Hello! My name is Whitney and I am a French teacher from Oklahoma. I love collaboration and creative solutions to teaching. My goal is to leverage my abilities to help other teachers find success on their path to acquisition driven instruction. Proficiency is conscious choices made for unconscious outcomes, and skilled teachers do it by design.
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Resources
My resources are FREE; If you want to support my coffee addiction as a way to say ‘thanks’, you can send me a small donation.
The resources linked are ones that I have created and have used in my own classroom. You are welcome to use them, as long as you keep the logo/credit on the page so that I receive attribution. The only resource that is not mine is Manie Musicale. It is, however, a fantastic activity to do with students at all levels.
These folders will update periodically, so bookmark them or check back.
MY Resources Folder
Chat Mats & Logs
Manie Musicale
Readers/Novels
Francophone Culture
Bulletin Boards
Whitney Stafford-Najibi
whitney.najibi@gmail.com
Credentials
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Awards
- 2024 Oklahomans For Foreign Language Teachers Association Teacher of the Year
- 2022 Best of Oklahoma Recipient
- 2016 Phyllis Dickey Professional Development Award (district)
- 2005 District Teacher of the Year Finalist
Leadership
- Current Executive Secretary-Treasurer for OFLTA
- Current Director of Education for the Alliance française of Oklahoma City
- Past President of OFLTA
- Past President of the Oklahoma Chapter of AATF
Mentorship
- Current Adjunct Supervisor for World Languages Interns, University of Oklahoma
- Past Instructional Coach for the Oklahoma State Department of Education
- Have had six Pre-Service Interns, and eight Pre-Service Observers
Workshops
- 90% Target Language From Day One
- Building Lessons Around the Three Modes of Communication Through Authentic Resources
- Advocating for World Language Programs Within the School, the Community, and the State
- Take A Stand, Lead With Languages
- Implementing Diverse Perspectives Into Your Curriculum