Speaking Engagements
Topics and Titles include:
Ready for Kindergarten (R4K): Maryland's Comprehensive Early Childhood Assessment System
Social and Emotional Foundations
for Early Learning (SEFEL)
Using Assessment Information
to Inform Curriculum, Instruction,
and Caregiving
Reflective Coaching
Keys to Success: Improving Outcomes
for Preschoolers with Special Needs
Supporting ALL Children to Access and Participate in the Child Care Program
Powerful Interactions,
Observational Assessment,
& Responsive Teaching
Coaching with Powerful Interactions
The Value of Powerful Interactions
in Promoting High Quality Early Learning Programs
Being Intentional: Strategies
for Making Powerful Interactions Happen
Successful Inclusion of Young Children with Disabilities in Early Care and Education Programs: What, How, and Why
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
EARLY CHILDHOOD/ SPECIAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT
Professional Speaker / Presenter / Facilitator /Coach / Developer of Resources
Powerful Interactions™
National speaking and professional development engagements
Coaching with Powerful Interactions™
Omaha Public Schools and The Learning Community, Omaha, Nebraska
Coaching with Powerful Interactions™ Building on Our Success
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (SEFEL)
Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood Development
Ready for Kindergarten (R4K) - Maryland’s Comprehensive Early Childhood Assessment System
Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood Development
Early Childhood Accountability System
Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Special Education, and the Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education
Facilitation Team Leader
Leading for Children
"Empowering early childhood educators as leaders and learners; helping to transform the culture of early learning and improve outcomes for children"
Coaching Specialist
Making Access Happen
The Johns Hopkins University and Maryland State Department of Education
Center for Technology in Education
A Race to the Top Early Learning Initiative supporting preschool inclusion and reflective coaching
Senior Professional Development Specialist
Teaching Strategies, Inc. Bethesda, Maryland
Associate
Development of Printed Resources and Training
Ready At Five, Baltimore, Maryland
readyatfive.org
SPECIALIST
EARLY INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
Division of Instruction and Staff Development
Division of Special Education
Maryland State Department of Education
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
EARLY INTERVENTION
The ARC of Centre County, PA
WORK EXPERIENCE
EVENTS MANAGER
Division of Continuing and Distance Education
The Pennsylvania State University
EDUCATION SPECIALIST
SECTION 619 PRESCHOOL
GRANT COORDINATOR
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION
Early Childhood Division,
Virginia Department of Education
PROJECT ASSISTANT
Early Childhood Special Education
Technical Assistance Center (TAC-4)
Virginia Commonwealth University, VA
EARLY CHILDHOOD
SPECIAL EDUCATOR
O. B. Gates Elementary School
Chesterfield County Public Schools, VA
PUBLICATIONS
Observation Journal
(A component of the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment)
Ready At Five
Parent Tips: Literacy
Parents Matter
Healthy Children: Parents Matter
EDUCATION
contact
Based in the Charlotte, NC
Metro Area
M.Ed.
Specialization in Early Childhood
Special Education
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
B.S.
Concentration in Early Childhood Education
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY Harrisonburg, VA
Magna Cum Laude
Early Childhood
& Special Education
Coach | Speaker | Writer | Facilitator
Program Development
Professional Development
Grant Implementation