...In my role as a teacher, I have been intimately involved with curriculum development, learning communities, ESL teaching, teacher mentoring, student-teacher mentoring and evaluations, classroom visitations, recruitment of students and teachers, professional development, academic and career advisi... (read more)
...I have been teaching in the public school system and as a University instructor for almost 20 years. I specialize in working with at-risk students, and students who don't "fit" into the traditional school model. My own children were home-schooled at some point in their lives - and are doing well. (read more)
...I have received multiple National Science Foundation grants totaling over $15,000. I hope to pass this experience on to my students to help them receive grants and funding for their studies and research. I am the 1st author on two peer reviewed scientific publications, and have helped review multiple others. (read more)