In this episode, we speak with Margaret Bishop Schlichter about her journey from IU Bloomington to her important role at Walter Johnson High School. She tells us about her many experiences along the way and how those experiences have molded her into the person she is today. She also speaks on how her perspective has changed since being a student at IU.
Margaret Bishop Schlichter is a French teacher at Walter Johnson High School. Her mission is to train students in the vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, reading and writing of French. Additionally, she teaches students how to appreciate the culture and history of the language.
Before teaching at Walter Johnson High School, Margaret had many other experiences that put her on the path to where she is today. This included joining a teaching assistant program in France, studying abroad, and INSERT. In Margaret`s time abroad she mentions that being away in a foreign country really helped her learn something about herself that she hadn`t known before. She also emphasizes how important it is to meet people, especially from a different culture or background, as it really broadens your horizon as well as theirs. It is the people we know least about that will have the biggest impact on us and our lives. She has served in various roles including: Learning and Engagement Facilitator for Credible Behavioral Health Software and as an English Language Assistant in Saverne, France.
Prior to rejoining teaching, Margaret served as a Business Development Specialist for Allovue. "Allovue empowers educators at every level to allocate resources to best support the needs of students. Our user-friendly software applications allow district officials, principals, and other school administrators to visualize, analyze, and optimize the impact of spending on outcomes in education. Our flagship product, Balance, contains applications to analyze school budgets, track and forecast expenditures, identify trends over time, and plan for future capital investments.”
Margaret currently resides in Rockville, MD, where she continues to teach her students about language and its culture.
