Indie Education Consultant. Resident Blogger/Social Media Marketing Support and Group Moderator for Edutopia.org. (Also a wife and a mom.) Former Elementary School Principal with a B.A. in Child Development and a M.Ed in Educational Administration. Started my career as a Kindergarten teacher then promoted to Project Director of a Language and Literacy program. Served as an elementary school principal for 14 years...a challenging position that I really loved! Worked for Kaplan K-12 Educational Corporation as a Middle School Instructional Literacy Coach in Los Angeles Unified.
2nd Vice President at a Literacy non-profit board in my town.
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Blog Posts
When I was a kid, some of the things I enjoyed most about summer were swimming and banana splits! Yes . . . you heard right. Banana splits! They were my fave summer treat for many years, and I will always remember them with great fondness. As this summer has started, I've seen my PLN (personal...
Read More.It started as a simple idea . . . What if it were possible to mentor a new teacher via a virtual mentor instead of the traditional 1-to-1 mentoring model? What if you used the power of digital resources to aid in this support, making sure that each had a particular strength in the key areas...
Read More.As another school year comes to a close, you might be asking yourself these questions:
How in the world did I get here?
Or
I can't believe it's almost over -- is it really?
Or even
How soon till my vacation?
Read More.Monday May 7 through Friday May 11, 2012 is National Teacher Appreciation Week; a time to pay tribute to teachers and, as shared by NEA, a time to "honor local educators and acknowledge the crucial role teachers...
Read More.Reading poetry is inspirational! And teaching it can be even more so. If you haven't thought about using poetry in your daily work with students, I really want you to re-think that whole idea today.
Read More.As March is now upon us, it's important to note that we have a unique opportunity this month to celebrate . . . women! March is Women's History Month, a time to honor the...
Read More.Welcome to the fifth and final week of Edutopia's New Teacher Academy blog series! I'm excited to be here with you sharing my passion to support and mentor new teachers. It's been great to have had the opportunity to provide resources for new teachers in five key areas. As we wrap up our series...
Read More.Welcome to week four of Edutopia's New Teacher Academy blog series! I'm excited to be here with you sharing my passion to support and mentor new teachers. I hope that you will come back for the next and last post in the series as we continue to look at five key topics designed to provide...
Read More.Welcome to week three of Edutopia's New Teacher Academy blog series! I'm excited to be here with you sharing my passion to support and mentor new teachers. I hope that you will stay with us as we continue to look at five key topics designed to provide resources for new teachers in five key...
Read More.Welcome to week two of Edutopia's New Teacher Academy blog series! I'm excited to be here with you sharing my passion to support and mentor new teachers. I hope that you will stay with us as we continue to look at five key topics designed to provide resources for new teachers in five key areas...
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