Reading Specialist, 1st Grade, Special Educator
Fairfax County Public Schools
Falls Church, Virginia
1990 - 2022
- Finalist for Teacher of the Year (2000); Spillane Leadership Award Nominee (2008); highly effective for final evaluation in Blue Ribbon winning school year of over 900 pupils (2015); winner of innovation project grant (2014; 32 laptops for school); leading teacher researcher team studying comprehension in digital and print text; 2020 Outstanding Employee school level recipient.
- Pursues professional development continually; LETRS training Certificate of Mastery; Phonics First Level 1 Accredited Orton-Gillingham from Brain Spring Educator Academy; Teachers College Reading and Writing Project Home Grown Institutes (2014-16); literacy learning in Fairfax County professional development.
- Innovates at school with programming for affinities projects, buddy program and literacy initiatives such as essay contest, Read In days to promote stamina.
- Supports teachers with professional development and supports variety of teaching methods reflecting current research, assists in planning on best practices.
- Seeks joy in teaching, and enthusiasm and engagement for student learning; supports teachers with multiple sources of data to identify instructional practices.