Cara Heminger

World Languages  ·  French Teacher, English Teacher, E-Learning

Phone
402-436-1302

Email
cheming@lps.org

Cara Heminger

World Languages  ·  French Teacher, English Teacher, E-Learning

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About Me

I teach French, English and E-Learning at East HIgh School. Previously, I taught French and English at Lincoln North Star and  Lincoln Southwest High School, and French at Omaha Central High School. I was a graduate teaching assistant in French at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for three years while I pursued a Masters Degree in French Literature.

I also taught English just outside of Paris for one year at a French Middle School called Collège Roger Martin Du Gard. While there, I gained two "familles françaises" who showed me the "real France." I was able to travel all over France and Spain and also get be the first to discover French Macarons, which I now see all over the place. (I highly recommend the ones at Le Quartier bakery.)

Before realizing my true calling of being a teacher, I worked for several years in a marketing company called BI Performance Services in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am originally from Minnesota but have called Lincoln home since 1997.

Outside of school, I teach BodyBalance, BodyCombat and BodyStep at the Genesis Racquet Club and enjoy spending time with my husband and our three children. I collect pottery, vintage jewelry and linens, and love to read, travel and bake. We have one Jack Russell Terrier named Rooster Cogburn.

I cannot wait to meet my students each year and instill a love for all things French and English (literature, writing) in them -- as well as a love for learning about new cultures and different perspectives. I hope my students will participate in the many outside activities East offers for French language opportunities.

Professional Experience

Instructor and Curriculum Creator, LPS Year 2 Equitable Outcomes Tenure Class

East High Blue Crew Leader for New Teachers

2017 Nebraska Outstanding World Language Educator of the Year

2009 Nebraska French Teacher of the Year

President, Nebraska Association of Teachers of French (NATF), 2014-present

Exhibitors Chairperson, Nebraska International Languages Association (NILA)

2016, 2018, 2021 NILA State Conference Site Host

BA, French and English, University of Minnesota, Morris

MA, French Literature, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Wesleyan Honors Academy Adjunct Instructor

Doane University Adjunct Instructor, Masters of Curriculum and Instruction

AP French Language and Culture Instructor

Pi Delta Phi French National Honor Society

English Teaching Assistant, French Consulate Exchange Program

Member, American Association of Teachers of French

Member, Nebraska Association of Teachers of French

Member, Nebraska International Languages Association

Member, Nebraska Educational Technology Association

Member, Nebraska Association for Gifted Education

French Club Sponsor

Native American Student Mentor

Multicultural Club Sponsor