Oregon History Teacher of the Year
National Board Certified Teacher: Early Adolescence: Social Studies/History
Gilder Lehrman Teacher Advisory Group
National Council of History Education Teacher Advisory Board
Teaching Experience
Grants Pass High School-Grants Pass, OR: United State History, World Cultures 2019-2021
Gilder Lehrman Institute-New York City, NY: Senior Education Fellow for Hamilton Education Program 2018-2019
South Middle School-Grants Pass, OR: United States History, World History, Math 2000-2018
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
Speech and Debate Team
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
National Council of History Education Teacher Advisory Board, 2020
Gilder Lehrman Institute Teacher Advisory Board, 2020
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:
"A More Perfect Union" at Humboldt University, Master Teacher with Gayle Olsen-Raymer and Jack Bareilles, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
"The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass," Master Teacher with David Blight, Yale University, 2020
"How Literature Shaped History: Anti-Slavery Writers 1688-1865," Master Teacher with James Basker, Barnard College, 2020
"Facing Crisis Head-On, Pop-Up History School," Co-Teaching with Joe Welch, National History Teacher of the Year, 2020
World War I Centennial Commission Workshops, Master Teacher in Boise, Idaho, Anchorage, Alaska and Helena, Montana 2020
"Connecting Collections" with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, and the Museum of Modern Art, 2019
“Civil War” with Gary Gallagher, University of Virginia, Master Teacher, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
"Hamilton and the Founding Era” with Richard Brookhiser, New York University, Master Teacher, 2016, 2019
"Slavery and Abolition" with Manisha Sinha, Columbia University, Master Teacher 2018
Monticello Teacher Institute's Barringer Fellow, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, 2017
Ford's Theatre Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Teacher Fellow, Civil War Washington, 2017
Oxbridge Academic Programs, Pembroke College at Oxford, England, Dean, 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
National Board Certified Teacher: Early Adolescence: Social Studies/History
Gilder Lehrman Teacher Advisory Group
National Council of History Education Teacher Advisory Board
Teaching Experience
Grants Pass High School-Grants Pass, OR: United State History, World Cultures 2019-2021
Gilder Lehrman Institute-New York City, NY: Senior Education Fellow for Hamilton Education Program 2018-2019
South Middle School-Grants Pass, OR: United States History, World History, Math 2000-2018
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
Speech and Debate Team
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
National Council of History Education Teacher Advisory Board, 2020
Gilder Lehrman Institute Teacher Advisory Board, 2020
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:
"A More Perfect Union" at Humboldt University, Master Teacher with Gayle Olsen-Raymer and Jack Bareilles, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
"The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass," Master Teacher with David Blight, Yale University, 2020
"How Literature Shaped History: Anti-Slavery Writers 1688-1865," Master Teacher with James Basker, Barnard College, 2020
"Facing Crisis Head-On, Pop-Up History School," Co-Teaching with Joe Welch, National History Teacher of the Year, 2020
World War I Centennial Commission Workshops, Master Teacher in Boise, Idaho, Anchorage, Alaska and Helena, Montana 2020
"Connecting Collections" with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, and the Museum of Modern Art, 2019
“Civil War” with Gary Gallagher, University of Virginia, Master Teacher, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
"Hamilton and the Founding Era” with Richard Brookhiser, New York University, Master Teacher, 2016, 2019
"Slavery and Abolition" with Manisha Sinha, Columbia University, Master Teacher 2018
Monticello Teacher Institute's Barringer Fellow, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, 2017
Ford's Theatre Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Teacher Fellow, Civil War Washington, 2017
Oxbridge Academic Programs, Pembroke College at Oxford, England, Dean, 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