Gina Pietrantoni

National Foreign Language Center, University of Maryland                                                                         2013-2016                                                           

-Segment Selector & Content Developer/ Reviewer for the development of VLO (Video Learning Object) Research and select video passages based on length, level, topic and other project guidelines and create linguistic and culture check activities based on the video passage. Assist with the development of background notes for the VLO. Provide additional reference resources for the learner in the target language.      

- Target Language Expert and Reviewer for the development of testing material for the Defense Language Proficiency Test; responsible for collecting listening passages in Italian and developing multiple-choice items based on the ILR (Interagency Language Roundtable) scale.

Educational Testing Services                                                                                                                                                

2012- 2015

-Consultant for the AP Italian Language and Culture exam; responsible for the research of testing material for the reading component of the exam for third and fourth semester; responsible for searching reading realia stimuli and the transcription of audio files for first and second semester.

McGraw-Hill Education                                                                                                                                                                      2002-2012                                                                                                                                                                                     

-Contributing writer for online adaptive learning program LearnSmart for Avanti!                                   

-Contributing author for Prego! 8thed., Elementary Italian textbook

-Contributing writer for Prego! 7thedition, Introductory Italian Textbook

-Contributing writer for In Giro per l’Italia 2ndedition and Prego! 6thedition, Testing Program

-Contributing writer for In Giro per l’Italia 2ndedition and Prego! 6thedition, Testing Program

Vista Higher Learning                                                                                                                                                                         2010                                                                                                                                           

-Contributing writer for Immagina, 1st ed. Intermediate Italian Textbook

-Contributing writer for Immagina, 1st ed. Interactive Testing Program

-Contributing writer for Sentieri, 1st ed. Introductory Italian Textbook