Blog
08/15/2013 09:52
Starting Monday, August 26, I'll begin graduate coursework in Educational Technology at Boise State University. I've decided to combine the 33 credit Master's program with an graduate certificate in Online Instruction. The program will prepare me to take on projects such as developing Learning...
06/01/2013 10:58
Ah, summer has arrived and the weather is heating up. Now I finally have some time to process the past year and begin planning for the next. I also have time to answer a few questions that friends, colleagues, and family have asked me at various times throughout the year. So let's get started!
What...
05/11/2013 13:14
My Adopt-A-Classroom project met its project goal in less than one week, and over the course of the semester, earned well beyond 250% percent of the original goal! The project is to build a Spanish-Language, Young-Adult Fiction library project for my classroom. The collection provides books for my...
07/26/2012 09:13
What an adventure this summer has been! As a last-minute hire, I was selected to join Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School in Athens, Georgia as their new full-time Spanish teacher. That gives me approximately two weeks to prepare a curriculum for conversational Spanish and Spanish...
07/14/2012 08:24
This summer was quite the change of pace compared to last. From CTY to summer school, east coast to west; and, perhaps the biggest change, from one form of supplemental education to another.
Last summer, I worked with two small groups of bright students at Lafayette College in Easton,...
04/06/2012 10:14
Spring is most definitely in the air here in Idaho!
Over this past Spring Break, I had the pleasure of teaching an Engineering and Mountain Biking class with the YMCA. The two classes were week-long, team and skill building camps for students aged 5 to 14. Both classes gave me an opportunity to...
04/01/2012 12:34
Back in October 2011, I had the honor of acting as a Boise, Idaho guide, translator and representative for a group of Ecuadorians in the Partners of the Americas Youth Ambassador Program, a US State Department sponsored cultural exchange program (www.partners.net).
Working with Emily...
11/21/2011 19:02
My summer work with CTY came to a close very quickly and I am so proud of my work, and the work of my colleagues, over the outstanding six weeks of classes. Now I am back in Boise and fortunate to find myself in two teaching positions!
For the 2011-2012 school year, I will teach Spanish at...
07/14/2011 15:44
It has been a fun, fast-paced, emotional three weeks here at Lafayette College! The first Center for Talented Youth session comes to a close tomorrow and the second will commence Sunday. The students are currently taking final post-assessments and then off to their dorms to pack their...
02/20/2011 21:29
After a number of days, the site is ready for presenting! Always a work in progress, the site will showcase what I have to offer as an educator and demonstrate my interestes in education. I hope you enjoy the site and leave with a better understanding of my experience and beliefs. Have a wonderful...