ABOUT ME

Certified Wired for Reading® Specialist 

 

Member of International Dyslexia Association

 

Washington State Continuing Teacher Certification 1999 - present

 

M.Ed. Elementary Education, K-8

Professional ​

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4th-6th Grade Teacher, Madrona K-8 School, Edmonds School District, Edmonds, WA

1999-2007 and 2009-Present

Madrona K-8 is a multi-age, alternative school in the Edmonds School District.  It is a choice school that utilizes team teaching and combined classrooms.  I am responsible for creating engaging and creative lessons to meet the varied needs of my 4th-6th grade students in reading, writing, spelling, math, science, social studies, health, and character education. I work closely with parents and learning support teachers to meet the needs of my students with IEP's and 504 accommodations.    

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District Literacy Coach (K-6th), Edmonds School District, Edmonds, WA.

​2007-2009

​I organized, planned and facilitated district-wide learning opportunities with a team of coaches so teacher leaders and administrators were engaged in a collaborative, learning community focused on implementing effective literacy practices and improving student learning. I also created and taught workshops for teachers, and modeled lessons in K-6th grade classrooms.

 

Founding Board Member, Guinea Kids Education Fund, Seattle, WA and Conakry, Guinea. 2008-2015

Guinea Kids Education Fund (GKEF) is a non-profit project comprised of individuals in the United States and Guinea, West Africa who are passionate about Guinean culture and committed to providing educational opportunities to children in Conakry, Guinea.  

I helped plan, promote and direct annual fundraising events to educate and share Guinean culture in Seattle. I generated agendas, facilitated monthly meetings,

and collaboratively made funding and program decisions with board members. 

1998 M.Ed. in Elementary Education, K-8, University of South Alabama Graduate School of Education, Mobile, Alabama.

 

1990 B.S. in Business Administration, Concentration in Finance, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.

Additional Training

Wired For Reading®: Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced courses

 

Responsive Classroom 1&2

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Mindfulness Curriculum Training: Mindful Schools, Oakland, CA

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Google Apps for Education

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Lucy Calkins: Reading and Writing Workshop

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Literacy conferences led by Stephanie Harvey, Margaret Mooney, Regie Routman, Rebecca Sitton, Ellin Keene, Ralph Fletcher 

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Teacher Leadership Project Grant Recipient, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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Teach The Teachers technology institute through Puget Sound Center for teaching, learning, and technology

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Roger Kukes: Integrating Art and Math 

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Student-Centered Literacy Coaching Model Workshop

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PEBC Science Inquiry Institute 

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Critical Friends Training

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Understanding By Design (UBD) Workshop

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Six Traits of Writing: Lynn Watson and Barry Lane

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National Geographic Society Teacher Training

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Puget Sound Writing Project Leadership Institute

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Intensive Spanish Language Study, San Jose, Costa Rica

Interests and Hobbies

Guinean culture, drumming and dance

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Brazilian dance, Indian dance, Lindy Hop, and Salsa 

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Yoga 

 

SCUBA diving

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International Travel