Writing
Teachers of writing must be writers themselves. Though I read about, research, and teach effective writing strategies, I maintain an active freelancing writing schedule in order to practice my craft. My portfolio includes clips from university, bridal, educational, and parenting publications.
Today Parenting Blog, "Time for the Outside"
Today Parenting Blog, "Setting Literacy-Rich Family Resolutions in 2021"
MiddleWeb, "5 Tips to Engage Your Students in Inquiry this Fall"
International Literacy Association, "More Energized in the New Year: One Literacy Teacher Educator's Goals for 2019"
International Literacy Association, "Teach the Sewer (Writer), Not the Sewing (Writing): How Sewing Life Meets my Teaching Life"
International Literacy Association, "Tips for Using Emojis and Bitmoji in the Literacy Classroom"
International Literacy Association, "Literacy at the Barre: A Focus on Differentiation."
The Gainesville Sun, "Youth Literature Debunks OCD Stereotypes"
Carolina Parent, "Teaching Proper Etiquette"
Carolina Parent, "My Experiences with Gestational Diabetes"
Carolina Parent, "5 Ways to Create a Literacy-Rich Environment for Infants and Toddlers"
Jacksonville Magazine's 904 magazine, "Leading Ladies" (page 26)
Jacksonville Magazine's 904 magazine, "Down Stream: Is Streaming Hurting the Local TV Biz?" (page 17)
Carolina Parent, "Pros and Cons of Posting about Children on Social Media"
NC State, Writing Sample
Southern Bride and Groom, "Vowing to Write Your Own"
International Reading Association, "The Why and How of Writing Groups"
Carolina Parent, "School Tips for Divorced Parents"
Carolina Parent, "Helping Teenagers Cope with Depression"
University of Virginia's HOOSNETWORK, "First Year Teachers Don't Do Happy Hour"