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I'm an education writer and mom of two who splits time between running my kids to sports practice and writing from home while they bounce on the couch cushions. I've done a cover story on grade schools for Working Mother, a parenting essay on work-life balance for washingtonpost.com, and a piece on toddler eating habits for Parenting: The Early Years. In my 15 years as a reporter, I've written numerous service pieces with expert tips and multiple sidebars. I specialize in education and parenting issues. |
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(Working Mother, 8/1/2012)
Service piece about the key things kids don't get in the classroom, and how parents can work on these skills at home.
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(Phoenix Focus, 8/1/2011)
A feature story highlighting three of the strategies that are working in K-12 classrooms today: Cultural competence, social and emotional learning and digital literacy.
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(University of Phoenix Faculty Matters, 6/1/2011)
This articles explores today's university classroom, and how instructors must embrace the spate of tech tools that students to class.
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(Instructor Magazine, 11/29/2010)
Story on how teachers can take action to improve their school as a workplace -- and how that trickles down to the students.
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(The Hechinger Report, 5/12/2010)
Story about the challenges in training a growing pool of career-changers, and how teacher training in general is under fire.
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(Working Mother, 8/8/2009)
Advice for busy moms on the key elements of a great grade school -- and what they can do to help their school be the best.
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(Edutopia, 8/4/2009)
Analysis of one of the Obama Administration's core reforms for education: Fixing failing schools. This is one of four stories from 8/4/09 that ran on http://www.edutopia.org
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(Edutopia.org, 5/1/2009)
Today's career and technical education classes teach kids more than how to saw wood or change oil; they're integrating 21st Century skills with cutting edge technology to produce students ready for the workforce.
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(Edutopia.org, 2/20/2009)
Analysis of what schools might expect in extra technology funding under the federal stimulus package.
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(Edutopia.org, 11/1/2008)
Story about curriculum that not only encourages student service, but teaches the meaning of philanthropy.
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(Edutopia, 9/28/2008)
Teachers across the country give their students lessons on finance, but it's not always easy to fit in this kind of real-life instruction, even when economic times suggest it's necessary.
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(Blurdigital.com, 8/15/2008)
An overview of how schools are doing when it comes to incorporating multicultural education.
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(Edutopia, 8/1/2008)
At a Chicago-area school, teachers stop being the only educators in the room when students hit the Web.
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(Edutopia, 6/1/2008)
A look at the lack of technical support in public schools and some of the innovative ways schools are getting around it.
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(Edutopia.org, 3/1/2008)
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(Edutopia.org, 4/1/2007)
Feature story about a middle school taking project-based learning to the extreme.
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(Administrator Magazine, 10/1/2006)
Feature story on students who photographed their deteriorating schools as part of efforts to improve these conditions.
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(Teacher Magazine, 10/1/2005)
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(alexandramoses.com, 11/29/2010)
Musings on the work-life-school-kids balance.
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(Hybridmom.com, 7/15/2010)
Blog post on embracing the joy that is being a mom.
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(Metro Times, 8/11/2004)
Cover story about a young reporter who went to Iraq, started a newspaper and then wrote a book about it.
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(Metro Times, 3/21/2004)
Story about photographer Dawoud Bey and his work with Detroit high school students.
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(Associated Press, 8/1/2002)
Feature story on composer Bright Sheng.
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Editor |
5 Years |
| Reporter |
17 Years |
| Writer |
17 Years |
Specialty |
| Family, Children & Teenagers |
3 Years |
| Arts & Humanities |
10 Years |
| Education |
17 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
17 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Asia Society (11+), Edutopia/Edutopia.org (11+), Instructor Magazine (3-5), NEAMB.com (3-5), Parenting (1-2), The Hechinger Report (1-2), Univerity of Phoenix (1-2), Working Mother (1-2) |
Other Work History
Reporter, The Associated Press (Detroit/Lansing,1998-2004) |
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, Keynote, Mac OS 10 |
Equipment
Digital camera, audio recorder, desktop computer, laptop |
References
Available upon request |
Associations
Education Writers Association, American Library Association |
Other
Bachelor's degree in English (studied one semester at Oxford University); master's degree in journalism; MLS plus school library media certification expected May 2013.
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Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Washington, DC. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car. |
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