Experience

Time To Teach

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Trainer

  • Jul 2016 - Present

  Presents training sessions in Classroom Management and Engagement and Motivation to teachers and administrators Presents training sessions in Classroom Management and Engagement and Motivation to teachers and administrators



Independent Educational Consultant

• Educational Consultant

  • Feb 2016 - Present

  Provides a wide variety of consulting services to school districts. Services include program evaluation for gifted, special education, and general education programs; teacher observations/evaluation. Provides a wide variety of consulting services to school districts. Services include program evaluation for gifted, special education, and general education programs; teacher observations/evaluation.



Louisiana State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  Teaches graduate level gifted certification courses to PreK-12 teachers. Teaches graduate level gifted certification courses to PreK-12 teachers.



East Baton Rouge School System

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Gifted Program Coordinator

  • Aug 2007 - Dec 2016

  Coordinator of Self-Contained Gifted Program at Middle and Elementary Schools. Coordinator of Self-Contained Gifted Program at Middle and Elementary Schools.



Southeastern Louisiana University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2003 - Aug 2007

  Taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Reading Methods, Children's LIterature, Gifted Certification. Taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Reading Methods, Children's LIterature, Gifted Certification.



OLSD

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

• Supervisor of Gifted Programs

  • Jul 2003 - Aug 2004

  Supervised district gifted program Supervised district gifted program



Belmont University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Professor

  • Aug 1998 - Jul 2002

  Taught graduate and undergraduate level courses in Reading Methods, Language Arts Methods, and Children's Literature Taught graduate and undergraduate level courses in Reading Methods, Language Arts Methods, and Children's Literature



Vanderbilt University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor of the Practice

  • Aug 1994 - Aug 1998

  Director of Student Teacher Program; taught undergraduate reading/language arts and content area reading courses. Director of Student Teacher Program; taught undergraduate reading/language arts and content area reading courses.



Northern Arizona University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 1992 - Aug 1994

  Taught undergraduate courses in Reading Methods, Language Arts Methods, and Process Writing Taught undergraduate courses in Reading Methods, Language Arts Methods, and Process Writing



Louisiana State University/Louisiana State Department of Education

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Educational Consultant

  • Jan 1991 - Aug 1992

  Developed and Piloted Louisiana Teacher Evaluation Program and Louisiana Teacher Intern Program Developed and Piloted Louisiana Teacher Evaluation Program and Louisiana Teacher Intern Program



East Baton Rouge Parish School System

• United States
• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Classroom Teacher

  • Aug 1985 - Aug 1990

  Taught regular and gifted classes; grades 1, 4 Taught regular and gifted classes; grades 1, 4



Livingston Parish Public Schools

• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Classroom Teacher

  • Oct 1974 - Aug 1985

  Classroom Teacher; grades 3,4, 5 Classroom Teacher; grades 3,4, 5