My name is Francine Gault-Luquette.  This is my 10th year teaching.  I taught 4th and 5th grade for 5 years in Iberia Parish.  This is my 5th year here at JHW Middle, "The Best Kept Secret in Vermilion Parish."  I teach 7th grade Science and Social Studies.

I have been married for 21 yrs to my husband Lester.  We have two children, Catherine and Hunter.  Hunter is a 8th grader here at JHW.  Catherine is a junior at Madison High School (online through Ashworth College). We love to spend time traveling, fishing, watching LSU football and especially LSU baseball, plus the Saints.  Spending time with truly GREAT friends is our favorite pastime.

Education:

I graduated from USL in 1998 with a B.A. degree in Education.  My teaching certificates are in Secondary Social Studies and General Science.

I am finishing up my masters degree in Educational Leadership and Administration from the American College of Education.  This next year I will start on my specialist degree in Educational Leadership Technology through Northwestern.

My goal is to become a Nationally Board Certified Science teacher.     

Certifications:
Secondary Social Studies/Geography
General Science
Highly qualified in General Science and Social Studies 7-12

Committees/Clubs:
Yearbook sponsor
Science Fair committee (7th grade)
Breakfast with Santa committee
Cake Bingo committee

Associations/Memberships: 

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

National Education Association (NEA)
Louisiana Science Teachers Assocation (LSTA)

Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators (LACUE)
Louisiana Distance Learning Association (LaDLA)
LAE/VAE

Courses Taken/Professional Development:
Kidspiration
Inspiration
Latel: Teaching Thinking with Technology
Intech 7-12
Intech K-6
Proficiency Express
GLX Instrumentation: "Data Aquisition & Analysis Hands-on Science"
Energy for Learning-Integration of Chevron Grant Components into the Curriculum
Classroom Practices (Vermilion Parish School Board)
Pasco components
Content Literacy Strategy: Vocabulary
Fun with Foldables and Low Tech Manipulatives
Thinking Maps (LADOE)
Technology Standards and Essentials
Timeliner 5.0
Project Wild/Aquatic (Audubon Institute, New Orleans) 
Activstudio Foundation Skills (Promethean)
Activstudio Advanced Skills (Promethean)
Intel Essentials
Teaching with Webquests K-12
Suicide Prevention (Jason Foundation)
Capstone Introduction: Planning a Technology Portfolio
Maximizing Instructional Time Through Positive Behavior Stategies
Science and CSI: Weaving Science and Math into Lessons That Teach Kids to Think
No Child Left Behind Basics
Feedback: A Powerful Tool for Raising Student Achievement in Mathematics
Building Teacher Leaders
Got the "H.O.T.S" for Inquiry?
ActivInspire Core Skills: Studio (Promethean)
Technology Tools for Middle and High School Teachers
Technology Integration for Science and Social Studies Teachers
Office 2007-Word-Power Point, and Excel Basics
Technology Integration for Social Studies Teachers
Creating Assessments using Promethean Activotes
Promethean Training: Containers and Restrictors
Goldring Summer Workshop for Teachers: Using Holocaust Survior Testimony in the Classroom   (Tulane University)
Science and the Brain: Pathways to Learning
Online Student and Teacher Resources
Why RTI? Response to Intervention
RTI and Technology? What is the role of technology in Response to Intervention?
Plug into Promethean & Empower Your Students
Improving Historical Literature in a Digital World
Making Use of What You Already Have
Top Teaching Technology Tools
Bio in a Bag: History Mystery Lesson Plans that Engage
Discovery Education Streaming
Collaboration and Teaming (LaDOE)
Verizon Thinkfinity Training
Parental Involvement (VPSB)
Louisiana Project Wet: Water Education for Teachers
Curriculum Verification and Results (CVR) Reporting Portal Training
Assessment for Learning: Effective Strategies for Classroom Assessment
America's Library for Educators (Library of Congress)
Supporting Inquiry with Primary Sources (Library of Congress)
Copyright and Primary Sources (Library of Congress)
Analyzing Primary Sources (Library of Congress)
Analyzing Primary Sources: Maps (Library of Congress)
Finding Primary Sources (Library of Congress)
Science Alignment of New Text adoption
Training for CCSS Presentation

Conferences Attended:
Science and the Brain: Pathways to Learning Professional Development Institute (LSTA)
LaDLC: Louisiana Distance Learning conference
Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Conference  Washington D.C.
Sally Ride Science Festival for girls (Tulane University)
Angry Students: Engaging Disengaged Students
Teaching and Learning Conference: McNeese State University (2010)
Discovery Education Streaming

Graduate Courses:
Capstone Introduction: Planning a Technology Portfolio (Adams State College)
Teaching with Webquests K-12 (Adams State College)
Technology Leadership in Schools (NSU)
Professional Development for K-12 Technology Integration (NSU)
Teaching with Virtual Fieldtrips (University of San Diego)
Assessment For Learning (American College of Education-ACE)
Classroom Management (ACE)
Diverse Learners (ACE)
Strengthening Literacy (ACE)
Internship in Educational Leadership (ACE)
Informed Research (ACE)
Community Engagement (ACE)
Law and Policy (ACE)
Developing Teachers (ACE)
Resource Management (ACE)
Professional Learning (ACE)
School Improvement (ACE)