| Global School Bus |
A bit about Me: I have experience around the world in a variety of traditional and non-traditional educational settings. I'm fascinated by how people of all ages acquire and use both written and spoken language. I love helping to facilitate learning. I first trained as a Speech Pathologist at Stephen F. Austin State University in 1978 and served as a public school speech therapist in Lufkin ISD. Four children and a mid-life crisis later, my husband and I trained as field linguists at the University of Texas at Arlington in 1989. He focused on translation work while I focused on literacy. Then we packed our bags and began wandering the world. Now I am building on my strong background in children's language development through pursuing a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Literacy and Second Language Acquisition at the University of Texas @ Arlington. This website contains a sampling of the work I've done for the program at UTA. My work experience includes: ---public school speech therapy in East Texas ---developing a primer series and literacy program for pre-literate women in a third world village ---teaching my own children using varied resources in that same village for 10 years ---teaching international middle school students in a multi-level Language Arts classroom overseas, ---serving on an interim administration team in a K-12 international school ---staff development and resource management in a K-12 international school ---writing and publishing articles about literacy and non-traditional educational settings ---consulting with families overseas about issues that impact their education. |
| The world is my classroom |
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| candidate for M. Ed. in Education - Curriculum & Instruction University of Texas @ Arlington LIfe Certification in Texas for: Speech Therapy Learning & Language Difficulties Multiply Handicapped Generic Special Education |
| this webpage opened November 2004 last updated 01/14/08 |
| READ 5325 Current Trends in LA & Reading |
| EDUC 5309 Web-based Unit Study: The Stories in History Book Review: Activating Habits of the Mind Course Syllabus: Korean Culture and History |
| EDUC 5309 Advanced Instructional Strategies |
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| LIST 5384 Advanced Writing Pedagogy |