"If you don't have time to read, you don't have time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that." - Stephen King

Writing Portfolio

Writing, reading, and thinking are interconnected and support one another. A strong writing practice evolves out of reading widely, and by writing our reading skills improve; through this dialectic relationship we become better thinkers. As educators, we help our students build these important tools so they can fully, and competently, express themselves with agency in the world. However, we too, must continue to improve our skills to meet the challenges of 21st century learning. In this section are a selection of writings that reflect not only my strengths as a writer, but also a thinker, and my commitment to teacher research, scholarship, and ongoing learning.

Selected Writing Samples from Fall 2019 - Fall 2021

Teaching Internship

edTPA Task 1: Context for Learning (English Language Arts) Click HERE

edTPA Task 1: Planning Commentary Click HERE

Lesson Sequence (Unit 2 - Dystopian Fiction: Fahrenheit 451) Click HERE

edTPA Task 2: Instruction Commentary Click HERE

Video Segment 1 (MP4 Video) Click HERE / Note: File is large, may take a few moments to load.

Video Segment 2 (MP4 Video) Click HERE / Note: File is large, may take a few moments to load.

edTPA Task 3: Assessment Commentary Click HERE

Observation 1 Plan Click HERE and Procedure Click HERE

Observation 2 Plan Click HERE and Procedure Click HERE

Observation 3 Plan Click HERE and Procedure Click HERE

Observation 4 Plan Click HERE and Procedure Click HERE

Teaching English in the Secondary Schools

Teaching English in the Secondary Schools Portfolio Click HERE

Voices of Japanese Americans During Internment from 1942-1946 ELA Grade 10 Unit Click HERE

Writing for Secondary Teachers

Portfolio Click HERE

Designing Classroom Assessments

Assessment and Motivation Mindmap (PDF) Click HERE

Affective Survey for Students Click HERE and Survey (PDF) Click HERE

Diagnostic Assessments (PDF) Portfolio Click HERE

Formative Assessments (PDF) Click HERE

Performance Assessments (PDF) Click HERE

Summative Traditional Test (PDF) Click HERE

Summative Test Critique Click HERE

Differentiation Plan Click HERE

Curriculum and Methods for Teaching in the Secondary School

The Odyssey ELA Grade 12 Unit - PDF version Click HERE

Final Reflection Click HERE

Psychology of Adolescence

Adolescence: It Really Wasn't Like Anything Click HERE

Intersectionality in Urban Adolescents' Lives Click HERE

Discovering Self in the Borderlands Click HERE

Schools for a Diverse and Democratic Society

Healing in the Wake of Zero Tolerance Policies Click HERE

School Reform Through Inquiry-Based Learning Click HERE

Vision Statement on the Purposes of Schooling in a Democratic Society Click HERE

Letter to a Future Teacher Click HERE

Comprehension in the Content Areas

Horror in Children's Literature ELA Grade 10 Unit - PDF version Click HERE

Children's Illustrated Texts

Beowulf ELA Grade 10 Unit - Click HERE and PDF version Click HERE

Beowulf ELA Grade 10 Unit Presentation (MP4 Video) Click HERE

Beowulf ELA Grade 10 Unit Presentation (Outline) Click HERE

"Creating and Marketing Early Reader Picture Books" (Presentation) PDF version Click HERE

"Creating and Marketing Early Reader Picture Books" (Outline) Click HERE

Tech & Student-Centered Learning

Analyzing a Learning Environment: The Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye Click HERE

Tech Schowcase on BLOGs (MP4 Video) Click HERE

Empowering Students in a Digital-Age Based Practices Classroom Click HERE

Professional Development Plan Click HERE

Reflecting on the ISTE Standards for Educators Click HERE

Local/Global Intersections in English/Education

Wondering, Asking Questions, and Initiating the Pursuit of Inquiry (PDF version) Click HERE

Investigating "The Wobble" With Our Students Click HERE and Q/R Chart (PDF) Click HERE

From Query to Inquiry Click HERE

What We Talk About When We Talk About Click HERE

Putting Our Inquiries Into Conversations with the Field Click HERE

Final Reflection Click HERE

Interpreting Art in Visual Arts Education

Are We There? Reclaiming Spaces in the Post-Pandemic Museum (Exhibition Review) Click HERE

Field Experience #1 Click HERE

Field Experience #2 Click HERE

Introduction to Inclusion and Disabilities Studies for a Diverse Society

How Difficult Can This Be? The. F.A.T. City Click HERE

Lesson Modification Plan Click HERE