My Goals and Teaching Philosophy I believe that teaching should be more of a process of leading than of transmitting information. I envision my role as teacher to be that of a facilitator, to create an environment conducive to experimentation and provide resources for student discovery of meaning. My goal in teaching future educators is to encourage them to keep asking questions, to avoid blind acceptance of any method or techniques, and to search for ways to connect their own knowledge with that of their students.

Blogs Teaching a Language LinGWUistics Learning Arabic Web Sites I manage Strategic Learning Unlimited World of CALLA National Capital Language Resource Center

Curriculum Vita I have taught English as a Second Language since 1980; both in the US and in Japan. In the past few years I have focused on teacher education and publishing. My current position as Associate Project Director at the National Capital Language Resource Center allows me to write for a large audience and develop seminars for teachers. See my resume online here.

Praxis III Domains A. Organizing content knowledge for student learning (planning to teach) B. Creating an environment for student learning (the classroom environment) C. Teaching for student learning (instruction) D. Teacher professionalism (professional responsibilities) Begin tour of Performance Samples here

Jill Robbins

Sites for my classes American Unversity School of Education, Teaching, and Health Methods and Materials in Second Language Instruction for World Languages George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development Teaching Reading and Writing Second Language Acquisition Linguistic Applications Second Language Instruction (ESL)