Margaret Schmidt has been teaching French for over 25 years, from beginners to Advanced Placement, and as an adjunct instructor at several universities as well as the Alliance Française. She began her teaching career at Shorewood High School in Wisconsin, and currently is teaching at Pascack Hills High School in New Jersey. One of the first French teachers in Wisconsin to obtain National Board Certification, Margaret has mentored numerous world language teachers through the process. Margaret has presented workshops at the annual AP convention, ACTFL, AATF, and CSCTFL. Margaret served as president of the Wisconsin Chapter of the AATF, as well as on the Executive board of the Wisconsin Association for Language Teaching. She has served as both an AP reader and table leader for the AP French Language and Culture exam. Margaret now serves as a national consultant for the College Board, presenting workshops and APSIs in the U.S and Canada. She is passionate about helping her students discover and explore the francophone world through her lived experiences as well as through school exchanges and study abroad.
Margaret has a BA in French from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a MA in French from the University of Texas-Austin, a MS in Curriculum & Instruction and MS in Educational Leadership from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
