The Literacy Patch

I have been an instructional facilitator for the last 8 years at the elementary and middle school level. Before being an IF, I was a classroom teacher for 8 years. My focus for the last 3 years has been on developing curriculum for English Language Arts classes using the Common Core State Standards. Much of my work is focused around close reading, text-dependent questions, project- based learning, research simulations, content area literacy and text- dependent writing. I love working with teachers to create fun, engaging lessons where students are challenged to think critically.

Project- Based Learning Student Engagement/ Kagan Strategies Relationship Oriented Literacy Strategies Multi Sensory Approach

EDUCATION Master of Arts in Teaching May 1998 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Bachelor of Science in Education May 1997 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville CERTIFICATIONS • Elementary, K-6 • Middle School Social Studies Endorsement, 5-8 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Association for Middle Level Education UNIVERSITY WORK University of Arkansas- Fayetteville, AR Adjunct Professor- College of Education Course: CIED 4123 Literacy Assessment and Interventions Fall 2012, Spring 2013 DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLISHED CURRICULUM Successful Practices Network- Rexford, NY Contributing Curriculum Writer- Penn Foster Online High School Project Created English Language Arts Curriculum Modules for online high school courses for the Penn Foster Project Winter 2012-2013, Spring 2013 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Fayetteville Public Schools – Fayetteville, AR Instructional Facilitator, Holt Middle School 2011- Present Instructional Facilitator, Holt Middle School, McNair Middle School and Owl Creek School 2010-2011 K-5 Literacy Coach/Pathwise Mentor , Leverett Elementary School 2007-2010 Leap Ahead Summer School Coach/Afternoon Coordinator Summer 2010, 2011 Leap Ahead Summer School Coach Summer 2009 Lincoln Elementary School- Lincoln, AR Reading First Literacy Coach, 2nd-5th grade 2006-2007 Reading First Summer Camp Coach and Co-coordinator Summer 2007 Fayetteville Public Schools – Fayetteville, AR Happy Hollow Elementary School 3rd grade Reading First Model Classroom Teacher, Mentor for University of Arkansas Interns 2004-2006 The New School- Fayetteville, AR 2003-2004 3rd Grade Teacher 2002-2003 Pathwise Mentor for 3 teachers 2001-2002 1st Grade Teacher 1999 Summer Program Director 1998-2000 2nd Grade Teacher COMMITTEES and GRANTS • Led Curriculum Writing and Assessment Teams for English Language Arts 2011-Present • Fayetteville Public Schools Curriculum Writing and Assessment Committees for English Language Arts, Social Studies, and CTE Grades 6-12, 2011-Present • Fayetteville Public Schools Curriculum Coordinating Council 2010- Present • Fayetteville Public Schools District PD Steering Committee 2005-2006, 2007-2010 • Fayetteville Public Schools District Calendar Committee 2008-2009 • Coordinated a Summer Reading Program at Owl Creek School and Boys and Girls Club for Leverett students funded by a Fayetteville Education Foundation Grant Summer 2008 • Fayetteville Education Foundation Grant for Reading Interventions for Happy Hollow School Spring 2006 • Fayetteville Public Schools Quarterly Assessment Development Team 2005-2006 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/SPECIAL TRAININGS • TESS Training 2013 • Classroom Walk-through Training 2012 • Curriculum and Literacy Training with International Center for Leadership • in Education 2010-Present • Plain Talk about Reading Conference, New Orleans Spring 2011, 2012,2013 • Model Schools Conference, International Center for Leadership in Education Summer 2010, 2011 • Curriculum Management and Development Training December 2009 • Dyslexia-Reading Disorders, Identification and Interventions February 2009 • Changes in Literacy and the Research Behind It March 2009 • Continuous Arkansas Reading First Coaches Training 2006-2009 • Planning for Success for Building SST teams May 2008 • Benchmark Training from the State Department 2008, 2011 • Arkansas Reading First Summer Institute August 2007,2008 • Data Leadership Team Training October 2008 • Classroom Walk-through Training September 2008, 2011 • Pathwise Mentor Teacher 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 • Arkansas Literacy Symposium June 2008 • DIBELS Palm Pilot Training by MClass May 2006 • Step Up to Writing 2005 • Understanding Poverty August 2004 • Effective Literacy training 2003-2004 PRESENTATION EXPERIENCE • Professional Development for Fayetteville Public Schools _ What will be the impact of the PARCC assessment?, Spring 2013 _ English Language Arts Curriculum Development with Common Core, Grades 4-7, 2012-Present _ Social Studies Curriculum Development with Common Core, Grades 5-12, 2012-Present _ CTE Curriculum Development with Common Core, Grades 6-12, 2012 _ Common Core + Arkansas History Grades 5-8, 2012 _ What does the Common Core Mean for CTE classes?, 2012 _ Common Core State Standards Curriculum Development, 2012 _ English Language Arts Curriculum Writing Grades 5, 6, 8 2011-2012 _ Reading and Writing Strategy Based Mini Lessons Grades 4/5, 2011 _ Literacy Strategies to Enhance Content Areas in Middle School, 2011 _ Enhancing Career Tech classes with Literacy Strategies, 2011 _ Test Taking Strategies / Teaching Test Taking as a Genre, 2010-2012 _ How to Use Tier II interventions in the classroom, 2010 _ How to Teach in a Writing Workshop Classroom, 2009 _ Guided Reading in K-1 Classrooms, 2009 _ Literature Discussion Groups in 2nd-5th Classrooms, 2009 _ Palm Pilot Training for DIBELS, 2008 • Professional Development for Holt Middle School - Enhancing Professional Practice- A Framework for Teaching- Charlotte Danielson, Spring 2013 _ Planning for Checks for Understandings as a Formative Assessment, 2012 _ Quick Writes vs. Short Constructed Responses, Writing in Content Areas 2012 _ Using Student Work to Drive Instruction, 2012 _ Common Core State Standards, What does this mean for content classes, 2011 _ Assessment Data Meetings, What does our data show? 2011, 2012 _ Facilitate Bi-monthly team meetings with a focus on data using Google docs Intervention data and planning units of study for literacy, social studies, and science, 2010- present Provide one-on-one professional development with individual teachers and lesson planning, use walk- through observation forms to help teachers reflect on the implementation of literacy strategies in all content classes, 2010- present • Professional Development for Leverett Elementary School - Collaborative PD hour focus: Collaboration and Comprehension in the Classroom and Vertical and Horizontal Alignment of Literacy and Social Studies, 2009-2010 - Co-coordinated literacy and science integration into K-5 classrooms with the Director of 21st Century Learning, 2009-2010 - Year-long PD focus on Adding Comprehension Strategies into grades K-5, 2008-2009 - Adding Comprehension into Shared Reading Lesson K-1, 2008-2009 - School Wide Data Meetings 3 times a year, 2007-2010 - Facilitated Bi-monthly grade level meetings with focus on data using data walls, student progress, interventions, and planning units of study for literacy and social studies, 2007-2010 Provided one-on-one professional development with individual teachers and grade levels in all components of the literacy block based on needs after observations using the protocol, 2007-2011