Education
Educational Specialist, Instructional Technology, 2010, Valdosta State University, GA
M.S., Education, 2000, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA
B.M.Ed., Music Education, 1984, Florida, State University, Tallahassee, FL
B.S., Family Studies, 1978, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Certifications
National Board, Middle Generalist
Georgia, P-5
Arizona, K-8
Georgia and Arizona: K-12 Music
Georgia and Arizona: Gifted endorsement
Georgia, Online teaching endorsement
Experience
35 years of teaching students in Georgia K-8. (Retired 2020)
Gifted Endorsement Instructor
Fulton County Schools
CaseNEX by Illuminate Education (online)
JPL/NASA Solar System Ambassador
Educator Facilitator for NASA Explorer Schools (Kennedy Space Center)
National DEN Guru, National Leadership Council Discovery Educator Network
Georgia Department of Education, social studies curriculum writer
Corwin Press (professional learning publisher) peer reviewer
Global Education Conference, International Advisory Board
Presenter:
International Space Station and Research Development Conference
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Learning 2.0 – Global Virtual Conference
Discovery Educator Network Summer Institute
Discovery Educator Summer Institute (international)
Social Learning Summit – Global Virtual Conference
Georgia Association for Gifted Children Conference
National Association for Gifted Children Conference
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Conference
National Science Teachers Association Conference
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Conference
Georgia Education Technology Conference
Florida Education Technology Conference
Awards:
2015 Barringer Research Fellow - Jefferson's Monticello
2013 The Gilder Lehrman Institute of Am. History: National Best Practice Teaching Award
2013 Georgia Gifted Educator of the Year
2012 Georgia Adopt-A-Stream In-Action Award
Personal Motto: Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain
Educational Specialist, Instructional Technology, 2010, Valdosta State University, GA
M.S., Education, 2000, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA
B.M.Ed., Music Education, 1984, Florida, State University, Tallahassee, FL
B.S., Family Studies, 1978, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Certifications
National Board, Middle Generalist
Georgia, P-5
Arizona, K-8
Georgia and Arizona: K-12 Music
Georgia and Arizona: Gifted endorsement
Georgia, Online teaching endorsement
Experience
35 years of teaching students in Georgia K-8. (Retired 2020)
Gifted Endorsement Instructor
Fulton County Schools
CaseNEX by Illuminate Education (online)
JPL/NASA Solar System Ambassador
Educator Facilitator for NASA Explorer Schools (Kennedy Space Center)
National DEN Guru, National Leadership Council Discovery Educator Network
Georgia Department of Education, social studies curriculum writer
Corwin Press (professional learning publisher) peer reviewer
Global Education Conference, International Advisory Board
Presenter:
International Space Station and Research Development Conference
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Learning 2.0 – Global Virtual Conference
Discovery Educator Network Summer Institute
Discovery Educator Summer Institute (international)
Social Learning Summit – Global Virtual Conference
Georgia Association for Gifted Children Conference
National Association for Gifted Children Conference
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Conference
National Science Teachers Association Conference
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Conference
Georgia Education Technology Conference
Florida Education Technology Conference
Awards:
2015 Barringer Research Fellow - Jefferson's Monticello
2013 The Gilder Lehrman Institute of Am. History: National Best Practice Teaching Award
2013 Georgia Gifted Educator of the Year
2012 Georgia Adopt-A-Stream In-Action Award
Personal Motto: Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain