Work:
School District Workshop Presentations
1995 to 2000
National Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute
1987 to 2000
Developmental Studies Center
Education Consultant
Mississippi State
2012 to 2012
National Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute
Hattiesburg, MS
2012 to 2012
National Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute
Jackson, MS
2012 to 2012
National Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute
Biloxi, MS
2012 to 2012
National Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute
Biloxi, MS
2012 to 2012
College of Education
2010 to 2012
Assistant Professor
Developmental Studies Center
2008 to 2012
Served on Education Specialist and Doctoral Committees
Developmental Studies Center
2008 to 2012
Curriculum Units and Professional Development Series
National Writing Project National Evaluation Scoring Conference
Chicago, IL
2008 to 2012
Room Leader
Scorer
Denver, CO
2005 to 2012
Table Leader & Room Leader
Mississippi State
2003 to 2012
Director, Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute
National Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute
2003 to 2012
National Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute
2001 to 2012
Mississippi Association of Federal Education Program Directors Title I Summer
Jackson, MS
2011 to 2011
Mississippi Association for Middle Level Education Conference
Jackson, MS
2011 to 2011
Mississippi Association of School Superintendents Summer Convention
Biloxi, MS
2011 to 2011
Mississippi Reading Association Annual Conference
Jackson, MS
2011 to 2011
Developmental Studies Center
2010 to 2011
Member of National Writing Project's Teacher Assignments Student Work Design Team
NWP university grants program
Berkeley, CA
2001 to 2011
Reviewer
National Writing Project Annual Meeting. "Sustaining Effective NWP/School
Chicago, IL
2010 to 2010
National Writing Project Annual Meeting. "Sustaining Effective NWP/School
Chicago, IL
2010 to 2010
Assignments for Student Writers
National Writing Project Annual Meeting. "Sustaining Effective NWP/School
Jackson, MS
2010 to 2010
National Writing Project Annual Meeting. "Sustaining Effective NWP/School
Natchez, MS
2010 to 2010
National Writing Project Annual Meeting. "Sustaining Effective NWP/School
Biloxi, MS
2010 to 2010
National Writing Project Annual Meeting. "Sustaining Effective NWP/School
Jackson, MS
2010 to 2010
Mississippi Association of Federal Education Program Directors Title I Summer
Jackson, MS
2009 to 2009
Mississippi Association for Middle Level Education Conference
Vicksburg, MS
2009 to 2009
Mississippi Association of School Superintendents Summer Convention
Biloxi, MS
2009 to 2009
Mississippi Association for Middle Level Education Conference
Tupelo, MS
2008 to 2008
Program of Research and Evaluation for Public Schools Conference. "Why
Choctaw, MS
2008 to 2008
National Writing Project Annual Meeting. "Beyond the Workshop
San Antonio, TX
2008 to 2008
Mississippi Department of Education Mississippi Rising Summer Conference
Biloxi, MS
2008 to 2008
Paradigm for Success in Mississippi 21st Century Schools
Biloxi, MS
2008 to 2008
Presentation
Mansfield, OH
2008 to 2008
National Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute
Philadelphia, MS
2007 to 2007
National Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute
Meridian, MS
2007 to 2007
How to Improve Student Achievement
Mississippi Department of Education Summer Conference. "A
Biloxi, MS
2007 to 2007
Student Writing
Program of Research and Evaluation for Public Schools Conference
Choctaw, MS
2007 to 2007
National Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute
2006 to 2006
Mississippi Department of Education Summer Conference. "A
Oxford, MS
2006 to 2006
Student Writing
Mississippi Writing Centers Association
Jackson, MS
2006 to 2006
Program of Research and Evaluation for Public Schools
Jackson, MS
2005 to 2005
Improving Student Writing Achievement and Teacher Practices
Doing the Research
Jackson, MS
2005 to 2005
Mississippi Staff Development Council Conference
Mississippi Department of Education Summer Conference. "Doing the Research
Biloxi, MS
2005 to 2005
Linking High Quality Staff Development and Student Achievement
COMPASS
Jackson, MS
2004 to 2004
Mississippi Staff Development Council Conference
National Writing Project Annual Meeting. "Putting
Indianapolis, IN
2004 to 2004
Developmental Studies Center
Jackson, MS
2003 to 2003
Mississippi Staff Development Council Conference
National Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute
Jackson, MS
2003 to 2003
Improving Student Writing Performance
Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute Visioning Retreat
Jackson, MS
2003 to 2003
National Writing Project Spring Meeting
Washington, DC
2003 to 2003
Diagnosis and Prescription
Nashville, TN
2003 to 2003
National Writing Project Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA
2003 to 2003
National Writing Project, Appleseed Writing Project
Fort Wayne, IN
2003 to 2003
New Site Visit and Mentor
Southern Regional Education Board's Making Schools Work Initiative
2003 to 2003
Southern Regional Education Board's Making Schools Work Initiative
2003 to 2003
Technical Review Visit Coach
Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute
2002 to 2003
Assistant Director
Mississippi State University Writing
2001 to 2003
Director
National Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute
Jackson, MS
2002 to 2002
National Writing Project Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA
2002 to 2002
It's Not Nearly as Painful
Jackson, MS
2002 to 2002
Southern Regional Education Board's Making Middle Grades Work Initiative
2002 to 2002
Technical Assistance Visit Team Leader
Presentation to Washington State Network Retreat
Ellensburg, WA
2002 to 2002
Writing About Our Practice
Jacksonville, AL
2002 to 2002
Mississippi Department of Education's School to Careers Summer Institute
2002 to 2002
Facilitator
Scorer for National Writing Project/Academy
Berkeley, CA
2000 to 2002
Academy for Educational Development Evaluation Scoring Conference
National Writing Project/Academy
1999 to 2002
Academy for Educational Development Evaluation Site Coordinator
Developmental Studies Center
Jackson, MS
2001 to 2001
National Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute
Jackson, MS
2001 to 2001
Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute Visioning Retreat
Columbus, MS
2001 to 2001
National Writing Project Spring Meeting. "Learning
Washington, DC
2001 to 2001
Teacher Assignments and Student Work
Rural Schools
Perdido Beach, AL
2001 to 2001
West Point School District
West Point, MS
2001 to 2001
Member of Southern Regional Education Board's Making Schools Work Technical assistance visit team
PREPS Project Think Tank
2000 to 2001
lead the Project Think Tank professional development sessions
National Writing Project/Academy
1999 to 2001
Mississippi State University Writing
1995 to 2001
Staff Development Coordinator and Co-director
Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute Visioning Retreat
Columbus, MS
2000 to 2000
National Writing Project Annual Meeting
Milwaukee, WI
2000 to 2000
Retreats
Jackson, MS
2000 to 2000
Mississippi Staff Development Council Conference
PREPS Winter Conference. "Linking Assessment and Instruction."
Jackson, MS
2000 to 2000
Middle Grades
Nashville, TN
2000 to 2000
West Point School District
West Point, MS
2000 to 2000
Member of Southern Regional Education Board's Making Schools Work Technical Assistance Visit Team
Education Board's Making Schools Work Language Arts Ad Hoc Committee
Atlanta, GA
2000 to 2000
Member of Southern regional
Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute Visioning Retreat
Columbus, MS
1999 to 1999
National Writing Project Spring Meeting
Washington, DC
1999 to 1999
National Writing Project Annual Meeting
Denver, CO
1999 to 1999
Teacher Led Professional Development in Writing
National Writing Project Rural Sites Network Retreat
Myrtle Beach, SC
1999 to 1999
How Active Teacher Research Impacts the Development of New Program Models
"Integrating Literature and Social Studies."
Long Beach, MS
1999 to 1999
PREPS Winter Conference. "Reading and Writing Performance Is Here to Stay."
Jackson, MS
1999 to 1999
Best Practices + Standards
Jackson, MS
1999 to 1999
Mississippi Staff Development Council Conference
Outreach Year
Natchez, MS
1999 to 1999
Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute Teacher Research Conference. "Project
Mississippi State University Writing
1998 to 1999
Thinking Project Staff Development Coordinator's meetings
Reading and the Language Arts Framework
1998 to 1999
Leader Preparation
PREPS Integrated Assessment
1998 to 1999
Leader Preparation
WONDER of Middle Grades
1998 to 1999
National Writing Project
1998 to 1999
Project Teamwork Coordinator
Project Outreach Site
1996 to 1999
coordinator
National Writing Project Annual Meeting
Nashville, TN
1998 to 1998
Northern Nevada Council of Teachers of English Start Fresh Conference
Reno, NV
1998 to 1998
Instruction, and Assessment
Jackson, MS
1998 to 1998
Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute Teacher Research Conference
Mississippi State Department of Education Assessment Symposium
Vicksburg, MS
1998 to 1998
PREPS Winter Conference
Jackson, MS
1998 to 1998
Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute
1997 to 1998
Implementing the Mississippi Language Arts Framework (ILAF) Leader Preparation
Witherspoon Elementary, Meridian Public Schools
1997 to 1998
PREPS Integrated Assessment Training of Trainers
1997 to 1998
PREPS member
National Writing Project Rural Sites Network Meeting. "School
Detroit, MI
1997 to 1997
Outreach
Jackson, MS
1997 to 1997
Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute Teacher Research Conference. "Project
A Public School
Jackson, MS
1997 to 1997
Mississippi Staff Development Council Conference
Northern Nevada Writing Project Summer Institute
Reno, NV
1997 to 1997
Mississippi State University Writing
1996 to 1997
Thinking Project Staff Development Coordinator's Meetings
Mississippi State Department of Education Assessment Symposium
Jackson, MS
1996 to 1996
National Writing Project Annual Meeting. "Continuing the Inservice Conversation."
Chicago, IL
1996 to 1996
School Improvement
Jackson, MS
1996 to 1996
Through Staff Development
Mississippi Community College Fellowship Program
Louisville, MS
1996 to 1996
Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute's Conference
1995 to 1996
National Writing Project Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA
1995 to 1995
King Intermediate School
Tupelo, MS
1994 to 1995
Sixth Grade Language Arts Teacher
New Hope Middle School
Columbus, MS
1990 to 1994
Sixth Grade Language Arts & Social Studies Teacher
New Hope Middle School
Columbus, MS
1989 to 1990
Eighth Grade Math Teacher
Horn Lake Elementary School
Horn Lake, MS
1988 to 1989
First Grade Teacher