Resume
Employment History
Education
Advanced Certification Teaching coursework
Blackboard Training Center - online
Online Instructor Certification
Bristol Community College - Fall River, Massachusetts
Young Adults with Learning Disabilities: Reading Instruction Certification
Massachusetts Department of Education
Master of Arts, Intercultural Relations, Specialization in TESOL
Lesley College - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
University of Rochester - Rochester, New York
Awards
Massachusetts Adult Education Teacher of the Year
Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education
Certification
Woman Business Enterprise
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance Supplier Diversity Office
Board Memberships
EdTech Center @ World Education (2015-present)
Distance-Learning Advisory Board, Adult and Community Learning Services, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and SABES (2010-2012)
Core Knowledge Group, National Institute for Literacy ESL Special Collection (2001-2006)
The Change Agent, New England Literacy Resource Center (2001, 2008)
Field Notes, SABES (2001, 2007)
Publications
"Fun While Learning: Make Beliefs Comix." Tech Tips for Teachers (blog).
"Reaching Out Across the Distance: Ways to Create Community and Provide Support in Hybrid Courses." Tech Tips for Teachers (blog).
"Making Instructional Videos With Screencasts." Tech Tips for Teachers (blog).
"Web-based Visual Aids." Thinkfinity.
"Web Meetings: A Convenient and Cool Way to Converse." Field Notes Vol. 17, No. 1 (winter 2007).
"The Culture Variable in ABE Counseling." Field Notes Vol. 16, No. 4 (2007).
Project Care: Health Care Case Studies, Multimedia, and Projects for Practicing English. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2007. (With Steve Quann.)
"Reading Circles: A Useful Teaching Approach." All Write News Vol. XX, No. 2 (September/October 2003).
Your Government, Your Taxes, Your Choices: A Curriculum for ABE Students. Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education grant, 2003. (With Nancy Sheridan.)
"Loyalty, Liberia and Literacy: A Review of Beyond the Mango Tree." Field Notes Vol. 11, No. 1 (summer 2001).
"Media Literacy Related Websites" and "Desire, Sex, and Power in Music Video: A Review ofDreamworlds II." The Change Agent Issue 12 (March 2001).
"Teaching ESOL Using Word Processing: A Communicative Approach." Focus on Basics Vol. 4, Issue C (December 2000). Voted a National Institute for Literacy hot site. (With Steve Quann.)
Learning Computers, Speaking English. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2000. (With Steve Quann.)
Computers in Action. Massachusetts Department of Education grant, 2000. (With Steve Quann.) Voted a National Institute for Literacy hot site.
- Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator, English for New Bostonians. 2017-present.
- Distance Learning and Technology Center Facilitator/Consultant, System for Adult Basic Education Support. 2015-2017.
- Distance Learning Community Facilitator, Notre Dame Education Center, Boston, MA. 2009-present.
- Online Course Developer/Facilitator, World Education, Boston, MA. 2008-present.
- Learning Plan Instructional Designer/Developer, Greater Boston Learner Web, Boston, MA. 2008-2012.
- Curriculum Developer, Massachusetts Worker Education Roundtable, Boston, MA. 2008-2012.
- ESOL Distance Learning Coordinator/Instructor, Asian American Civic Association, Boston, MA. 2007-2015.
- Online Course Developer/Facilitator, ProLiteracy America, Syracuse, NY. 2007-2011.
- Instructional Designer/Developer, Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA. 2007-2009.
- ESOL Distance Learning Coordinator/Instructor, Jamaica Plain Community Centers Adult Learning Program, Jamaica Plain, MA. 2006-2011.
- ESOL Lead Teacher/Instructor, Jamaica Plain Community Centers Adult Learning Program, Jamaica Plain, MA. 2006-2007.
- Reading Skills Specialist, Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA. 2004-2005.
- Adult Basic Education Computer Field Technologist, Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA. 2003-2004.
- ESOL Instructor, Computer-ESOL Instructor, Staff Development Coordinator, Assessment Coordinator, Career Counselor, Jamaica Plain Community Centers Adult Learning Program, Jamaica Plain, MA. 1995-2003.
- Workplace ESOL Instructor, Continuing Education Institute, Needham, MA. 1995.
- Vocational ESOL Instructor, Oficina Hispana, Boston, MA. 1994
Education
Advanced Certification Teaching coursework
Blackboard Training Center - online
Online Instructor Certification
Bristol Community College - Fall River, Massachusetts
Young Adults with Learning Disabilities: Reading Instruction Certification
Massachusetts Department of Education
Master of Arts, Intercultural Relations, Specialization in TESOL
Lesley College - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
University of Rochester - Rochester, New York
Awards
Massachusetts Adult Education Teacher of the Year
Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education
Certification
Woman Business Enterprise
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance Supplier Diversity Office
Board Memberships
EdTech Center @ World Education (2015-present)
Distance-Learning Advisory Board, Adult and Community Learning Services, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and SABES (2010-2012)
Core Knowledge Group, National Institute for Literacy ESL Special Collection (2001-2006)
The Change Agent, New England Literacy Resource Center (2001, 2008)
Field Notes, SABES (2001, 2007)
Publications
"Fun While Learning: Make Beliefs Comix." Tech Tips for Teachers (blog).
"Reaching Out Across the Distance: Ways to Create Community and Provide Support in Hybrid Courses." Tech Tips for Teachers (blog).
"Making Instructional Videos With Screencasts." Tech Tips for Teachers (blog).
"Web-based Visual Aids." Thinkfinity.
"Web Meetings: A Convenient and Cool Way to Converse." Field Notes Vol. 17, No. 1 (winter 2007).
"The Culture Variable in ABE Counseling." Field Notes Vol. 16, No. 4 (2007).
Project Care: Health Care Case Studies, Multimedia, and Projects for Practicing English. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2007. (With Steve Quann.)
"Reading Circles: A Useful Teaching Approach." All Write News Vol. XX, No. 2 (September/October 2003).
Your Government, Your Taxes, Your Choices: A Curriculum for ABE Students. Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education grant, 2003. (With Nancy Sheridan.)
"Loyalty, Liberia and Literacy: A Review of Beyond the Mango Tree." Field Notes Vol. 11, No. 1 (summer 2001).
"Media Literacy Related Websites" and "Desire, Sex, and Power in Music Video: A Review ofDreamworlds II." The Change Agent Issue 12 (March 2001).
"Teaching ESOL Using Word Processing: A Communicative Approach." Focus on Basics Vol. 4, Issue C (December 2000). Voted a National Institute for Literacy hot site. (With Steve Quann.)
Learning Computers, Speaking English. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2000. (With Steve Quann.)
Computers in Action. Massachusetts Department of Education grant, 2000. (With Steve Quann.) Voted a National Institute for Literacy hot site.