Service Leadership
Community Leadership
2022/23 English Language Arts Department Chair
2022 AEA Outstanding Educator Award
2021/22 ePortfolio Lead
2021/22 Grades K-5 Representative Facilitator
2021 Dignity in Diversity curriculum committee
2021-22 AEA Scholarship committee
2018-22 Polaris K-12 Leadership Team
2017 NEA - Alaska Delegate
2015/16 ASD/AEA Mentor for first year teacher
2014/15 Mentor Teacher for UAA MAT Program
2015-18 Polaris K-12 School Secondary Department Chair
2010-14 Polaris K-12 School Webmaster
2010-14 Polaris K-12 School Business Partnership Coordinator
Alaska Writing Project
2016-18 Co-Director
2015-16 Assc. Director of Professional Development
Professional Study
2021 AAEEBL 2021 Conference, Reimagining the Future of Learning: ePortfolios, Identities, Equity, & Belonging
2020 Polaris K-12: UAA ED 555.112 [CRN 38585], The Impact of Quality Artifacts in Digital Portfolios, 2 credits
2019 UAA: ED 555.712 [CRN 78635], Exploring Multiple Paths to Excellence for Educating the Whole Child, 1 credit
2018 UAA ED 555.709 [CRN 78356], Deep Learning, 1 credit
2018 Began BA in Art with an emphasis in Drawing at University of Alaska, Anchorage
2017 National Council of Teachers of English Conference and National Writing Project Annual Meeting, St. Louis
2017 UAA ED 555.704 [CRN 78868], Empowering Students to Own Their Learning, 1 Credit,
2016 Polaris School: ED: UAA ED 555.708 [CRN 78927], The End of Average: A Focus on Individuality in Public Education, 1 Credit
2016 National Council of Teachers of English Conference and National Writing Project Annual Meeting, Atlanta
2016 Alaska Writing Project (AWP): UAA ED 570.301, AWP Invitational Summer Institute 2016, 3 Credits
2016 Polaris K-12: UAA ED 555.113 [CRN 40030], Exploring Growth Mindset in an Open-Optional Educational Setting, 1 Credit
2016 Polaris K-12: UAA ED 555.722, Using e-Portfolios as a Student Growth Measure, 2 Credits
2015 Polaris K-12 School: UAA ED 555.112 , Student Engagement in an Open-Optional Educational Setting
2015 National Council of Teachers of English Conference and National Writing Project Annual Meeting, Minneapolis
2014 ASDSA-14-AB: UAA ED 556.406, College Board Endorsed Institute: AP English Language for Beginning Teachers, 2 Credits
2014 UAA ED 555.105 [CRN 40475] Instructional Practices in an Open-Optional Educational Setting, 1 Credit
2014 ASDN: APU EDUC NEW.59830, Change: Making It Happen in Your School and District with Dr. Michael Fullan, 1 Credit
2013 Polaris K-12: UAA ED 555.105, Rediscovering Open Optional Education, 1 Credit
2012 Polaris K-12: UAA EDL 590.103, Examining the Finnish Model of Education Reform, 1 Credit
2011 ASDSA-11-AB: UAA: ED 565, Building Your Web Presence, 2 Credits
2011 Polaris K-12: UAA ED 555.115, Reexamining the Middle at Polaris: Instructional, Curricular, and Social Emotional Factors, 1 Credit
2010 ED 555, The Educational Needs and Differences of Boys and Girls, 1 Credit
2022/23 English Language Arts Department Chair
2022 AEA Outstanding Educator Award
2021/22 ePortfolio Lead
2021/22 Grades K-5 Representative Facilitator
2021 Dignity in Diversity curriculum committee
2021-22 AEA Scholarship committee
2018-22 Polaris K-12 Leadership Team
2017 NEA - Alaska Delegate
2015/16 ASD/AEA Mentor for first year teacher
2014/15 Mentor Teacher for UAA MAT Program
2015-18 Polaris K-12 School Secondary Department Chair
2010-14 Polaris K-12 School Webmaster
2010-14 Polaris K-12 School Business Partnership Coordinator
Alaska Writing Project
2016-18 Co-Director
2015-16 Assc. Director of Professional Development
Professional Study
2021 AAEEBL 2021 Conference, Reimagining the Future of Learning: ePortfolios, Identities, Equity, & Belonging
2020 Polaris K-12: UAA ED 555.112 [CRN 38585], The Impact of Quality Artifacts in Digital Portfolios, 2 credits
2019 UAA: ED 555.712 [CRN 78635], Exploring Multiple Paths to Excellence for Educating the Whole Child, 1 credit
2018 UAA ED 555.709 [CRN 78356], Deep Learning, 1 credit
2018 Began BA in Art with an emphasis in Drawing at University of Alaska, Anchorage
2017 National Council of Teachers of English Conference and National Writing Project Annual Meeting, St. Louis
2017 UAA ED 555.704 [CRN 78868], Empowering Students to Own Their Learning, 1 Credit,
2016 Polaris School: ED: UAA ED 555.708 [CRN 78927], The End of Average: A Focus on Individuality in Public Education, 1 Credit
2016 National Council of Teachers of English Conference and National Writing Project Annual Meeting, Atlanta
2016 Alaska Writing Project (AWP): UAA ED 570.301, AWP Invitational Summer Institute 2016, 3 Credits
2016 Polaris K-12: UAA ED 555.113 [CRN 40030], Exploring Growth Mindset in an Open-Optional Educational Setting, 1 Credit
2016 Polaris K-12: UAA ED 555.722, Using e-Portfolios as a Student Growth Measure, 2 Credits
2015 Polaris K-12 School: UAA ED 555.112 , Student Engagement in an Open-Optional Educational Setting
2015 National Council of Teachers of English Conference and National Writing Project Annual Meeting, Minneapolis
2014 ASDSA-14-AB: UAA ED 556.406, College Board Endorsed Institute: AP English Language for Beginning Teachers, 2 Credits
2014 UAA ED 555.105 [CRN 40475] Instructional Practices in an Open-Optional Educational Setting, 1 Credit
2014 ASDN: APU EDUC NEW.59830, Change: Making It Happen in Your School and District with Dr. Michael Fullan, 1 Credit
2013 Polaris K-12: UAA ED 555.105, Rediscovering Open Optional Education, 1 Credit
2012 Polaris K-12: UAA EDL 590.103, Examining the Finnish Model of Education Reform, 1 Credit
2011 ASDSA-11-AB: UAA: ED 565, Building Your Web Presence, 2 Credits
2011 Polaris K-12: UAA ED 555.115, Reexamining the Middle at Polaris: Instructional, Curricular, and Social Emotional Factors, 1 Credit
2010 ED 555, The Educational Needs and Differences of Boys and Girls, 1 Credit
