Bonjour!
I am delighted to be working with your child this year. This school year brings my 22nd year teaching in Lake Mills both at Lake Mills Middle and High Schools. It is a pleasure to share my love of the French language and French culture with my students and to see them embrace it through writing, speaking, questioning, presentations and trips. Their creativity is inspiring!
If you have any questions regarding French or the Global Scholars Program, please do not hesitate to ask. My office hours and contact information are listed below.
Education:
I hold a Bachelor's Degree in French and Global Studies from Ripon College and spent a semester studying at l'Université de la Sorbonne in Paris during my junior year, as well as completed my teaching certification at Edgewood College. In addition, I have a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and an E-Learning and Online Teaching Certificate from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
Professional Organizations:
Member of American Association of Teachers of French - Wisconsin: aatfwi.org
Member of Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers: waflt.org
Member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language: actfl.org
Contact Information:
Ellen Russell
French and World Cultures Teacher
Global Scholars Program Coordinator
Global Seal of Biliteracy Coordinator
615 Catlin Drive, Lake Mills, WI, 53551
920.648.2355 x341
Email
Twitter: @lmhsonsrud Instagram: @lmhsonsrud
Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday from 3:02 - 3:45 p.m. or by appointment. Please email me at ellen.russell@lakemills.k12.wi.us to set up an appointment.
Google Classroom:
All course information is located in the student's Google Classroom. To receive weekly updates, please make sure you have an updated email address in your student's Google Classroom.
Course Offerings and Program Overview
Lake Mills Middle School offers a two-year sequence for Level 1 in 7th and 8th grade.
The Lake Mills High School French Department offers classes from Level 1 through Level 5, as well as AP French online. For information about French classes offered at Lake Mills High School click here.
For information on the the LMASD World Language curriculum, please click here.
Global Seal of Biliteracy
We credential with the Global Seal of Biliteracy.
The Global Seal of Biliteracy is an international credential that conveys proficiency with language skills in two or more languages for our qualifying candidates. The Global Seal of Biliteracy enables programs across the world to quickly validate a student’s language skills to provide recognition, appropriate and or advanced placement in a language program, and even help earn scholarships and job opportunities.
The Global Seal of Biliteracy allows employers to easily verify our students’ language skills and be confident that they possess valuable soft skills linked to language learners. We believe language credentials will result in pay differentials and increased employment
opportunities for bilinguals. The Global Seal of Biliteracy is serial-numbered and can be added to a resume or LinkedIn under "Licenses & Certifications.”
The Global Seal of Biliteracy accepts multiple qualifying tests to receive this credential. Our program applies on behalf of qualifying candidates for the Global Seal of Biliteracy certification and will handle the logistics of getting each recipient their Global Seal if they have qualifying test results. The Global Seal is and will be FREE for all.
To learn more about the Global Seal of Biliteracy visit their website at www.theglobalseal.com.
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