The 2015-16 school year was a year of adventure for me. I left my job in Salt Lake City to live in Minneapolis and then in New Zealand. In Utah, I taught history and geopolitics at the most amazing public school, the Salt Lake Center for Science Education. Prior to that, I taught in the public schools of Boston and New York.
In my 12 years as an educator, I have held a variety of roles, including teacher, counselor, curriculum developer, teacher mentor, and program coordinator. I have a Bachelor’s degree in History and Masters' degrees in Risk & Prevention and Education Leadership & Policy. In Minnesota I'm licensed to teach social studies, ESL, and in K-12 administration.
I believe in the power of public schools to challenge the status quo. I’m interested in the intersection of race, class, gender, and religion in the classroom, critical literacy, and designing history curriculum that is inclusive of all my students' histories.
From February to June 2016, I was in Wellington, New Zealand as part of the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program. While in New Zealand I learned heaps about the work of social science teachers utilizing the concepts of culturally relevant pedagogy to design courses that affirm student identities and provide a space for examination of difficult history.
This blog is a mix of the personal and professional. I'm not so good at separating the two. As of July 9, 2016, it is no longer updated.
In my 12 years as an educator, I have held a variety of roles, including teacher, counselor, curriculum developer, teacher mentor, and program coordinator. I have a Bachelor’s degree in History and Masters' degrees in Risk & Prevention and Education Leadership & Policy. In Minnesota I'm licensed to teach social studies, ESL, and in K-12 administration.
I believe in the power of public schools to challenge the status quo. I’m interested in the intersection of race, class, gender, and religion in the classroom, critical literacy, and designing history curriculum that is inclusive of all my students' histories.
From February to June 2016, I was in Wellington, New Zealand as part of the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program. While in New Zealand I learned heaps about the work of social science teachers utilizing the concepts of culturally relevant pedagogy to design courses that affirm student identities and provide a space for examination of difficult history.
This blog is a mix of the personal and professional. I'm not so good at separating the two. As of July 9, 2016, it is no longer updated.
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