Dr. Mueller Receives VAIS Teaching Award
French teacher Anne Mueller, Ph.D., received the Virginia Association of Independent Schools Innovation in Education Award for upper school teachers on Monday, October 29, at the annual VAIS conference in Richmond, VA.
In keeping with the theme of the conference, “Better Together,” this year’s awards highlight teachers who are building cohesion and community in their classrooms and inspiring students, educators, and community members to connect anew. Dr. Mueller — aka “Madame” — introduced a number of student-driven, collaborative projects into her classroom last year, empowering students and getting them to work collaboratively while speaking French. She also had them use The Innovation Lab in creative ways.
In keeping with the theme of the conference, “Better Together,” this year’s awards highlight teachers who are building cohesion and community in their classrooms and inspiring students, educators, and community members to connect anew. Dr. Mueller — aka “Madame” — introduced a number of student-driven, collaborative projects into her classroom last year, empowering students and getting them to work collaboratively while speaking French. She also had them use The Innovation Lab in creative ways.
When French II students offered suggestions for different resources that would give them the vocabulary they needed to complete projects on, for instance, which French city should host the next Olympic Games, Dr. Mueller responded quickly, providing them online. Then, with the help of a Kenan Grant for Professional Development, she spent the summer expanding those customized resources for other levels of instruction.
After earning a B.A. in French language and economics from Bates College in her home state of Maine, Dr. Mueller traveled west to study French and Francophone studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her doctorate in 2016, after writing her dissertation on Memorializing the Genocide of the Tutsi through Literature, Music, and Performance.
Dr. Mueller was also a teaching fellow in the UCLA French Department for five years and was recognized as the best teaching assistant of the year (out of 20+ instructors). At Foxcroft, she serves at Lead Dorm Parent in Orchard Dormitory in addition to teaching four levels of French.
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After earning a B.A. in French language and economics from Bates College in her home state of Maine, Dr. Mueller traveled west to study French and Francophone studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her doctorate in 2016, after writing her dissertation on Memorializing the Genocide of the Tutsi through Literature, Music, and Performance.
Dr. Mueller was also a teaching fellow in the UCLA French Department for five years and was recognized as the best teaching assistant of the year (out of 20+ instructors). At Foxcroft, she serves at Lead Dorm Parent in Orchard Dormitory in addition to teaching four levels of French.
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