Language Scholar
Authentically Me
Career Teacher
My Values
Community Member
- Community volunteer (animal foster, gun violence prevention)
- School volunteer (mentor, sponsor of Girls Weightlifting Club, judge for Bayside HS talent show)
- Virginia Beach local; VBCPS graduate of IB program
- Advocacy
- Student empowerment
- Forging community
Student & Colleague Reviews
When asked to give a word to describe Ms. Shaeffer, students replied with:"Creative""Supportive...really""Fashion icon... Fashionista" "Accepting and understanding""Nice, fun, and respectful""Chill...most of the time"Colleagues said... "Ms. Shaeffer makes the classroom welcoming with her fun personality and great relationship with the students. I look forward to the days when I get to work with her.” (AVID Tutor) "I got the opportunity to work closely with Drew over the past year, and she has an infectious personality. She is kind, witty, reliable, and always positive. She is extremely organized and a great leader in our building whom many look up to." (AVID Site-Coordinator, GRT) "Ms. Shaeffer is exactly the person I was hoping to meet as a first-year teacher! She’s helpful, kind, creative, and compassionate. "
- Near native proficiency in French
- Academic background in Linguistics, French, & French Linguistics
- Study abroad in Chicoutimi, Quebec
- Language interests in dialectology, phonetics, sociolinguistics, second-language acquisition
Meet Drew Shaeffer
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- ESL Student Teaching
- French Educator
- AVID Training
- VBCPS ESL Praxis Prep Cohort
- AVID Teacher
- Educational interests include relational capacity, comprehensible input (i+1), use of authentic resources
- Goals include obtaining a Masters, earning National Board Certification, mentoring, learning an L3
- Animal care & rescue
- Exercise for a clear mind & healthy body
- Creative outlets such as writing, reading, planning events, watercolor, crafting, DIY
- Budgeting, excels, analyzing data
- Making friends, building my village, being part of my village
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Language Scholar
Authentically Me
Career Teacher
My Values
Community Member
Student & Colleague Reviews
When asked to give a word to describe Ms. Shaeffer, students replied with:"Creative""Supportive...really""Fashion icon... Fashionista" "Accepting and understanding""Nice, fun, and respectful""Chill...most of the time"Colleagues said... "Ms. Shaeffer makes the classroom welcoming with her fun personality and great relationship with the students. I look forward to the days when I get to work with her.” (AVID Tutor) "I got the opportunity to work closely with Drew over the past year, and she has an infectious personality. She is kind, witty, reliable, and always positive. She is extremely organized and a great leader in our building whom many look up to." (AVID Site-Coordinator, GRT) "Ms. Shaeffer is exactly the person I was hoping to meet as a first-year teacher! She’s helpful, kind, creative, and compassionate. "
Meet Drew Shaeffer
Click around this infographic to learn more about the ESL-endorsed 5-year educator you are meeting today!