• Elgin Middle School Teacher of the Year 2015-16
• Teacher of Today 2015-16
• Superintendent’s Award of Excellence 2010
• Teacher of Today 2010
• Star of Education 2004 

REAC³H COACH 2012-2014

• Provide professional development to 32 area school districts.
• Provide information to districts about the Reading Sufficiency Act.
• Collaborate with teachers and administrators about best teaching  practices and PreK-3rd grade literacy strategies.
• Liaison between the OK SDE and the districts to distribute information.
• Manage two websites.
• Maintain a Facebook page.

 
Lawton Public Schools - District Instructional & Literacy Coach, Lawton, OK 2011-2012

• Provided instructional/literacy coaching at four middle schools.
• Modeled lessons.
• Observed teachers and provided feedback.
• Collaborated with teachers about classroom management and lesson planning
• Collaborated with principals to provide professional development in CCSS, Text-Dependent Questions, Cross-Curricular Writing, and other areas determined by the principals. 

Elgin Middle School, Elgin, OK

• 6th Grade – English, Reading 2014-present 

 
Tomlinson Middle School, Lawton, OK

• 8th Grade – Pre-AP English, Pre-AP Reading, English, Reading 2007-2010
• 7th Grade – Honors English, English 2006-2007 

 
Roosevelt Elementary, Council Bluffs, IA

• 5th Grade 2002-2006
• 4th Grade 2001-2002
• Summer School using Soar to Success and Guided Reading 2000-2004
• 3rd Multiage Class 1999-2001 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – EXPERIENCE

• MAX Teaching Consultant 2011-present
  • Provide professional development, modeling, and coaching
• LETRS – Foundations Certified April 2014
  • Trainer within the state of Oklahoma  

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – FACILITATION

• Reading Summit – Paraphrasing 2016
• K-4 Writing (Oklahoma City Public Schools) 2015
• REAC³H Coach – provide PD at least once a month across the state 2012-2014
  • Topics:  
    • PreK-3rd Literacy (5 Components of Reading)
    • Passage-based Writing
    • Using data to make instructional decisions
• MAX Teaching – within district 2010-2012, 2015
• 3 hour and 6 hour trainings for teachers K-12
• International Reading Association Convention in Chicago – MAX Teaching 2012
• REAC³H Presentation to students at Great Plains Technology Center 2012
• Writing Workshop & Co-teaching – Middle School 2012
• Write to Learn 2012
• 3rd Grade LCI (Learning Centered Instruction) – MAX Teaching & CCSS 2011-2012
• MAX Teaching – Presentation to the House of Representatives – 2011
  • Education Committee (request of Rep. Ann Coody)
• Co-Teaching 101 & Beyond 2011
• Strategy Saturday (MAX Teaching & Pre-AP Strategies) 2011
• 4th Grade LCI (Learning Centered Instruction) – MAX Teaching 2010
• Teaching with a Twist (Pre-AP, MAX Teaching, Co-Teaching Models) 2010
• Curriculum Mapping 2009
• Co-Teaching 2009
• Guiding Readers & Writers (Fountas & Pinnell) 2005
• FQR Strategy from Harvey & Goudivs Strategies that Work 2005 

 
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - PARTICIPATION

• Edcamp – OKC 2017
• Edcamp – SWOK 2017
• GAFE (Google Apps for Education) Summit 2016
• EdCamp – EOC 2015
• EdCamp - OKC 2015
• GAFE (Google Apps for Education) Summit 2015
• LETRS – TOT for Foundations and Modules 1, 2, 3 Spring 2014
• LETRS – Foundations, Early Childhood, Modules 1-12, ESL 2012-2014
• REAC³H  - Lawton Public Schools District Team 2012
• OASCD Spring Conference - A Framework for Understanding Poverty 2012
• American History Rocks! 2012
• The Instructional Coaching Institute – University of Oklahoma 2012
• The Impact of Reading on Student Achievement (UCO & Scholastic) 2011
• Instructional Coaching – Kansas University Coaching Project (Jim Knight) 2011
• Oklahoma Regional Math Summit 2011 
• MAX Teaching:  Administrator Training 2011
• MAX Teaching:  2 day workshop 2011
• MAX Teaching:  Train the Trainer 2010
• Pre-AP Interdisciplinary Strategies for English and Social Studies 2010
• Pre-AP Middle School English 2010
• All Kinds of Minds 2009
• Mentor Teacher Training 2009
• Pre-AP Interdisciplinary Strategies for English and Social Studies 2009
• Pre-AP Middle School English 2009
• Pre-AP Instructional Leadership through AP Vertical teams 2008
• Pre-AP Instructional Leadership for Administrators-Equity & Excellence 2008
• Curriculum Mapping 2008
• Pre-AP Middle School English 2008
• Great Expectations 2007 Co-Teaching 2007
• Middle School Institute 2006
• Every Child Reads & PWIM (Picture Word Induction Model) 2004-2006
• Directive from Iowa State Department of Education Data Driven Instruction (DDI) within the L to J model 2004-2006 

 
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ELA

• Oklahoma Academic Standards (5-8 group) 2015 

 
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ELA

• Curriculum Writers (Oklahoma Department of Education) Project Manager 2017
• ELA Taskforce – ELA OAS Lesson Plan Development 2016
• Lawton Public Schools High School Playbook (ELA Curriculum Guide) 2012
• Lawton Public Schools Middle School Playbook (ELA Curriculum Guide) 2011
• Lawton Public Schools Elementary Playbook (34d-5th ELA Curriculum Guide) 2011
• Tomlinson Middle School – ELA Curriculum Guide 2009
• Pre-AP English & Pre-AP Reading 2009
  • Collaborated to write proposals to create classes at Tomlinson 

 
ASSESSMENT & DATA EXPERIENCE

• District Reading Benchmark Assessment Committee 2010
  • Worked to revise district reading benchmarks
• Title One School Improvement Committee 2010
  • Analyzed test data and collaborated on school improvement plan
• Tomlinson Middle School Improvement Plan 2008-2010
  • Analyzed test data and collaborated on reading plan 

 
COACHING

• Tomlinson Middle School Academic Team 2009-2012
  • 3 teams have competed at OJABA State Competition 

 
OTHER DUTIES

• Lawton Public Schools - District School Improvement Team 2011-2012
• Language Arts Department Chair 2008-2010
• Team Leader 2009-2010
• Tomlinson Middle School - School Improvement Committee 2008-2010
• Mentor Teacher 2009-2010
• BAT (Building Assistance Team) 2000-2006
  • Brainstormed ideas with teachers for students who were having behavior and/or academic difficulties
• Grade Level Representative 2004-2006
• Language Arts Cadre – Council Bluffs Community School District 2004-2006 
• Supervised teacher candidates at various times from Cameron University, Buena Vista College, and the University of Northern Iowa