Contents
Question of the Week - War Class
Class Information
Class Information
| AdvUSH | GOPO |
| APUSH | ELPS |
| America at War | |
Advanced United States History
Links on United States History
AP United States Government and Politics
Links on Government and Politics
Links on United States History
Links on the Revolution and Civil War
Economics, Law and Political Systems
Talk to Me
E-mail betsynewmark AT att.net
More Information
My 8th Grade Social Studies Page
More on History
Background
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. 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
| 2002-present | Raleigh Charter High School. Teacher (AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP U.S. History, Economics, Law, and Politics, Advanced U.S. History) |
| 1991-2002 | 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) |
2003-2004 Winner of Time Warner Cable National Teacher Award
2002-2003 Winner of Time Warner Cable National Teacher Award
2001-2002 Winner of Time Warner Cable National Teacher Award
2000-2001 Winner of Time Warner Cable National Teacher Award
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
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
High School
Advanced Placement United States History
Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics
Advanced United States History
America at War: The Revolution and the Civil War
Economics, Legal, and Political Systems
Middle School
AG Social Studies (8th Grade)
French (Levels I, II and III)
Russian (Levels I and II)
Language Arts (8th Grade)
Tarheel Historians
Brain Games
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
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, Quiz Bowl Team at Raleigh Charter High School
Sponsor, Student Legislative Assembly
Sponsor, Movies and History Club
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)
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History Bowl Team (1996-present) |
1996, 1997, 2000, and 2002 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) |
2002 (Spring) tied for First in World, Knowledge Master Open 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 |
