English I & II, American Literature, AP British Literature, AP English
After receiving a BA in English from Miami University of Ohio, I accepted a four-year doctoral teaching fellowship in English from Ohio State University. While at Ohio State, I taught freshman composition as well as several literature classes. In the process of working on my doctorate, I completed the work for an MA in English.
After becoming a Christian, God brought me to Montana. In Missoula I taught as a visiting instructor for the University of Montana, but have primarily taught high school English at VCS starting in 1993-1994. Three years ago the College Board invited me to be a reader of the Advanced Placement language exams. In 2000 the College Board invited me to become a faculty consultant for the Western Region of the College Board.
Being trained as a faculty consultant for the College Board has led me to interesting places. I have been invited back yearly for the reading of the AP Language and Composition Exams in Daytona Beach, Florida. I have also been invited to teach summer sessions on line for UCLA and the University of Alaska at Fairbanks invited me to teach their summer institute in Fairbanks. Locally, I have presented workshops on Portfolios and AP Scoring at the State Teachers’ Conventions as well as shared presentations at the University of Montana, Missoula and the NCTE convention in Portland.
