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Special Recognition

- 2004 Edwin A. Hoey Award for Outstanding Educator in the English Language Arts by the National Council of Teachers of English.
- Three time Fullbright Exchange Teacher
- Featured teacher in Maryland Public Broadcasting and Annenberg/CPB Channel's video series "Making Meaning in Literature: A Workshop for Teachers, Grades 6-8" and "Engaging with Literature: A Workshop for Teachers, Grades 3-5.
- 1990 Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Education Award
Author

- Co-author:
Literature Circles and Response. Christopher Gordon Publishing, 1995
- Inquiry and Multiple Ways of Knowing. National Council of Teachers of English, 2000.
National Leadership

- Elected member, NCTE Middle Level Steering Committee, 2001-2003. NCTE Speakers Bureau, current. NCTE Reading Commission, 1999-2001.
Software

- Microsoft, Redmond, WA. Headbone Interactive, Consultant
- Pacific Interactive, Seattle, WA. 1992 - 1999.
Teaching Experience

- Twenty-five years of teaching experience; grades first though eighth with three years spent teaching overseas.
Education

- Lesley College, Cambridge, MA
Master's Degree in Education, Arts in Education August 1993
- University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire Writing Project, Donald Graves and Jane Hansen, July - August 1986
- University of Puget Sound
Institute for Teachers of Highly Able Students Scholarship Recipient for Rural Schools, July 1984
- University of Washington
Teaching Certificate
Elementary Education with Special Education Seattle, WA emphasis, June 1982
- Bachelor of Arts, School of Communications:
Journalism/Advertising, March 1981.
- University of London, England
Media Studies Abroad, 1980

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