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Elizabeth Ellen Newmark
TEACHING CERTIFICATION
| History (Grades 9-12) | National Board Certification (Social Studies - awarded Nov. 2001) |
| French (Grades 6-12) | Language Arts (Grades 6-9) |
| Academically Gifted (Grades K-12) | Russian (Grades 9-12) |
| Mentoring | English as a Second Language (Grades K-12) |
EDUCATION
| 1985 - 1988 | NCSU. Work on teaching certification (GPA 4.0) |
| 1981 - 1982 | UCLA. Teacher Training Program in ESL (GPA 4.0) |
| 1978 - 1981 | UCLA. MA in Slavic Languages and Literatures (GPA (3.82) |
| 1974 - 1978 | George Washington. BA in History and Russian Language & Literature (GPA 3.92) |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| Fall, 2002 | Raleigh Charter High School. Teacher. (AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP U.S. History, Economics, Law, and Political Systems) |
| 1991-present | Carnage Middle School. Teacher. (Social Studies, French I, II and III, Russian I and II, Tarheel Historians, Brain Games) |
| 1990-1991 | West Millbrook Middle School. Teacher (French and Language Arts |
| 1988 | Sanderson High School. Student Teacher (French and ESL) |
| 1981-1987 | Tutor (ESL) |
| 1980-1981 | UCLA. Teaching Assistant (Russian) |
2001-2002 Winner of Time Warner Cable National Teacher Award for "Brain Games" Project
2000-2001 Winner of Time Warner Cable National Teacher Award for "A House Divided" Project
2001 Winner of the 2001 Best Teacher Web Site Award from The North Carolina Association for Educational Communications and Technology
2001 Winner, "Ideas From Our Teachers" contest, A & E and History Channel
1999-2000 Winner of Time Warner Cable National Teacher Award for "The Road to Revolution Project"
1995-1996 Creative Grant, Wake Education Partnership
1991-1992 Creative Grant, Wake Education Partnership
UCLA Regents' Intern Scholarship
Phi Beta Kappa
Departmental Honors in History at GWU
National Merit Scholar
CLASSES TAUGHT
AG Social Studies (8th Grade)
French (Levels I, II and III)
Russian (Levels I and II)
Language Arts (8th Grade)
Tarheel Historians
Brain Games
Brain Games (an interdisciplinary, GT elective for Middle School)
Russian I (Middle School)
Wrote a supplementary handbook for first year Russian classes used at UCLA
Coach, 6th and 7th/8th Grade Quiz Bowl Teams
Coach, Battle of the Books Teams for 6th, 7th and 8th Grades
Coach, History Bowl Team
Chairman, Foreign Language Department (1995-1998)
Sponsor, French Club (1991-1998)
Chairman, Incentive Committee (1996-1998
Grant Coordinator (1995-1997)
Secretary, Management Team (1995-1996)
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History Bowl Team (1996-present) |
1996, 1997 and 2000 NC State History Bowl Champions 2001 Runners Up NC State History Bowl 1996, 1997,1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 Regional Champions |
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7th/8th Grade Quiz Bowl Team (1995-present) |
2001 (Fall) Second in World, Knowledge Master Open 2001 (Spring) First in World, Knowledge Master Open 2000 (Fall) Eighth in World, Knowledge Master Open, (KMO) 2000 and 2001 First in North Carolina, Thinking Cap 1999 (Fall) Fourteenth in World, (KMO) 1999 Second in North Carolina (Thinking Cap) 1999 (Spring) Fifteenth in World, (KMO) 1998 NC State Champions, Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl 1996 Nineteenth in World (KMO) 1995, 1996 and 1998 NC State Champions, (KMO) 1997 and 1999 NC State Champions, Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl |
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6th Grade Quiz Bowl Team (1995-present) |
2000 (Fall) Eighth in World, (KMO) 2000 (Spring) First in World, (KMO) 2000 (Winter) Second in World, (KMO) 1999 NC State Champions, Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl 1999 Second in World, (KMO) 1998 Fourth in World, (KMO) 1997 First in World, (KMO) 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 NC State Champions, (KMO) 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2000 NC State Champions, Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl
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Battle of the Books (1994-present) |
2001 8th Grade First Runner Up 2000 7th Grade First Place 1999 6th Grade First Place 1999 8th Grade First Runner-Up 1997 7th Grade First Runner-Up 1996 7th Grade Second Runner-Up 1994 6th Grade First Runner-Up |