Secondary (9-12) Representative
Sheila Cockey
Retired; King George, VA
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Summary of CVI bring to
AATSP my 46 years of active involvement
in our profession, including 35 years of teaching Spanish in high school,
community college, and for special purposes, and my experience as a writer,
editor, and facilitator of workshops. As
a long-time participant in AATSP, I attended
my first national conference in Mexico City in 1973. I hold a BA in Spanish, two Masters’ Degrees,
and a current Postgraduate Professional License from the Commonwealth of
Virginia. I am the recipient of several
awards including the Helen Warriner-Burke FLAVA Distinguished Service Award. But
my joy comes from empowering others.
Therefore, I regularly share my experiences at AATSP, ACTFL, NECTFL,
FLAVA, and other local, regional, and national conferences. Highlights of my professional service include
participating on Steering Committees to revise the Virginia Standards of
Learning for Foreign Languages, and as Facilitator of a later revision; serving
on state-level text book review committees; consulting to the National Capital
Language Resource Center as contributing writer and editor of two books and
many articles; creating, developing and facilitating many 2-4 day total
immersion workshops and several other types of workshops about the teaching of
languages; being an NEH Fellow and part of the team that created the ¡Cine con Clase! website; serving on the
Board of Directors of FLAVA and as editor of their semi-annual publication; and
reviewing for Foreign Language Annals. Please refer to my full resume for details
about specific activities, articles, and events that I have either led or in
which I participated.
Read Sheila Cockey's Full CV (PDF)Statement of CandidacyEver since
my first conference in Mexico City in 1973, I have attended and contributed to
AATSP events. My professional life has
been dedicated to Spanish, teaching high school and community college, and developing
instruction for fellow teachers. I am committed to AATSP’s goals. For 35 years I taught secondary Spanish
(years 1-6 and dual enrollment), as well as being department chair/mentor. I have
assumed leadership roles in Virginia’s AATSP chapter for over 10 years (President,
Past President, Webmaster, Chair of the Scholarship/Awards committees, and delegate
to national and international conferences).
As a board member of the Foreign Language Association of Virginia I edited
the newsletter, and I was honored with their Helen Warriner Burke Distinguished
Service Award. My consultant work with the
National Capital Language Resource Center includes reviews, feature articles,
and the well-received advice column "YANA.”
I was Editor-In-Chief of Teaching World Languages: A Practical Guide and edited The Language Resource newsletter. For ten years I created and led NCLRC’s 4-day
total immersion institutes in Washington, DC, collaborating with the Spanish
and Uruguayan embassies and the Mexican Cultural Institute. In 2004, I was chosen to be an NEH fellow at
the University of Virginia to develop the ¡Cine con
Clase! website, a contemporary movie resource for teachers. During my tenure on the AATSP Board I hope to
do the following:
- Voice the
needs and interests of the 9-12 teacher.
- Increase
professional development.
- Expand
opportunities for members to influence 21st century learning.
Thank you
for your participation in AATSP!
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