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)

Memberships