Led a four year project instructing teachers on Narrative Writing, teacher leadership and curriculum design resulting in a dramatic and lasting shift in the way writing is taught

Guided teachers, coaches and curriculum authors on using read alouds to support academic improvement and social-emotional learning for thousands of displaced refugees

Designed and led reform of the way independent reading and novel study can be used together to enhance student achievement

Trained professors of education on best practices to support in-classroom practice for new teachers - a large shift away from the common practice of university lecture

Led a team of teachers to become educational leads, supporting thousands of teachers across seven provinces

Led literacy work in New Orleans as a groundbreaking teacher, coach and Director of Literacy

Influenced literacy curriculum across the city as a Literacy Specialist and Senior Project Developer

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