About
Me
I
have taught preschool and kindergarten at The
Garden Preschool and have taught pre-service
early childhood educators as a professor at Seneca
College. I
have also worked as policy and communications
advisor for the College
of Early Childhood Educators,
the professional self-regulatory organization
for early childhood educators in Ontario.
Other
teaching experience includes courses
on reading accredited by Seattle Pacific University with Reader's Way
Consulting, science teaching with Pacific Science
Center and tutoring with Puget
Sound Learning. In
addition to classroom experience, I have worked
on production teams developing educational
content, including as production coordinator
for Biz
Kids - a show on business and finance airing
on PBS stations throughout the United States.
I have also developed educational and leadership
development programs for human rights organizations
of low-wage
workers as a leadership organizer with the
Centre
for Learning and Democracy. My
Resume
Experience
Highlights
- Conducted
workshops for early educators and care providers,
including at conferences held by the Washington
Association for the Education of Young Children,
Ohio Association for the Education of Young
Children, Michigan Association for the Education
of Young Children and the Washington READ
Conference (state chapter of the International
Reading Association)
- Worked
closely with the United Workers, an organization
of low-wage workers in Baltimore, Maryland,
and other human rights organizations providing
media training, development of popular education
materials and leadership development training
- Developed
and taught courses on early literacy development,
linguistics of early reading foundations
and child-centred and developmentally appropriate
reading instruction with Jeanne Smith and
Laurie Spitzer, which were offered for continuing
education credit by Seattle Pacific University
- Provided
education research services to New Story
Ventures for documentary on education system
in the United States, produced by Emmy-nominated
producer of Hip Hop Harry (Discovery Channel)
- Provided
production coordination services to Biz Kids
Productions, assisting with production of
Biz Kids (aired on PBS), an educational
television show by the producers of Disney's
Bill Nye the Science Guy
- Developed
child-centred and culturally relevant curriculum
training materials and supervised staff of
15 teachers, assistant teachers and support
staff at Pike Market Child Care and Preschool
- Taught
summer school program for grade 4-6 students
in Washington, DC public schools for students
in need of intense tutoring and instruction
- Taught
inquiry-based science for students ages 5-14
and presented
science demonstrations for 500+ participants
at Pacific Science Center
- Taught
preschool and kindergarten for ages 2-6
as lead teacher at The Garden Preschool
- Directed
tutoring program, teaching reading
and writing to high school students experiencing
serious challenges at school through Puget
Sound Learning
Education
- Current - MA, Developmental Psychology
and Education - OISE, University of Toronto
(Toronto,
ON)
- 2003
- BA, Psychology - University
of Washington (Seattle, WA)
- 2001
- Associate in Arts and Sciences - Olympic
College (Bremerton, WA)
Professional
Service
- 2004-2005
Treasurer, Washington Association for the
Education of Young Children
- 2004
Board Member, Child Care Directors' Association
of Greater Seattle
Honours
and Awards
- 2003-2004
Zesbaugh Scholar - Full-tuition scholarship
from University of Washington College of
Education
- 2003
Annual Dean's List - University of Washington
- 2003
Psi Chi - National psychology honour society
- 1998
Puget Sound Parent "Golden Bootie Award" Best
Speciality Children's Bookstore - Kitsap
County
- 1998
Kitsap County Family Friendly and Drug-free
Workplace Award
Professional
Affiliations
- Association
of Early Childhood Educators Ontario
Past
Professional Affiliations
- International
Reading Association
- Cognitive
Science Society
- National
Association for the Education of Young Children
- Washington
Association for the Education of Young Children
- Child
Care Workforce Alliance
Languages
- Spanish
- French
(beginning)
Publications,
Presentations and Courses Taught
- 2006
The History and Now of Sacrifice and Victory
for Human Rights
- Invited
speaker to Clark Forum (Dickinson College)
(with Carl Johnson)
- 2003-2004
Sights and Sounds of Language
- Michigan
Association for the Education of Young
Children
- Ohio
Association for the Education of Young
Children
- Washington
READ Conference (with Jeanne Smith)
- Washington
Association for the Education of Young
Children
- 2005
Getting Heard for Kids
- Washington
Association for the Education of Young
Children (with Dorothy Gibson)
- 2004
Naming Sounds: Stories and Activities for
Developing Phonemic Awareness and Meta-Linguistic
Skills
- Olympic
Peninsula Association for the Education
of Young Children
- 2004
With Liberty and Justice for All
- Washington
Association for the Education of Young
Children
- 2003
Los Primeros Años: The first years
in school for latino and latina students
- Sixth
Annual University of Washington Undergraduate
Research Symposium (under mentorship
of Dr. Tom Stritikus and Dr. Manka
Varghese)
- 2002
Know the Code
- Independent
course accredited by Seattle Pacific
University (with Jeanne Smith and Laurie
Spitzer)
- 2002
Introduction to Sound Town
- Independent
course accredited by Seattle Pacific
University (with Jeanne Smith and Laurie
Spitzer)
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