Independent Consultant

• Mar 2018 - Present

Professional Development Manager

• Jan 2015 - Mar 2018

My responsibilities include training, supervising, and supporting coaches within multiple regions of the U.S., with the goal of delivering high quality training and coaching to users of the Superkids reading program. I also conduct presentations at professional educational conferences and develop and deliver webinars and other training, as requested by local schools and districts. My responsibilities include training, supervising, and supporting coaches within multiple regions of the U.S., with the goal of delivering high quality training and coaching to users of the Superkids reading program. I also conduct presentations at professional educational conferences and develop and deliver webinars and other training, as requested by local schools and districts.

Professional Development Manager

• Jun 2014 - Jan 2015

My responsibilities include training, supervising, and supporting coaches within multiple regions of the U.S., with the goal of delivering high quality training and coaching to users of the Superkids reading program. I also conduct presentations at professional educational conferences and develop and deliver other teacher training, as requested by local schools and districts. My responsibilities include training, supervising, and supporting coaches within multiple regions of the U.S., with the goal of delivering high quality training and coaching to users of the Superkids reading program. I also conduct presentations at professional educational conferences and develop and deliver other teacher training, as requested by local schools and districts.

Professor, Early Childhood & Reading

• Jun 1986 - May 2014

Chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction for seven years, and a member of the undergraduate and graduate faculty since 1986. Also served as Faculty Director for the WIU Infant and Preschool Center. Courses Taught: Graduate: Reading in the Preschool and Primary Grades Language Development and Reading Psychology of Reading Leadership in Reading Language Arts for Diverse Learners Undergraduate: Literacy Development: Birth through Preschool Literacy Instruction in the Early Grades Literature for Young Children Corrective Reading Instruction in the Early Grades Parent and Community Involvement Show less

Supervisor of Reading

• Aug 1980 - May 1984

Supervisor of Reading/Project Director for Louisiana's Special Plan for Upgrading Reading (SPUR). Provided technical assistance and professional development to coaches, schools and districts, statewide. Supervisor of Reading/Project Director for Louisiana's Special Plan for Upgrading Reading (SPUR). Provided technical assistance and professional development to coaches, schools and districts, statewide.

Teacher/Reading Specialist

• 1977 - 1979

First grade teacher and reading specialist. First grade teacher and reading specialist.

Teacher

• 1976 - 1977

Teaching in a grade 5 semi-departmentalized classroom situation. Teaching in a grade 5 semi-departmentalized classroom situation.