About
I teach the language school happens in.
I teach English as an Additional Language to middle schoolers at The American International School of Vilnius. My students follow the same curriculum as everyone else, so my lessons focus on the reading, writing, listening and speaking they need to keep up with it.
Beyond my own classroom, I look after the wider EAL programme. I run WIDA, MAP and STAR Renaissance assessments to place students and track their growth, plan with subject teachers so language support shows up inside content classes, and keep an eye on whether every learner is actually receiving the accommodations they are entitled to.
For my master's thesis I studied translanguaging in international schools, interviewing administrators, teachers, students and parents about the languages students bring with them. The short version of what I found: those languages are a resource, not a problem, and I teach accordingly.
The thesis study — 20 interviews
- Scaffolded instruction in reading, writing, listening and speaking
- Placement and growth monitoring with WIDA, MAP and STAR
- Co-teaching and curriculum modification with subject teachers
- Teacher training in EAL strategies and cultural responsiveness
Experience
Five years in the classroom, and the road there.
In the classroom
Aug 2022 — Present
Middle School EAL Teacher
The American International School of Vilnius
I run Middle School EAL end to end: instruction, assessment, co-teaching, family communication and programme management.
- Teach scaffolded EAL lessons across reading, writing, listening and speaking
- Administer and interpret WIDA, STAR Renaissance and MAP data for placement and growth monitoring
- Led the school-wide move to WIDA online assessment, handling logistics, scheduling and technical setup for 30 students
- Have trained more than 50 teachers in EAL best practices and cultural responsiveness
- Plan with subject teachers to modify curriculum and bring EAL strategies into content classes
- Manage push-in and pull-out service delivery, documentation and safeguarding of learners' educational rights
Aug 2021 — Aug 2022
Kindergarten Learning Assistant
The American International School of Vilnius
EAL support and early-literacy instruction in Kindergarten, including full substitute-teaching responsibility.
- Gave targeted English lessons and language-acquisition support to young English learners
- Led small-group work in early literacy and numeracy: sight words, phonics, counting
- Took full classroom responsibility when substituting for the lead teacher
The road there
2019 — 2021
HR & corporate administration
EY, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research & Adera Development Corporation
HR lifecycle administration and executive support across EY, the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and Adera Development Corporation: contracts, onboarding and offboarding, interview coordination, scheduling and confidential correspondence for executive teams.
2015 — 2019
Programme & office administration in education
American Councils for International Education & European Institute for Gender Equality
Office and programme administration for educational-exchange and EU equality initiatives at American Councils for International Education and the European Institute for Gender Equality: translation and interpretation between English and Lithuanian, event and meeting logistics, and reporting to EU funding-compliance standards.
Education
Where I studied.
2024 — 2025
Master's Degree
English Language Teaching & Acquisition in Multilingual Contexts
Universitat Jaume I
Thesis: “Translanguaging in International Schools: Stakeholder Attitudes and Implications for EAL Programs”
Qualitative case study built on semi-structured interviews with 20 stakeholders: 2 administrators, 6 teachers, 7 students and 5 parents
2021 — 2022
Teaching Professional Certification
English Pedagogy
Vilnius University
Formal teaching licensure for Lithuania
Educational psychology, didactics and inclusive strategies, with mentored teaching practice
2010 — 2014
Bachelor's Degree
English Language & Literature
LCC International University
Concentration in translation, interpretation and teaching
Coursework in curriculum design, classroom management and language-acquisition theory
Erasmus semester at Volda University College, Norway (2012)
Let's talk about your English.
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