Phyllis Farrar's
Professional Portfolio
Welcome to my portfolio
Current Assignment
German 1 in 9th grade
7th grade Intro to Foreign Language: German for 6 weeks
English 8
Social Studies 8 (U.S. and Kansas History)
Newspaper
Learning Strategies 8& 9
Credentials
M.A. The University
of Kansas 2000, Foreign language methods.
Project: Germans
in Lawrence
B.S.E. The University of Kansas 1975, Common learnings.
(Language arts and social studies)
B.A. The University of Kansas 1967, American studies. Emphasis
on American minority groups.
Organizational affiliations
KFLA
Kansas Foreign
Language Association, Executive Secretary 2000 to present
KATG Kansas Association of
Teachers of German
KLD Kinder lernen
Deutsch steering committee in AATG
ACTFL American Council on the Teaching
of Foreign Languages
NNELL National Network
for Early Language Learning
Lawrence Sister Cities. Friends of Eutin. Junior Student Travel Program.
Trips 2002, 2000, 1998, and High School Exchange in 1996 and 2003.Lawrence
Children's Choir Tour 2005.
LEA, Lawrence Education Association, and NEA, National Education Association
Honors
AATG National German Teacher of the Year 2000
KATG Kansas German Teacher of the Year 1998
Publications
KLD Mappe: Fußball.
American Association of Teachers of German, 1994, contributor
"Acculturation Levels",
KFLA Spring Bulletin, 1995
Kansas Foreign Language Association Bulletin, 2000 - 2004, 2 issues per
year, editor
KFLA Web site, http://kfla.lawrence.com, webmaster
KATG Web site, http://kfla.lawrence.com/katg, webmaster
Community Connections Web site, http://history.lawrence.com, webmaster
Personal
I am married to
Gary K. Webber, who directs educational projects at CEBC, the University
of Kansas.
I have 2 grown children, Margretta and Niko Farrar-de Vries, by a former
marriage. I am proud of them and their many talents.
My hobbies are photography,
backpacking, gardening, sailing, traveling, and music.