EDUCATION
1998 M.Ed. University of New Hampshire
Supervision and Administration
1989 M.Ed. University of New Hampshire
Elementary Education Teaching Reading and Writing
1988 BA University of New Hampshire
Sociology
FIELDS OF INTEREST
Effective Schools – organization, philosophy, practice, internal and external community, and authentic assessment
Self-directed learning - place-based experiential learning, project learning, integrating science and environmental learning, emergent/responsive curriculum, technology and design.
EXPERIENCE
Administration
2005 to present Principal, Westminster Schools, a K-6 school district in Southeastern, VT
Responsibilities include: supervision and evaluation of all staff, creating and maintaining a safe and healthy school, initiating professional development opportunities for all staff, communicating with community, preparing and oversight of annual budget, and grant writing.
1998-1999 Assistant Principal, Auburn Village School, Auburn, NH
Responsible for supervision of primary grade teachers, coordinator of 504 plans, bus service, lunch/cafeteria, middle school discipline program and various committee work including: literacy, kindergarten, and assessment.
Also, coach of the Middle School boys’ soccer team.
Instructor
2002 to 2005 ESEC Faculty, Keene State College
Courses taught:
ESEC 281 Emerging and Evolving Literacy (6 semesters)
ESEC 383/386 K-8 Elementary Methods (6 semesters)
ESEC 450 Seminar: Educational Principles (5 semesters)
Team leader – 2004-05 academic year
Adjunct Faculty
1993- 2001 Department of Education, University of New Hampshire
Cooperating Teacher, UNH Internship Program
Mentoring, supervising, assessing graduate students
Courses taught:
Education Structure and Change (Ed 700/800)
Co-taught with Peter Sweet
Exploring Teaching (Ed.500)
Classroom Teacher
1992-98, ’99-‘02 Oyster River Cooperative School District, Durham, NH
Grade Three and Three-Four Multiage,~Moharimet School, Madbury, NH
Four-Five Multiage Teacher, Oyster River Elementary, Durham, NH
(on leave during 1998-99 school year to work as administrator)
1988-1992 Stratham Memorial School, Stratham, NH
Grade Three Teacher
Graduate Intern, Grade Three with Janis Bailey~/Ivanosky
Related Experience
1990-91 Co-director of Camp Wildcat – UNH Day Camp
Responsible for hiring and supervising 15 staff /140 campers
1987-89 Counselor – Camp Wildcat – UNH
1989-1991 Assistant Soccer Coach - Junior Varsity Girls - Exeter High School
1991-1993 Assistant Basketball Coach- Junior Varsity Girls- Exeter High School
1993-1997 Assistant Basketball Coach- Junior Vasity Girls- Oyster River High School
Non-Education Work Experience
1985-87 Carpenter – JMason Construction, specializing in agricultural buildings
1979-85 Dairy Farmer – worked on family dairy farm
1998- 2005 Sales - Agricultural Buildings - AGStructures/JMason Construction
WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS
2006 Webquests, Westminster Schools, Winter
2005 Pre-service teachers, ESEC 450, KSC, Spring
2004 Self-directed learning, North Hampton School, Fall
2004 Meta-cognition and the college student, Orientation Summer
2004 Technology for Classroom Teachers, presentation to St. Joe’s Faculty, KSC
2003 Monadnock Rotary: Invited speaker: Teaching as a Calling
2000 NHASP Workshop, Collaboration in Sp. Ed.,
“An Inclusive Model: Special Education. Teacher, Classroom Teacher, Integrator, Administrator, Parent and Child”
1998 Math- Problem Solving Workshop for K-3 Teachers, AVS, Auburn, NH
PUBLICATIONS
1997 “Environmental Action Committees.” K-6 Addendum,: K-12 English Language Arts curriculum Framework.
NH Department of Education. Concord, NH.
1997 “A Student Reads to the Class.” K-6 Addendum,: K-12 English Language Arts curriculum Framework.
NH Department of Education. Concord, NH.
1996 “A Student Reads to the Class.” Reading/Writing Newsletter. Vol.5,No. 3, Ed. Elizabeth Lane. UNH.
1994 "We Know Because We Asked.” All That Matters. Ed. Maureen Barberi and Linda Reif. Heinemann.
Portsmouth.(with Mark Milliken).
AWARDS
2001 NH Agriculture in the Classroom Educator of the Year
2001 Citizen of the Year, Durham- Great Bay Rotary, Durham, NH
GRANTS
2007 Envision, School Health Grant, $2600 for air quality work in the school.
Written in conjunction with Rachel Peters and Wellness Committee.
2006 Holt Foundation, $113,000 for an After School Program to support the children
and families of the Westminster Schools. Three year award.
Written in conjunction with Westminster Schools Wellness Committee and Elaine Gordon
2006 Vermont Preschool Community Partnership, $10,000 (first year) to study the community need for Preschool Partnerships.
Written in conjunction with Anne Briccetti. Renewed 2007
2001 ELFUN, General Electric, $3000.00 for community partnerships
Funds for construction of an outdoor education pavilion/sugarhouse.
COMMITTEE WORK
Westminster Schools
2005-Present Action Planning/Assessment
All School Steering – community organization
Finance Committee
WNESU Mathematics Curriculum (Chairperson - 2006-present)
Construction and Renovation Committee (2005-2007)
Technology Committee
Wellness Committee
Walpole Schools
2004-05 Site Based Committee – community representative
Keene State College
2004-2005 Search Committee – ESEC Faculty Member
2003 to 2005 President's Council for Sustainability (KSC)
2003 to 2005 Internal Assessment Committee (ESEC)
2002 to 2003 Danielson Framework for Professional Development (ESEC)
University of New Hampshire
1993-2001 University -School Collaborative
Oyster River School District
1996-98, 99-2002 Moharimet Technology Committee
2001 Moharimet Teacher Search Committee
2000 Moharimet Representative to Study of NHEIAP- state committee
1995-98, 1999-02 Moharimet Outdoor Environment Committee
2000 Pilot Program – Everyday Math
1999 to2002 Moharimet Education Committee
1999 to 2001 Oyster River School District Time and Learning Committee
1996,97,99, 2000-01 Moharimet School Visiting Author Committee
1996-97, 99-2000 Oyster River School District Mathematics Curriculum
1997-1998 Oyster River School District Supervision and Evaluation
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
International Reading Association
National Council of Teachers of English
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
VT Principals and Administrators
National Association of Elementary School Principals
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
2002 Moharimet Sugarshack Project-
Initiated, designed and constructed Maple Sugarshack/Outdoor Pavilion for school/community program; this collaboration involved community members, school personnel, students and University of New Hampshire faculty and students. Raised money through grants and fundraising activities, including a pancake breakfast attended by 500 people and many in-kind donations for area businesses. Brought 100 community volunteers together to complete the project.
1997-2002 Moharimet Pumpkin Project
Initiated collaboration with University of New Hampshire’s Kingman Farm staff and faculty to use the fields at the farm for growing pumpkins. Students at Moharimet School designed, organized, planted, and tended to pumpkins. Harvested pumpkins were used to raise money for books and as community donations.
1994-2002 Moharimet School Nature Trails
Worked with Outdoor Education Committee to design and construct trails on school and town land. Collaborated with physical education teacher to utilize trails as part of fitness program. Purchased snowshoes to enable year-round use of trails. Worked with town conservation committee to use environmentally friendly trail construction practices. Committee brought Project Learning Tree workshop to school.
1989-92 Stratham Memorial School Recycling
Initiated and designed school wide recycling project, working with Mark Milliken, fifth grade teacher.
DOCTORAL COURSE WORK (completed courses/withdrew June 2006)– University of New Hampshire
2005 EDUC 985 Contemporary Issues and Theories in Human Development
2004 EDUC 994 Qualitative Research Methods
ENG 920 Issues Teaching English & Language Arts
EDUC 995 Independent Study in Self-Directed Learning
EDUC 903 Normative Inquiry in Education
2003 EDUC 905 Critical Inquiry in Education
EDUC 902 Doctoral Pro-Seminar
EDUC 981 Quantitative Inquiry/Methods &Tech. Educational Research
EDUC 986 Philosophy of Education
2002 EDUC 958 Analysis of Teaching
WORKSHOPS
2007 VPA Leadership Academy, Killington, VT
2007 Critical Friends Coaches Training, Antioch Universtiy of New England, Keene, NH
2007 Responsive Classroom I, NECF, Westminster, VT
2007 Seven Keys to Comprehension, Susan Zimmerman, Westminster, VT
2006 Coalition of Essential Schools Fall Forum, Chicago, IL
2006 VPA Winter Workshops - Differentiated Instruction
2005 Coalition of Essential Schools Fall Forum, Boston, MA
2005 Self-Directed Learning Symposium, Cocoa Beach, Florida
2004 Transition Institute, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH
2004 Richard Allington, Reading Instruction, Manchester, NH
2004 Association of. American Colleges of Teacher Education, Chicago, IL
2004 Writing Workshop with Ralph Fletcher, Keene, NH
2004 Dreamweaver Software Workshop, Keene State College, Keene, NH
2003 Celebrating Donald Graves, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2003 Blackboard – effective use of teaching technology, KSC, Keene, NH
2002-2004 Children’s Literature Festival, Keene State College, Keene, NH
2002 Regie Routman, Reading Essentials, UNH LTT, Concord, NH
2001 Raising the Barn, Agriculture in the Classroom, Burlington, VT
2001 Using iMovie with Students, Interlakes High School, Meredith, NH
2001 Empowering Young Writers, Center for Constructive Change
2000 Learning Through Teaching Workshop, Ralph Fletcher, UNH
2000 Understanding by Design, Grant Wiggens, NH-ASCD, Bedford, NH
1999,2001 Christa McAullife Technology Conference, Nashua, NH
1999 Mosaic of Thought Workshop, Ellin Keene, UNH, Durham, NH
1999 NHASP Mid-Winter Workshop, Manchester, NH
1999 SERESC De-Mystifying the 504, Bedford, NH
1999 NELMS Spring Conference, Providence, Rhode Island
1998 Spring Visitations to Toronto Public Schools, Ontario, Canada
1996 Summer Learning in British Primary Schools, UNH/Oxford, England
1990 Summer Reading and Writing, UNH/University of Melbourne, Australia
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