EDUCATION
- M.S. in Education; Differentiated Instruction & Extension in Gifted Education, Canisius College, Buffalo, New York
- B.S. in Technology Education, State University of New York College at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
AWARDS & HONORS
- New York State Master Teacher Emerita, Western Region, 2018-present
- Rotary International: Akron-Newstead Rotarian of the Year; 2019 Paul Harris Fellow Award, 2021, 2023, 2024
- NYS Assembly Citation: Outstanding Educator Award; 2022
COURSES OFFERED
- TED 501: Technology Education in the Elementary Classroom
TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTS & EXPERTISE
- Developing STEM curriculum with focus on 21st century learning skills, career readiness, and honing creative, critical, and self-regulated thinking skills.
- Developing professional development classes for K-12 NYS educators relating to educational technology tools and best practices.
- Bridging digital literacy and computational thinking with collaborative, project-based, STEM learning.
CURRENT COLLABORATIVE SERVICE & INVOLVEMENT
- Akron-Newstead Rotarian; 2017-present
- Akron High School Interact Advisor: local and international community service and leadership club; 2018-present
- Service Learning Trip to Bani, Dominican Republic; 2019, 2020, 2024
- Liaison for Rotary International foreign exchange program
- NYS Master Teacher Program Professional Development Facilitator; 2019-present
- Constructing w/ Cardboard & Simple Machines, Elementary Math w/Physical Computing, Creative Computational Thinking
- NYSED Interdisciplinary Content Advisory Panel, 2023-2024
- NYSED P12 Digital Learning Advisory Council (DLAC), 2021-2023
- NYSED Teaching in Remote/Hybrid Learning Environments (TRLE) Sub-committee, 2021-2023
- NYSED Authoring Committee of CTE Computer Science Content Modules, December 2022
- NYSED K12 Computer Science & Digital Fluency Standards Education Resource Team; 2021- 2022
- NYS Association for Computers & Technologies in Education, Professional Development Facilitator, 2020-2022
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- “Learning Physics Through Embodied Play in a School Setting: The Evolving Landscape of Creative STEM Learning” Design Make Play for Equity, Inclusion, and Agency, Routledge, vol. 1, August 2021, p. 173–193.
- STEM Content is the Ideal Canvas to Teach Good Habits of Mind. STANYS The Science Teachers Bulletin Fall. 2019: 1-16