Objective: To support students and families in their efforts to read purposefully, think critically and write effectively.
Qualifications:
- Virginia state licensure, secondary English, July 2017
- Master of Arts English, concentrating in the teaching of writing and literature, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 2008
- Bachelor of Arts General Studies, School of Education, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX, 2000
- Teacher-Consultant, Northern Virginia Writing Project, 2005 (top)
Professional Experience:
- The Writing Well Educational Services, Owner, 2007-present
- Provide individual and group tutoring services to contracted clients, specializing in the development of effective written communication, critical thinking, literary analysis and study skills
- Assist home-schooling families in curriculum development and composition instruction
- Teach creative and analytical writing to local home-schooling groups during weekly composition courses
- Northern Virginia Community College, Development English Department, adjunct professor, fall 2013
- Paul VI Catholic High School, teacher, 2000-2007
- Instruct learning disabled, ESOL, college prep and gifted and talented students in various literary genres while emphasizing the development of writing skills through an intensive writing program
- Develop appropriate assignments and forms of assessment to challenge and evaluate students of all skill levels
- Mentor beginning teachers in pedagogy, assessment, and classroom management
- Advise a four-year homeroom of approximately 15 to 20 students
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Paul VI Catholic High School, yeabook adviser, 2000-2004
Publications and Presentations:
- Catholic365 contributor profile
- “Magical Moments“; New Beginnings Magazine (a publication of La Leche League, Interntational), November 2008
“Escaping the Five Paragraph Dungeon: Realizations of a Writer Teaching Writing”; The Journal of the Northern Virginia Writing Project, Fall 2005
Co-Presenter, Northern Virginia Writing Project’s Language and Learning Conference, March 2006 (“Blogs, Forums, Wikis and Other Beasts: Teaching Writing with Online Tools”)
Presenter, Northern Virginia Writing Project’s Language and Learning Conference, March 2007 (“Composition, Computers and the Classroom: Blogging and Discussion Forums as Writing Tools”)
Presenter, Office of Catholic Schools, Diocese of Arlington High School Inservice, March 2006 (“Composition, Computers and the Classroom: Engaging the Student Writer”)
Presenter, Office of Catholic Schools, Diocese of Arlington Annual Diocesan Education Institute, October 2007 (“Creating a Culture of Writers: Fostering Fluency and Critical Thinking in Student Composition” )