EDUCATION
1996 M.A. in English, The Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury
College, Middlebury, VT
1983 B.S. in Art, East TX State University, Commerce, TX (now
Univ. of TX at Commerce)
1977 High school diploma with highest honors from Hattiesburg
High, Hattiesburg, MS
Additional graduate courses taken from the University of Southern Mississippi
(school law, 2006) and William Carey College (gifted courses, 1998-1999),
both in Hattiesburg, MS
EMPLOYMENT
1990-present Teacher, Sumrall High School, Sumrall, MS
High school public speaking/mythology (2004-2007),11th grade English
Language Arts (2003-2005), Introduction to Fine Arts/art history (2000-2005),
8th grade English Language Arts (1990-2003), creative writing (4 years),
advisor for the yearbook for 6 years (1991-1996), Advisor for junior high
newsletter/online web site (2001-2003)
1998-2003 Consultant, Mississippi Dept. of Education,
Office of Educational Technology
Member of Exemplary Teachers’ Professional Trainers (TeachNett Teachers)
and Phase II Technology Workshop Trainer since June, 2000
1997-2001 Adjunct English Instructor, University of Southern
Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS; Courses taught: Eng. 418-518: Literature
for the Adolescent (3 semesters), Eng. 490: Writing Composition Theory
(2 semesters), Eng. 333: Technical Writing (5 semesters, inc.1 online),
Eng. 301: Contemporary Grammar (1 semester)
1989-1990 Teacher, Perry Central High School, New Augusta, MS
12th grade English, 11th grade English, yearbook advisor, senior class
sponsor
COMPUTER SKILLS
· Experienced in Windows, Microsoft Word, Works, PowerPoint,
Hyperstudio, Printmaster Gold, Netscape Composer, and other software
*Have been using the Internet since 1993 for e-mail, research, real-time
chats, electronic conferencing, and collaborative projects to integrate
technology into the classroom
*Can use a printer, scanner, digital camera, digital video camera,
PC to TV converter, LCD projector, DVD player, CD burner, and other hardware/peripherals
*Have trained through the MS Dept. of Ed. to teach Phase II and Phase
1.5 technology workshops and am a Marco Polo Internet resources cadre trainer
*Also trained by MDE to use Blackboard 5, Inspiration, and various
other programs
* Used WebCT to teach online English course through USM and taught
3 courses through the distance learning link with the Long Beach campus
LEADERSHIP ROLES, HONORS, and AWARDS
*2005-2006, 2000-2001, 1997-1998 Who’s Who in America’s Teachers
(awarded from nominations made by exemplary students)
*2006-2007 Lamar County School District 21st Century Schools
Redesign Advisor/Advisee Committee member, part of a grant from Cisco Corp.
* 1992-present Teacher consultant for the South MS Writing
Project, USM; includes presenting at workshops such as the USM Reading
Conference (July, 2006); and StartWrite and EndWrite (2005, 2006)
* 2002-2006 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress,
“The Nation's Report Card”) Reading Committee member, Educational Testing
Service, Princeton, NJ and Washington, D.C. http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/moreabout.asp
and http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/committee.asp
* 2004-present South Mississippi Writing Project Advisory
Board, SMWP Writing as Art and Craft workshop participant and continuing
classroom leadership project member http://www-org.usm.edu/~smwp/
* 2004-present Mississippi Writing Assessment researcher
w/ Sherry Swain and Dick Graves (National Writing Project) co-leaders
*June, 2005 and June, 2006 National Writing Project Scoring
Conference member, Denver, CO
* 2004-2005 Standards-Based Teacher Education Project (STEP)
English Committee member, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg,
MS http://www.usm.edu/stepusm/
* 2002-present NEA member, Mississippi Association of Educators
(MAE) State Legislative Agenda Committee secretary, and President
of the Lamar County Association of Educators
* 2003-2004 Lamar County School District Technology Planning
Committee member
* 2002, summer Students at the Center Writing Workshop technology
integration specialist, New Orleans Public Schools, New Orleans, LA,
Jim Randels, director
* 2000, 2002 PT3 (Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers for technology)
Tech
Mentor teacher for two University of Southern Mississippi teacher candidates
*2001-2003 Bread Loaf School of English online conference state
moderator for Mississippi
* Received the 2001 Mississippi Power Alan R. Barton Excellence
in Teaching Award
* Nov., 2000 Earned National Board Certification in Early
Adolescence/English Language Arts
* 2001 Measurement Team member for the Lamar County School District’s
Long-range Strategic Planning Committee; created assessment tools and rubrics
for the strategic objectives
* April 27, 2000 Panel discussion member at the AERA conference
in New Orleans, title of discussion: “Curriculum for the New Millennium”
* June 8-9, 1999 Presented at the Reading Conference at the
Gulf Coast Coliseum: “Using the Technology Guide to the Reading Intervention
Resource Supplement for Grades 4-8,” developed by the Mississippi Dept.
of Ed. and committee (also member of committee)
* January 27, 1999 Presented at the MS Staff Development Conference,
in Jackson, MS. Title: “Beyond the Classroom Walls: Middle School/University
Collaborative Projects”
* October 12, 1998 Presented “Beyond the Classroom Walls” at
the MS Association of School Administrators meeting in Jackson, MS
* 1997 Lamar County School District Teacher of the
Year
* 1997 Delta Kappa Gamma Woman of Distinction
* 1994-2004 Supervised eight student teachers for the English
Dept. and one for the Elementary Ed. Dept. at the Univ. Of Southern Mississippi
* 1993, 1994, 1995 Received DeWitt Wallace Reader’s Digest Fund
Fellowships worth approx. $18,000 for graduate school at the Bread
Loaf School of English, Middlebury College
* 1995-1996 $47,000 grant from the Goals 2000 program,
administered through MDE, for technology for my English classroom
in order to collaborate on a project with pre-service English teachers
at USM taught by Dr. Susan Malone
* 1998-99 New teacher mentor for Mrs. Valerie Stapleton, new
7th grade English teacher
* 1997, ex-officio advisor, 1998 Chair of the Lamar County Teacher
Forum
* 1994, 1995, 1996 Presented at MCTE state conventions in Jackson,
MS: 1996-(1) “Connections: Expanding the Community of Learners Beyond
the Classroom Walls” with Dr. Susan Malone of USM and (2) “Cyber
Classrooms: What Teachers Can Do with the Internet” with Sharon Ladner;
1995- (1) “Integrating Grammar into the Teaching of Writing” with
Jeanne Ezell of USM and (2) “Using Computer Networks”; 1994- (1)
“Writing and Reading Together: Using the Atwell Writing/Reading Workshop
Approach” with Jeanne Wells Cook, MDE Lang. Arts Specialist; others
*Member of and attended the annual convention of the Mississippi Educational
Computing Association (MECA) for six years.
*2002 (Atlanta), 1998 (Nashville) Attended the annual
convention of the National Council of Teachers of English (member for ten
years)
*Publications: two articles for the Bread Loaf Rural Teacher
Network Magazine and one for Mississippi Council of Teachers of English
REFERENCES
Available upon request