Background
Education
- M.Ed. Education Administration, Cambridge College, Cambridge, MA, 2011
- B.S. Biology/Elementary Education, Saint Michael's College, Colchester, VT, 2002
- Wind River Wilderness, National Outdoor Leadership School, Lander, WY, 1996
Professional Training
- Responsive Classroom Levels I, II and III, Northeast Foundation for Children, Turners Falls, MA
- Open Circle Core Program for Grade Level Teachers, Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley, MA
- Resolving Conflict in Our School, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
- Basic Mediation for Educators, Woodbury College, Montpelier, VT
- Crisis Prevention and Intervention
- National Outdoor Leadership School, Lander, WY
Publications
10 Publications in the Engineering is Elementary Series (2003-2008), Museum of Science, Boston. Titles Include:
- A Sticky Situation: Designing Walls
- Just Passing Through: Designing Model Membranes
- A Work in Process: Designing a Play Dough Process
- Sounds Like Fun: Seeing Animal Sounds
- Thinking Inside the Box Designing a Plant Package
- The Attraction is Obvious: Designing a Maglev System
- A Stick in the Mud: Evaluating a Landscape
- An Alarming Idea: Designing Alarm Circuits
- A Long Way Down: Designing Parachutes
- Now You’re Cooking: Designing Solar Ovens.
Licenses & Certification
- Massachusetts Elementary (1-6)
- Massachusetts Principal/Assistant Principal (PreK-6)
- Massachusetts Middle School Mathematics/Science (5-8)
- Basic Mediation, Woodbury College Dispute Resolution Center, Montpelier, VT
- High School Coaching Certification, National Federation of State High School Associations