Teaching Experiences (Higher Education)
Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
Teaching, Fall 2022 – current
Undergraduate Courses
EDU 342: Word Study and Fluency, PK-3rd Grade ii
EDU 533: Diagnosis and Treatment of Reading Difficulties i / ii
Graduate Courses
EDU 630: Organization and Implementation of School Literacy Programs i / ii
EDU 632: Practicum in Literacy Assessment and Intervention i / ii
EDU 635: Advanced Language Arts Instruction i / ii
EDU 730: Seminar- Issues in Literacy i / iii
i Taught course online
ii Substantially redesigned course
iii Substantially redesigned course with Dr. Meghan Block
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University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI
Teaching, Fall 2016 – Spring 2022
Undergraduate Courses
EDE 499: Elementary Student Teaching Seminar
EDR 341: Teaching Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students ii
EDR 344: Literacy Teaching and Learning in Late Elementary and Middle School ii
EDR 361: Language Arts Practicum II ii
EDR 440: Assessment-Based K-8 Language Arts Instruction ii
Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate Courses
ECE 343/543: Emergent Literacy i / ii
EDR 440/540/541/645: Assessment-Based K-8 Language Arts Instruction/Literacy Instruction for Students with Special Needs i / ii
Graduate Courses
EDR 520: Reading and Writing Development of Young Children i / ii
EDR 543: Foundations of Literacy i
EDR 544: Integrated Language Arts throughout the Curriculum: Theory into Practice i / ii
EDR 645: Literacy Instruction for Students with Special Needs i / ii
EDR 646: Literacy Assessment in Elementary/Middle School i / ii
EDR 672: The Literacy Specialist i / ii
i Taught course online
ii Substantially redesigned course
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Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD
Teaching, Summer 2021 & 2022
Graduate Courses
EDCI 722: Perspectives in Theory: Lenses for Critical Understandings of Literacy
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Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Erie, PA
Teaching, Fall 2014-Spring 2016
Undergraduate Courses
ENG 015: Rhetoric & Composition for Education Majors*
LLED 400/401/402: Language and Literature in the Elementary School*
LLED 497C: Teaching Children's Literature through Picture Books*
*New course design
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Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Teaching, Fall 2010-Spring 2014
Undergraduate Courses
TE 402: Crafting Teaching Practices- English-Language Arts (Elementary)
Graduate Courses
TE 802: Reflection & Inquiry into Teacher Practice I: Elementary Literacy
TE 846: Accommodating Differences in Literacy Learners^
^Substantially redesigned course and content with faculty lead
Teaching Experiences (K-12th Grade Settings)
Fort LeBoeuf School District, Waterford, PA
Grades K-5 Reading Specialist/Coach (2017-2010)
Professional Licensures/Certifications
• Reading Specialist K-12 Certification
• Elementary Education K-6 Certification
• Early Childhood Education N-3 Certification