Education
University
Masters Degree in Education
Curriculum & Instruction,
National-Louis University, St. Louis, MO USA 12/2001
Teacher Certification coursework
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL USA 05/1992
Bachelor of Arts
History Major-Political Science Minor,
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL USA 05/1989
Social Sciences curriculum
Institute of European Studies, England, 08-12/1988
Certificates and Endorsements
Certification, Secondary Social Studies
(Professional), State of Colorado exp 07/2024
Endorsement, English as Second Language
(ESL), Linguistically Diverse/K-12, State of
Colorado exp 07/2024
Certificate of Educational Technology &
Information Literacy (COETAIL), 2013 Buffalo State
SUNY
Workshops, Events & Communications
These are professional workshops and events that I have facilitated, co-facilitated and/or organized, examples of videos and blog posts I have produced, and professional online panels I have participated in.
Coaching & Professional Learning
Eduro Learning, Facilitator and Academy Mentor for The Coach microcredential, 2016-present
Coaching: Theory to Practice (online course) 2014-2017
COETAIL (Certificate of Educational Technology and Information Literacy)
Course Facilitator (Online 13 cohort, February 2021 - current)
Course Facilitator (Online 9 cohort, September 2017 - May 2018)
Coaching Essentials (teacher workshop)
- Learning 2.019, Nanjing International School, Nanjing, China, October 2019
Coaching Conversations (teacher workshop)
21st Century Learning Conference, Hong Kong February 2019
- Learning 2.018, American School in Japan, Tokyo, November 2018
- Educational Development Institute: Mini-NESA conference (Qatar Foundation), Qatar Academy Al Khor, November 2017
Coaching for Change (pre-conference workshop)
- Learning 2.015, International School of Manila, Philippines, October 2015
Building Capacity for Professional Sharing (teacher workshop)
- 21st Century Learning Conference, Hong Kong February 2016
- Learning 2.014, NIST International School, Bangkok, Thailand, October 2014
Videos and Blog Posts
Blog Posts and Videos for Eduro Learning and #coachbetter
- Coaches as Leader: Facilitating and Leading Change (March 2020)
- Instructional Coaches as Leaders (January 2020)
- Moving Beyond Working With the Willing (January 2021)
- The Importance of Understanding Change Theory as an Instructional Coach and Leader (November 2020)
- Coaches as Leaders: Perceptions and Connections (January 2020)
- How to Have Effective Coaching Conversations (March 2019)
- Elements of Coaching Conversations (November 2019)
Participant in professional online discussions (see complete list here)Communication Strategies for Coaches to Support Teachers During (& After) Remote Learning (December 2020)
- ISS Webinar: Online Learning and Assessment (April 2020)
- 5 Steps to Move From "Having Coaches" to a "Coaching Culture" (February 2020)
- The Best Approaches to Have Difficult Conversations with Teachers as an Instructional Coach (January 2020)
- How do you manage change as an instructional coach? Introducing the #hypecycle! (October 2019)
- The Professional Development Gap for Instructional Coaches (February 2019)
- Coaching Fundamentals video series (March 2018)
Assessment & Reflection
Routines for Reflection (teacher workshop)
- Teaching and Learning Forum, Doha, Qatar, April 2017
- Learning 2.0, American School of Warsaw, Poland, April 2017
- CAPpl, SIS, November 2015 & March 2016
Reflecting with Visible Thinking Routines (teacher workshop)
- EdCamp, SIS, November 2014
Assessing Learning with Digital Resources (teacher workshop)
- iPad Conference, International School of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 2015
- Learning 2.013, United World College of SE Asia, Singapore, October 2013
Making Thinking Visible with Digital Resources (teacher workshop)
- iPad Weekend Workshop at SIS (EARCOS), February 2013
- English As Additional Language (EAL) Spring Conference at SIS (ACAMIS), April 2013
Events
- Contributed to organizing and facilitating regional one-day educational technology event EdTechGZ 2018-2019
- Regularly participates in discussions with educators world-wide including Coach.Better 2018-present, COETAILcast and Innovation & Learning Series 2014-2016
- HACK at SIS, April 2015 (half-day program of panel presentations proposing innovations for SIS)
- CREATE at SIS, March 2014 (2 day event focused on creativity)
Technology: Experience & Proficiency
Highly competent, self-motivated, independent learner, comfortable and proficient with
technology; constantly seeking technologies with potential for applications in education and easy
adaptability to classroom use
Digital Resources, Platforms & Apps
*Extensive experience using a variety of iOS & OSX, Microsoft and third-party applications for productivity and educational purposes
*Experience in use of Google Applications for Education including administrative functions
*Used Edublogs platform (education division of WordPress) for professional blog & mentoring peers and students in developing blogs and digital portfolios
*Have initiated, organized and moderated Twitter chats (#isedcoach, #chatsis and #qfschools) and participates in other education and technology Twitter chats
Multimedia Productions
*Transform: Snapshots of Contemporary Teaching and Learning (iBook) 2015 (co-authored)
*A Deep Dive Into Learning Innovation (video) 2014 (contributed to organization & production)
Videos I produced independently
Video Conferencing with Young Learners 2016
Enhancing Book Clubs with Digital Resources (COETAIL Final Project) 2014
Twitter and a Kindergarten Classroom 2014
Documenting Plant Growth in the ECLC2 Garden 2014
Grade 2 Students Use Blogs to Create Digital Portfolios 2014
