Employment
2006 - present Bishop-McGuinness Catholic High School,
Oklahoma City OK (English Teacher)
Courses taught: English II and Pre-AP English II.
2001 - present Oklahoma Writing Project, University of
Oklahoma, Norman OK
Technology Liaison; e-Facilitator; Workshop Presentations
on Technology and Writing; Website and Web Blog Designer; ListServ
Manager.
- Board of Directors
- special interests include technology integration
and online communities
2005 - 2006 Belle Isle Library, Metropolitan Library System,
Oklahoma City OK
Technology Assistant; assist patrons in use of computer software;
answer inquiries concerning hardware and software; monitor use
by children and adults.
1997 to 2004 Norman High School North, Norman, OK (English
Teacher)
Courses taught: Advanced Placement English IV, English
IV, Film Studies, TEAM English 2, Advanced English II, Classical
Literature, ACT Preparation.
- Advanced Placement Vertical Team
- Pro Teacher for Technology
- special interests include arts integration
and cross-curricular instruction
1985 - 1997 Central Mid-High School, Norman OK (English
Teacher)
Courses Taught: Traditional and Advanced English II; Fundamentals
of Communication (elective).
- 4MAT Lesson Design Training, Summers 1993 and 1995.
- T.E.S.A. (Teacher Expectation Student Achievement) Trainer,
Spring 1992.
- received Norman Foundation Grants, 1985 and 1996
- special interests include revision strategies and
web page design.
1975 - 1985 Millwood Junior-Senior High School, Oklahoma
City OK (English Teacher)
Courses Taught: English I, III, and IV; Advanced Placement
English IV; Humanities I and II; Yearbook; Journalism.
- designed programs and taught Advanced Placement English and
Humanities.
- designed program and taught Gifted and Talented English and
Social Studies, grades 7-12.
- advised yearbook four years.
Earlier life - 1975 Miscellaneous character-building jobs,
which thoroughly reinforced the need for a good education --
babysitting, telephone sales, clerk-typist, night psychiatric
aide . . .you know.
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Special Activities
- "Visions of the Dark Years: World War II and its
Legacy in France," Summer Seminar, National Endowment
for the Humanities, France (Paris , Lyon, Vichy,and Caen), Summer
2007.
- Consultant, Advanced Placement Literature, College
Board. "First Chapters: Passage Analysis and Book Promotion;"
"Rhetoric for Beginners: Using Advertisements to Introduce
Rhetoric;" "Covers: Using Musical Interpretation to
Teach Poetry;" 2005 to present.
- Reader, Advanced Placement Literature, College Board,
Daytona Beach FL, Summer 2004 to present.
- National Writing Project Electronic Writing Marathon,
Online, August - September 2004.
- Advanced Placement Summer Institutes; Literature,
Mary Pruitt, University of Oklahoma, Summer 2004; Pre-AP, Shelly
Cook, Texas Christian University, Summer 2002; Language, Fred
Damiano, University of Texas, Summer 2001; Literature, Brendan
Kenney, University of New Mexico, Summer 2000; Pre-AP, Sharon
Kingston, University of Oklahoma, Summer 1999.
- Technology Matters: National Writing Project Advanced
Institute for Technology Liaisons, Marshall University, Huntington
WV, Summer 2004.
- "Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man in the Spotlight,"
Presentation, National Council of Teachers of English, San Francisco,
November 2003.
- "Photography: Personal Narrative/Public Documents,"
Quartz Mountain Fall Arts Institute, October 2003.
- "Dante's Commedia in Siena," Summer
Seminar, National Endowment for the Humanities, Italy (Siena,
Florence, Pisa, Rome, Ravenna, San Gimignano, and Assisi), Summer
2003.
- "Writing to and from Photographs," Quartz
Mountain Fall Arts Institute, October 2002.
- "The Reading Writing Connection," Presentation,
Curriculum and Assessment Conference, Westin Hotel, Oklahoma
City, July 2002.
- "Shaking the Shakespeare Blues: Creative Approaches
to Teaching Shakespeare," Presentation, National Council
of Teachers of English, Baltimore November 2001.
- "Viewing Films Actively: Written Responses to Motion
Pictures," Roundtable, National Council of Teachers
of English, Baltimore November 2001.
- National Board Certification (National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards) for Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English
Language Arts, November 2001.
- "The OEJ Connection," Featured Columnist
for the Oklahoma English Journal. Appropriate and
useful websites for each issue and a webpage on The Oklahoma
Writing Project website. Quarterly, beginning Fall 2000.
- PASSing the End-of-Instruction Exam, State Department
of Education, June 2000.
- Scanners and Digital Cameras, NPS Technology Training,
Summer 1999 and 2000.
- Advisory Committee for Web Site Design and Desktop Publishing
Program, Moore-Norman Technology Center, Spring 2000.
- "All Books Are Either Dreams or Swords,"
Oklahoma Writing Project presentation, Putnam City Public Schools,
November 1999.
- "Using Literature as a Springboard for Creative Writing,"
Oklahoma Writing Project presentation, Mustang Public Schools,
November 1999.
- State Department of Education "Road Show" Workshops,
one-day comprehensive English teaching in-service at Pryor, Ponca
City, Woodward, OKC's MetroTech, and Elk City; over 400 teachers
attended, Summer 1998 and 1999.
- PageMill Techniques and Advanced PageMill Techniques,
Norman Public Schools Technology Training, Summer 1999 and
2000.
- OK TechMasters Lead Technology Training, Rose State
College, University of Central Oklahoma, Norman Instructional
Services Center, Francis Tuttle Technology Center, Oklahoma City
Public Schools, and Norman High School North; beginning Fall
1998 to present.
- Dimensions of Learning, Fall 1999.
- Web Page Design Workshops, Norman Public School Web
Managers, Summer 1998.
- OK TechMasters Master Teacher Training, Summer 1998.
- "The Fairy Tale: Literary Analysis for All Ages,"
Oklahoma English Journal, Fall, 1997.
- "An Annotated Children's Literature Bibliography,"
Oklahoma English Journal, Fall, 1997.
- Revitalizing the Classics, Joint O.C.T.E. and O.W.P.
Fall Conference, 1997.
- Presentations given at more than 50 in-service workshops,
teacher-education classes and at state educational meetings (Using
Film to Teach Writing, Collaborative Learning, Writing about
Literature, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing on the Computer,
Digital Portfolios, etc.)
- Oklahoma Writing Project, University of Oklahoma,
Technology Liaison 2001 to present, Returning Fellow, Summer
1997 and Summer 1986. Teacher/Consultant 1979 to present. Board
of Directors, 1998 to present.
- Norman Public Schools Teachnology Day Workshops,
1996 to 2000.6 to present.
- Workshops on Desktop Publishing, the Internet, and Web
Page Concept & Design, Fall 1996.
- Oklahoma Graduation Test, State Department of Education.
Proofread test items, 1991. Served on Oklahoma Graduation Test
Committee, developing objectives for reading and writing, 1989.
- Secondary Suggested Learner Outcomes, State Department
of Education. Validated revised outcomes, Summer 1985.
- Teachers' Institute, Oklahoma Foundation for the Humanities.
Focused on Jefferson's Declaration of Independence and its influence
on American literature, Summer 1985.
- Independent Study Fellowship, National Endowment for
the Humanities. Researched novels by black women, Summer 1984.
- Oklahoma State Educational Fair, Oklahoma State University.
Presented computer applications for English classes, 1983.
- Test Writer, American College Board (ACT). Wrote language
expression and usage sections, 1982 and 1983.
- American Partnership: A Handbook for Teaching Citizenship
and Leadership, K-12, State Department of Education. Co-wrote
and revised 677-page manual, Summer 1982.
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