Formal Education and Qualifications
M.Ed.: Curriculum and Instruction: Second Languages and Cultures Education
University of Minnesota, 2008
Also added ESL license at this time, with practicum experiences at Hazel Park Middle School and Linwood/Monroe Arts Plus in St. Paul
Graduate coursework in Technology Education
Hamline University, Spring 2010
Certificate in Translation and Interpreting
University of Minnesota, 2005
B.A.: Spanish (with K-12 Educator License)
College of St. Catherine, 2001
Minnesota Educator License
K-12 Spanish and ESL
University of Minnesota, 2008
Also added ESL license at this time, with practicum experiences at Hazel Park Middle School and Linwood/Monroe Arts Plus in St. Paul
Graduate coursework in Technology Education
Hamline University, Spring 2010
Certificate in Translation and Interpreting
University of Minnesota, 2005
B.A.: Spanish (with K-12 Educator License)
College of St. Catherine, 2001
Minnesota Educator License
K-12 Spanish and ESL
Ongoing Professional Learning
Seminars and courses
Cognitive Coaching Seminar, fall 2013
eading Edge Certification Course for Online and Blended Teaching, spring 2014
A handful of my favorite ed blogs
Dangerously Irrelevant, challenging and presenting hopeful examples of technology's potential to transform education
Organized Chaos, the everyday challenges and academic reflections of a classroom teacher in suburban Washington, DC
Langwitches, by a master networker and tri-lingual mover and shaker who is continually coordinating projects that connect people globally
SpeEd Change, pushing educators (sometimes kicking and screaming) to acknowledge the ways our systems shortchange kids, especially kids with special needs. Offers hope for how technology can make education more inclusive, authentic, flexible, meaningful.
Organized Chaos, the everyday challenges and academic reflections of a classroom teacher in suburban Washington, DC
Langwitches, by a master networker and tri-lingual mover and shaker who is continually coordinating projects that connect people globally
SpeEd Change, pushing educators (sometimes kicking and screaming) to acknowledge the ways our systems shortchange kids, especially kids with special needs. Offers hope for how technology can make education more inclusive, authentic, flexible, meaningful.