Oregon Gilder Lehrman History Teacher of the Year
National Board Certified Teacher: Early Adolescence: Social Studies/History
Teaching Experience
South Middle School-Grants Pass, OR: United States History, World History, Math 2000-Present
Parkside Elementary-Grants Pass, OR: Fourth/Fifth Grade Loop 1997-2000
Redwood Elementary-Grants Pass, OR: Third Grade 1996-1997
Burley Junior High-Burley, ID: Language Arts 1995-1996
Pingree Elementary-Blackfoot, ID: Kindergarten 1989-1990
Pinehurst Elementary-Kellogg, ID: Kindergarten 1986-1987
Lincoln Elementary-Twin Falls, ID: Third Grade 1984-1985
Extra-Curricular Experience
Robotics
Builders Club
Bayard Wilkeson Project
Mandarin Chinese Language Club
Student Council
Special Olympics
Athletic Coaching-Swimming, Track, Basketball, Volleyball
Education
Colleges:
University of Idaho: 1978 – 1980 Engineering, NAIA Swimming All-American
Boise State University: 1980-1981 Engineering
Idaho State University: 1982-1984 Elementary Education – B.S.
Teaching Education Awards
Professional Development Leadership and Experience:
Community Involvement:
Professional Organizations:
National Board Certified Teacher: Early Adolescence: Social Studies/History
Teaching Experience
South Middle School-Grants Pass, OR: United States History, World History, Math 2000-Present
Parkside Elementary-Grants Pass, OR: Fourth/Fifth Grade Loop 1997-2000
Redwood Elementary-Grants Pass, OR: Third Grade 1996-1997
Burley Junior High-Burley, ID: Language Arts 1995-1996
Pingree Elementary-Blackfoot, ID: Kindergarten 1989-1990
Pinehurst Elementary-Kellogg, ID: Kindergarten 1986-1987
Lincoln Elementary-Twin Falls, ID: Third Grade 1984-1985
Extra-Curricular Experience
Robotics
Builders Club
Bayard Wilkeson Project
Mandarin Chinese Language Club
Student Council
Special Olympics
Athletic Coaching-Swimming, Track, Basketball, Volleyball
Education
Colleges:
University of Idaho: 1978 – 1980 Engineering, NAIA Swimming All-American
Boise State University: 1980-1981 Engineering
Idaho State University: 1982-1984 Elementary Education – B.S.
Teaching Education Awards
- Jane Ortner Award, Grammy Museum-Historical Rap Lesson, 2018
- Oregon State Award, Service to Education, Delta Kappa Gamma, 2016
- Lincoln Forum Teacher Scholarship Award, Gettysburg College, 2015
- Oregon’s Civic Teaching Award-Bayard Wilkeson Project, Washington DC, 2014
- “Understanding Lincoln” Teaching Award, presenting “Global Lincoln,” 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, Matthew Pinsker, Dickinson College, 2013
- Columbia Gorge Discovery Center, Teacher Team creating “Taking Careful Observations,” Interactive Activity- Tools Lewis and Clark Used to Calculate Latitude, 2003
Professional Development Leadership and Experience:
- Monticello Teacher Institute's Barringer Fellow, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, 2017
- Ford's Theatre Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Teacher Fellow, Civil War Washington, 2017
- Founding Era” with Richard Brookhiser, New York University, Master Teacher, 2016
- Oxbridge Academic Programs, Pembroke College at Oxford, England, Dean, 2016, 2017
- “Civil War” with Gary Gallagher, University of Virginia, Master Teacher, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017
- “Empires of the Winds,” Maritime Museum, San Diego, NEH Awardee, 2015
- “Cold War” with Mitch Lerner, Ohio State University, Master Teacher, 2015
- “Lewis and Clark: Epic Journey” with Elliott West, University of Montana, 2015, 2017 Master Teacher
- “Slave Narratives in American Literature” with David Blight, Yale, 2013 and 2014, Master Teacher
- “Age of Lincoln” with Richard Carwardine, Oxford, England, Master Teacher, 2014
- “Age of Reagan” with Steven Hayward, Reagan Presidential Library, Master Teacher, 2014
- “American Revolution” with Gary Nash at UCLA, Master Teacher, 2013
- “American Southwest and the American Indian” with Elliott West, IAIA, Santa Fe, Master Teacher, 2012
- “Race and Ethnicity in the Modern South,” Ted Ownby, University of Mississippi, Master Teacher, 2012
- “Freedom and Slavery in the Atlantic World” with Philip Morgan, Johns Hopkins, Participant, 2008
- “Civil War in the Global Context” with Thomas Bender, New York University, Participant, 2006
Community Involvement:
- P.E.O.- Philanthropic Education Organization- Supports Women’s Education Scholarships for Local, National, and International Women and a Women’s Liberal Arts College, Local Chapter President, 26-year member
- Urban Area Planning Commission- City/County Land Use Board, Chairman, 17 year member
- Delta Kappa Gamma: Women’s Educational Sorority- Supports Local Educational Projects and Teachers, Vice President, 10 year member
- Josephine County Cultural Trust- Supports and Funds Cultural Activities, Founding Member, Chairman, 12 year member
Professional Organizations:
- AHA, American Historical Association since 2004
- NCSS, National Council of Social Studies since 2006
- OCSS, Oregon Council of Social Studies since 2006
- OAH, Organizations of American Historians since 2008
- NCHE, National Council of History Education since 2011
- Lincoln Forum-Lifetime Member since 2015
- UGA, Ulysses S. Grant Association since 2015