Teaching

University of Alaska, Anchorage 
2009                   MAT Secondary English Education 
2008                   BA English, Education, Cum Laude

Certification
2012                     Alaska State Professional Teaching Certificate for English Grades 7-12 
2018-23               National Board Certified, English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood

Secondary Educator
2010-Present     6-12 Humanities Teacher at Polaris K-12 School 
2009                   7th Grade Language Arts Teacher at Hanshew Middle School

Fun Fact

I work and play at a wild and wonderful public school where we get to teach an intense study of specialized, interest-based curriculum of choice for two to three weeks, three times a year. Such intensives have included...

Protest Literature with Joe Seitz and Bill Brune

Taste of Vietnam with Mike Hellings

Canning and Food Preservation

Food Critic 101 Grades 2-12 with Corey Aist

Taste of the Philippines with student, Chelsea Parrocha and my colleague, Mike Hellings

Harry Potter - Peer taught by students, Maya Narang, Sarah Bartholomew, and Taylor Seitz

Intertidal Ecology and Ocean Dynamics with Bryan Smith

21st Century Challenges with Bryan Smith

K-12 Dr. Seuss Intensive Grades K-12 with Jenna Baldiviez

Swan Song the Musical - Peer taught by Grace Weinfurter & Taylor Seitz (Student written and directed musical)

Emerging Writers Retreats

Yoga and Nutrition with Bryan Smith

Polaris Writing Project with Joe Seitz

Learn to sail with the Alaska Sailing Club - Peer taught by Addy Wright and with Bryan Smith

Cozy Arts: Knitting, Crocheting, and Felting

10 Day Kayaking Trip in Prince William Sound

Dungeons, Dragons, and Creative Writing with Jeff Bevier