Experience

Durham Academy

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sustainability Coordinator

  • Aug 2020 - Present

• English Teacher

  • Aug 1995 - Present

  Taught courses in World Literature, Western European Literature, and American literatureDesigned and taught senior electives (two Advanced Placement, two regular English)Served as four-year academic advisorPiloted the use of new technologies for teaching and communicationDesigned and taught technology workshops for colleaguesInitiated and coordinated annual scavenger hunt in downtown Durham for high school JuniorsPresident of Cum Laude chapter, 1999-2004Director of Enrichment Seminar Program Show less



Global Online Academy

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Learning Design Coach

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  Support and advise faculty who teach in the GOA student program. Activities include communicating GOA standards and policies, serving as sounding board, assisting with problem solving, sharing tech tools and strategies.

• Curriculum Developer & Teacher

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  Designed, developed, and taught interdisciplinary online courses for advanced high school students. Climate Change and Global Inequality (1 semester)Water: From Inquiry to Action (1 semester)Digital Journalism (full year)The Truth About Fake News (2 weeks)Algorithms, AI, and Machine Learning (2 weeks)



Cloud to Ground Learning

• Proprietor

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  http://cloudtogroundlearning.com/ http://cloudtogroundlearning.com/



United States Department of State

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Fellow, Teachers for Global Classrooms

  • Oct 2011 - Oct 2012

  Participated in online course work and two symposia; spent two weeks studying the education system in India; developed a Resource Guide for Durham Academy teachers. Evaluated applications for 2013-14 fellows. Participated in online course work and two symposia; spent two weeks studying the education system in India; developed a Resource Guide for Durham Academy teachers. Evaluated applications for 2013-14 fellows.


Greenhills School English Department
• Chair, External Review Committee

  • Nov 2011 - Aug 2012


North Carolina Association of Independent Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Master Teacher & Advisory Board Member

  • Nov 2010 - 2011

  Participant in Master Teacher Training, Feb 2011 Member of advisory board and trainer for 21st Century Teaching Academy, summer 2011 Participant in Master Teacher Training, Feb 2011 Member of advisory board and trainer for 21st Century Teaching Academy, summer 2011



National Endowment for the Humanities

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Seminar Participant

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2010

  4 week seminar for teachers: Arabic Novels in Translation Prof Roger Allen, University of Pennsylvania 4 week seminar for teachers: Arabic Novels in Translation Prof Roger Allen, University of Pennsylvania