Education/Training

EDUCATION:
– BFA Specialized Honors Visual Arts, (Psychology minor) York University, Toronto 1990
– M.Art painting University N.S.W. Sydney Australia 1993
TEACHER CERTIFICATIONS:
– Special Education EC-12
– Generalist EC-6
– ESL Supplemental EC-12
– Art EC-12
OTHER CERTIFICATIONS:
– Certified Trauma Practitioner – Education Starr Commonwealth 2018
– Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System ( TELPAS)
– SAMA Behavior De-escalation certified
– Autism Circuit Cohort 2017-18 Region 13
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING:
– Mindful Educator Essentials 2018
– Trauma-Informed Care for Professionals Working with Youth CAS (Center for Adolescent Studies) 2018
– Literacy Leaders Program (Region 13) 2017-18
– Creative Learning Initiative – arts based pedagogy (AISD) 2017
– Intentional Intervention (with Lead4ward) 2017
– Designing Quality Assessments (Solution Tree) 2017
– Mathematics Interactive Notebooking (Region 13) 2017
– Sensory Spelling with Cherry Lee, Dyslexia Compliance Specialist. 2017
– Life Skills Bootcamp (Region 13) 2017
– 3 week Spanish Language Immersion Oaxaca, Mexico 2017
– Aligning Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment for Students with Cognitive Delays (Region 13) 2017
– Mindfulness as Intervention for Adolescents CAS (Center for Adolescent Studies) 2017
– Choice Theory/Reality Theory – Dr. William Glasser Institute 2016
– 10 Day Intensive Mindfulness Training Retreat – (Vipassana Meditation Center) 2015