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PAMELA KAATZDOWNLOAD IN WORD FORMAT
2826 ROBINSON ROAD   DENTON, TX 76210
214-906-2106       kaatz@airmail.net
www.color-connections.com     www.verbwall.com


EDUCATION:

1974 MA (Spanish/English) Texas Christian University
1965 BA (Spanish/English) Fort Worth, TX
1963 Associate of Arts Mt San Antonio JC, Pomona, CA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

FROM: TO:
1998 present (after retirement) Color Connection consultant
1985 1998 (retired-after 30 years) Spanish teacher Haltom HS, Birdville ISD Haltom City, TX
1985 1989 (concurrent) Tarrant Co. College NE campus, Hurst, TX
1977 1985 Handley MS FWISD FW, TX
1968 1973 Castleberry HS Castleberry ISD
(during that time took a year off for adoption of 4 children from Costa Rica)
1967 1968 Lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1966 1967 Chino HS  Chino, CA
1965 1966 Palomares MS   Pomona, CA

AWARDS:
1986: TFLA SPANISH TEACHER OF THE YEAR
2001: TFLA HONORARY LIFE MEMBER (Texas Foreign Language Association)

TEACHER TRAINING CONSULTANT:
Since 1986, I have presented workshops in:

AK CO GA IA LA MO NM ND OR TX WA
AZ DC IL KS MA MS NY OH PA UT WV
CA FL IN KY MI NV NC OK SC VA WI

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
One of my greatest achievements was bringing a young singer from Argentina—Justo Lamas—and creating a concert for Spanish students that gained popularity across the country. I contributed the knowledge of what Spanish teachers needed to inspire their students to learn more Spanish and respect the people and culture. He contributed the talent, personality, musical genius. He is now a TV personality in Buenos Aires. Do a search for En el lugar Justo

PUBLICATIONS:
The Spanish Verb Wall (also English, French, Italian, Latin)
El “Rock” de las Capitales –teaches countries and capitals to “music.”
Many other language teaching materials to support interactive student involvement in the learning process.

METHODOLOGY:        (Can be modified for on-line classes using my PPT programs.)
I believe in teaching language with interactive lessons. I “Build an Artificial Reality” to make communication the vehicle for the learning process rather than something to practice later. Example: By forming groups and giving each group the flag of a different nation, we are able to talk about where people are from, what language they speak, what they eat, where they work, etc. The students become the characters in their different countries. By so doing, they can absorb the subject pronouns, the forms of the verb to be, other verb forms and meanings without even realizing what is happening to their brains, imitating first language acquisition.

The greatest honor I have received was given to me by a student who said:
By the time we have to LEARN something, we already KNOW it.

The most powerful way to learn a language is NOT: Grammar then Communication
But rather: Communication then Gentle Grammar