I believe that an important facet of being an effective educator is remaining active in ongoing professional development and lifelong learning.  Educators must stay informed of recent research and educational developments.  Therefore, I am an active member of the following professional organizations.  I feel that it is important for educators to continually experience best educational practices in order to enable effective implementation in the classroom.  I have participated in the following workshops:

  • Family Life Education Training, Fairfax County Public Schools, 2013
  • Getting Crafty, Fairfax County Public Schools, 2013
  • Instructional Use of Smartphones and PODS, Fairfax County Public Schools, 2013
  • TEP Bite of Science, Math and Science Innovation Center, 2012
  • Differentiation in Instruction, DHS, 2012
  • Reports Online System (ROS) Training, DHS, 2012
  • Digital Learning Workshop, Association of Teacher Educators Summer Conference, 2012
  • iTeaching Workshop, Association of Teacher Educators Summer Conference, 2012
  • K-12 Science SOL Institute, Science Museum of Virginia, 2010/2011
  • Building Champions, DHS, August 2010
  • Agriculture in the Classroom, Lewis-Ginter Botanical Gardens, 2009/2010
  • FEMA Emergency Management Institute National Incident Management System (NIMS): An Introduction, DHS, June 2009
  • FEMA Emergency Management Institute Introduction to Incident Command System ICS-100 for School, DHS, June 2009
  • Interactive Note-Taking, DHS, 2007/2008