Teaching is such an absolute joy! I love sharing what I know and engaging with others! Here is a short list of some of my favorite teaching moments.
Graduate Lecture at Vermont College of Fine Arts, Summer Residency 2022. TAXI: Buckle Young Readers into Your Story Car with Neuroscience.
Workshop Leader at Vermont College of Fine Arts: Summer Residency 2023 with David MacInnis Gill.
Feel Write seminars, Cooper Memorial Library
Panelist/Presenter, 2023 NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English): The In-Between: Bringing Hope to Mental Health Literacy, with Adina Basler, Alena Bruzas, A.S. King, Nora Shalaway Carpenter, and Ashley Wilda.
Panelist/Presenter, 2024 NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English): Mental Health Literacy and ELA: Using Books to Normalize Conversation, with Alexandra Flinn, A.S. King, Nora Shalaway Carpenter, Kerry O’Malley Cerra, Melody Maysonet, Susan Densmore James, James Bird, Jarret Lerner, Emily, Finnegan, Brooke Eisenbach, and Jason Frydman.
Round Table Leader, 2024 NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English): Let’s Talk About Mental Health! Exploring the Power of Story, with Alexandra Flinn, A.S. King, Nora Shalaway Carpenter, Kerry O’Malley Cerra, Melody Maysonet, Susan Densmore James, James Bird, Jarret Lerner, Emily, Finnegan, Brooke Eisenbach, and Jason Frydman.
Guidance Counselor at Deland High School: Led groups for anxiety and grief.
Guidance Counselor at Heathrow Elementary: Developed an original curriculum for Character Education which I taught to K-5 daily as each class rotated through my classroom to learn about different character traits for a healthy lifestyle. Led activities and curriculum for the drug prevention program, Red Ribbon Week.
AVID Guest Speaker, East Ridge Middle School, Florida 2023
