This page is dedicated to my professional development. As of April 2003, I have taken all the courses required of me to complete my bachelors degree in Communication & Psychology, with a minor in English Literature and Language. I have also completed all of my education classes for my certification in Secondary Education. This website is dedicated to the things that I have learned while completing that education, and toward developing exciting ways to put
that knowledge to use in order to create a positive learning experience for others.

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• The 3-week Persuasion Unit: This is a persuasion unit that I designed for my Speech 307 Class. Once it is all posted, it will be a complete 3-week unit on teaching persuasion that includes handouts, rubrics, tests, and other material needed.

• The Complete Persuasion Unit: This is the whole unit minus any handouts. Use this link if you wish to print out the unit for your own use.

• A Curriculum Unit for John Steinbeck's book Of Mice and Men: This is the unit that I designed for my curriculum class. This unit is intended to be used to teach Stienbeck's book. This unit gives students multiple opportunities to demonstrate their understanding of ideas to the class through performances. (Link will be Coming Soon.)

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• The Biography list: This is a list of people who students could possibly research for a biography project. The students would have to write a paper and give a short presentation on the person they researched. They would have to explain the contributions their person made to society and how they used their communication skills in carrying out these contributions.

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Useful Websites for Teachers

Sites that will help with curriculum by providing guidlines, technology, and information about different communities.

English Language Arts Framework

Organizations and General sites that can help Communication Teacher.

Useful Websites for Literature classes, and English/Literature Organizations.

Literacy Connections

An Anne Frank Internet Treasure Hunt

Useful English Websites:

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