Professional Interests

Recent Education Conferences
KySTE Spring Conference
Louisville, KY - March 2014, 2015

ISACS Teaching Media Education/Literacy Skills and Issues
Chicago, IL - November 2012

NAIS People of Color Conference
Indianapolis, IN -December 2014
Philadelphia, PA - December 2011
Boston, MA - December 2007

Lausanne Laptop Institute (now Lausanne Learning Institute)
Memphis, TN - July 2010, 2011, 2012

Smekens Literacy Retreat
Nashville, IN - September 2010

Save the Children Advocacy Day
Washington, DC - April 2007, 2009

As a middle grade fiction writer, I also participate in workshops and conferences on the craft of writing.
 
Presentations
Tech Teach Learn Conference
Louisville, KY - August 2013, June 2014
  • "Book Trailers: Engaging Readers Digitally"
  • "Books to Film: Using Literature to Build Visual Literacy"
  • "Twitter 101: Developing a Personal Learning Network"
  • "Online Tools for Teaching Computational Thinking"
  • "Teaching Copyright, Fair Use, and Intellectual Property in Digital Media"
  • "Creating an Online Teaching Portfolio"

Independent Schools of the Central States (ISACS) Annual Convention
Louisville, KY - November 2012
  • "Book Trailers: Engaging Readers Digitally" (presentation) &
  • "Google Tools in the Middle School" (co-presenter, presentation)

Louisville Google Meetup
Louisville, KY - August 2012

KCD Faculty Technology Workshops
Louisville, KY - August 2011
  • "Developing a PLN With Twitter" (presenter)
  • "Creating Wall-less Classrooms" (co-presenter)

Kentucky Association of Independent Schools (KAIS) Conference
Louisville, KY - March 2011
  • "Book Trailers: Engaging Readers Digitally" (wiki)

KAIS Middle School Students of Color Conference
Louisville, KY - February 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013
  • "Good Hair...Bad Hair: How Beauty Standards Affect the Self-Esteem of Girls of Color" (presentation)
 
Committees
Middle School Technology Committee, Chair - 2011/2012
Facilitated discussion and investigation into best practices which culminated in decision to implement a 1:1 laptop initiative in the Middle School for the 2012-2013 school year

ISACS Accreditation Self-Study Committees, Member - 2011/2012
  • Counseling, Guidance, and Record Keeping; Health Care and Records; English Language Learners (ELL); Learning Differences Program
  • Equity and Justice

Previous committee work includes:
  • Diversity committee
  • Character Education committee
  • Previous ISACS Accreditation Self-Study Committees (as chair and member)

   

Professional Memberships
ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education
KySTE - Kentucky Society for Technology in Education
NCTE - National Council of Teachers of English
ILA - International Literacy Association
SCBWI - Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
  
Image Source:
MS Students of Color Conference. 2008. Digital image. Kentucky Country Day School.

  
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