EDUCATION:
Reading Specialist #17 License, UW Milwaukee
December 2013
Mentoring Certification, Cardinal Stritch University
Fall 2009
Master of Arts Degree in Education, Marian University
Curriculum and Instruction
December 2006
Alternative Education Program, Marian University
October 1995
Bachelor of Arts in Secondary English Education 7-12, Cardinal
Stritch University
January 1992
Teaching Experience
School Support Teacher/Reading Specialist, December 2013 -Present
Milwaukee Public School District, Ronald Reagan IB High School
Models and coaches skill-based literacy lessons in all subject areas
Collaborates with staff on the creation, development, implementation and assessment of literacy lessons, formative and summative assessments, and student feedback
Develops and utilizes progress monitoring tools to assist teachers in planning instruction
Plans, develops and presents professional development to staff illustrating literacy best practice; including, but not limited to:
District Curriculum writer
School-based Curriculum writer
District Professional Development Staff Presenter
HIGHER EDUCATION Teaching Experience
Adjunct Faculty, Summer 2017
Viterbo College
Adjunct Faculty, Summer 2017
Alverno College
Positions
Committee Member
Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English
Fall 2017-Present
Committee Member
Wisconsin State Reading Association
Spring -1995 -Present
Publications/
Presentations
Not Yet…And That’s Ok: How Productive Struggle Fosters Student Learning (published by Solution Tree, July 2021)
Ready to Learn: The FRAME Model for Optimizing Student Success (published by Solution Tree, November 2019)
Lessons Learned from the Special Education Classroom: Opportunities for All Students to Listen, Learn, and Lead (pubished by Rowman and Littlefield, November 30, 2018)
“F.R.A.M.E.: How to Focus, Reach, Achieve, Model and Encourage the first 10 Minutes of Class” chapter published in Snapshots in Education: EduMatch 2020
South Kettle Moraine Reading Council
Engage all Readers with Real, Relevant, and Relatable Literacy Strategies
November 15, 2021
Wisconsin State Reading Association
Research, Resources, Skills and Strategies
February 4, 2021
ASCD
Not Yet…And That’s Ok: How Productive Struggle Fosters Student Learning
March 18, 2021
Activities/
Committees
Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English, Committee Member
Wisconsin State Reading Association High School Literacy Committee Member July 2014-Present
Institute of Higher Education PDP Reviewer, 2007-Present
Special Olympics Advocate 2005-Present
Best Buddies Advocate 2003-Present
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Wisconsin State Reading Association (WRA)
Milwaukee Area Reading Council (MARC)
Washington-Ozaukee Reading Council (WORC)
International Literacy Association (ILA)