VA October 2008
I was the key-note speaker on "Proficiency-Based Grading" for the foreign-language inservice.
teachforjune workshops
Santa Rosa, CA October 2008
I presented a two-day "Proficiency-Based Grading" workshop.
National TPRS Conference
Minneapolis, MN July 2008
I presented a half-day "Proficiency-Based Grading" workshop and was an official instructional coach, offering feedback and learning tips on various techniques taught at the conference to individuals and small groups.
SWCOLT Regional Conference
Salt Lake City, UT February 2008
I presented a half-day "Power Grading" workshop.
Other Experience
Reservation Sales and Service Representative
United Airlines January 1995 - September 2001
- Promoted high-level of service to customers over the phone and at the airport.
- Utilized problem-solving techniques to diffuse and turnaround displeased passengers.
- Sold and promoted United's worldwide service.
Voyage Coordinator
Princess Cruises August 1993 - January 1995
- Responsible for coordinating air transportation of 2400-3000 passengers from all points in the US and Candada to various ships around the world on a monthly basis.
- Worked under strict deadlines and minimal supervision.
International Reservations Interpreter
Northwest Airlines July 1990 - June 1992
- Responsible for promoting high-level of service to Spanish-speaking passengers over the phone.
- Sold Northwest's international and domestic products and services.
Education
California State University--Northridge, CA 1998 - 2004
B.A., German Language and Literature (2000)
Wayne State University--Detroit, MI 1989 - 1991
Studied Spanish and German - no degree
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