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Professional Development

As a NECTFL Mead Innovation Fellow, LEAP Fellow, and Vice President of the American Classical League, I design and facilitate professional development at the school, state, and national levels — grounded in adult-learning theory and twenty years in the field.
I · Ways to work together

What I offer

Each engagement is tailored, but most start from one of these formats.

Data-Driven Instruction

Built on my NECTFL Mead Fellowship project, “Mind the Gap” — helping teachers read their assessment data and turn it into concrete instructional decisions.

Proficiency & Assessment Design

Designing proficiency portfolios, performance-based rubrics, and ACTFL-aligned assessment that measures what students can actually do with the language.

Neuroinclusive Teaching

UDL and neuroaffinity-centered strategies from my work as Vice President of the ACTFL Neurodiversity SIG — opening language learning to every kind of mind.

Curriculum Architecture

Backward design, scope-and-sequence development, and authentic-resource curation for programs mapping a coherent K–12 sequence.
II · How it works

The approach

  1. We start with your goals

    Before anything else, I learn what your students need and where your program is now.

  2. You see it modeled

    The most convincing PD is a live demonstration — teachers experience CI as learners first.

  3. You leave with tools

    Every session ends with concrete, adaptable materials you can bring straight into your room.

  4. We stay in touch

    Change takes time. I follow up so the momentum from a single workshop doesn't fade.

Good professional development doesn't hand teachers a script — it gives them the confidence to trust their students' understanding.

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Let's build something for your teachers.

Reach out to talk through a workshop, coaching, or curriculum work for your school or conference.

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