Barraug Books and Curriculum

Barraug Books was founded by two veteran high school English teachers in 2004. It started as a small project where we’d visit garage sales on Saturday mornings to find books that we knew teens liked to read and teachers wanted to teach. We'd stock our classroom libraries and sell the books on the internet. In 2012, we opened Barraug Books and Curriculum on TPT to share expertise, relevant resources, and freebies that engage students and aid new and experienced teachers.

We have been teaching for 30 years. We met at a Title 1 school in Miami and later moved across the country to teach in Seattle suburb schools. We also taught ESOL in Korea and at an international school in Colombia before returning to Miami to teach at two technical-arts high schools. Today, we are based in the suburbs of Atlanta.

Currently, I teach AP English Language and Composition partnered with AP US History for American Studies and American Literature. I also teach English Composition 1101 and 1102 at a local university. My husband teaches AP English Literature and Composition, AP English Language and Composition, and World Literature. He is a table leader for AP English Language and is a College Board consultant.

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Constructivist, Culturally Responsive, Hybrid Flipped Classroom, Google Resources, Project-based Learning

We have both earned National Board Certification; have been nominated five times for Teacher of the Year; and have also been recognized as Distinguished Teachers from the US Presidential Scholar Program and STAR Teachers within our districts.

Publications

Columnist; Technology in the classroom: A Teacher’s Experience; SEEN Magazine http://seenmagazine.us/articles/article-detail/articleid/1795/technology-in-the-classroom.aspx

"Mel." Inner Lives: Women Writers Explore Their Identity, Expression, and Transformation. 1st ed. Vol. 1. Atlanta: BookLogix Services, 2011. 178-81. Print.

Aughey, Deborah L., "The Pop-Up Museum: How Students Exhibit Critical Literacy Practices Through Project-Based Learning" (2017). Doctor of Education in Secondary Education Dissertations. 10. https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/seceddoc_etd/10

I earned a doctorate in English Education, 2017; Ed Specialist in English, 2014; MS in Education- Computers and Technology, 2001; BA in English, 1987

My husband-MS in Education, 2007; BA in English, 1996

I also volunteered with the US Peace Corps in Togo, West Africa in the 1980s. Since 2000, we have both been AP workshop presenters at the school, district, and state levels annually.