Back to Home

About Me

Over the last ten years as a middle and high school Language Arts teacher, I have also worked in K-12 instruction, curriculum, and assessment, specializing in middle grades education and classroom data.  I am a successful classroom teacher, well-received professional developer, and policy consultant for the Center for Teaching Quality.  In addition to a number of teaching honors, in 2003 I received ASCD’s international Outstanding Young Educator Award and later joined the organization's governance as an elected member-at-large of the Leadership Council.  I have worked all over the nation as a professional developer and presenter on topics including assessment, classroom data, reading and writing with diverse learners, school change and improvement, classroom management, and teacher leadership.  In 2006, I was featured in the ASCD Best Practices in Action video and DVD, Using Visualization to Enhance Background Knowledge. 

I have written curriculum for teacher training with the North Carolina Teacher Academy, and am very interested in the writing and implementation of on-line professional development courses, as well as web design for student, teacher, and school support.  Writing is one of my specialties, and over the years, I have supported writing of large-scale grants and reviews like the Broad Prize for Urban Education, as well as writing and implementing smaller-scale grants from Michael Jordan Fundamentals and the NC Humanities Council.  I have written for publications like Teacher Magazine and Classroom Leadership and contributed to policy publications like Every Child Deserves Our Best: Recommendations from North Carolina’s National Board Certified Teachers on How to Support and Staff High Needs Schools (National Education Association and Center for Teaching Quality, 2006).

Back to Home