My Teaching Experience

16 years in English and Journalism classrooms; ten in public high school and six in private. Triple Georgia certification: English, Teacher Support Specialist, Special Needs (ADD, LD, Asperger's, OCD). My materials are created for college bound students of above-average intelligence ...and learning challenges.

My Teaching Style

Give the students the power! Magnify their strengths, put them in charge ... with structure, humor and creativity! I create materials that specifically allow for student ideas and revisions. All lessons are broken into sequential steps featuring clarity, appealing challenges, word economy, attractive design, a clear plan, and crafty use of white space. My materials are very flexible, built on best practices, and rely on real world applications, problem-solving, clear organization, and most of all... they are challenging, with a managable plan for success. I do not produce, nor will I ever present busy-work. People ask, "What is the best way to engage ADD kids?" After countless successes I respond, "Don't make work easier for them...make it more intertesting and more challenging, with room for their ideas and brilliance...and plenty of technology." What works well with the ADD population is magic with all learners, including the intellectually and creatively gifted.

Honors/Awards/Shining Teaching Moment

National DisneyHand Honoree 2004 for Creativity in Teaching. Served on 2006 DisneyHand Judging Panel

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