Presentations:
Over 30 years of professional development and presenting to teacher, parent and student groups including schools throughout
New Jersey and professional organizations:
New Jersey Association for Gifted Children - NJAGC
New Jersey History Day - NJHD
New Jersey Future Educators' Association - NJFEA
New Jersey Educators Association - NJEA
National Middle School Association, (NMSA)
New Jersey Association of Middle Level Educators (NJAMLE)
International Reading Association - IRA - regional and international
New Jersey Reading Association - NJRA
Colorado Council Regional International Reading Association
New Jersey Council of Social Studies -NJCSS
Youth Services Forum, NJ Library Association
Teacher Training/Consulting:
2013 - NJFEA conferences (TCNJ, Rowan U, Monmouth U, Montclair U.) - student outreach
ongoing
2016 - Hamilton Township School District - Research for the Real World. How NHD can work for you - MS/HS teacher PD
2016 - Paterson Schools - Developing Strong NHD Skills - Teacher PD
2016 - Hillsborough Schools - Developing Young Researcher/Passion Projects, Spring PD workshop day for GT teachers
2013 - Nutley Schools – work with Maryann Woods-Murphy, GT specialist
2013 -Hillsborough with parents and teachers on characteristics of gifted
-2016
2012 - Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Newark, NJ 5/21/2012 Consulting with grant team (Zuckerberg Grant) and afterschool
workshop for staff (Woes and Wonderfuls of Gifted).
2012 - NJ History Day Judges’ training (Princeton University and other sites)
2016
2011 - William Paterson University, Getting started with research MS students, Chris Wallace coordinator teacher institute
2011 - NJHD All day research workshop at Grover MS – for students and NJHD teachers
2014
2011 - Rumson School DistrictTwo day teacher training – creativity/critical thinking with GT, (June 20,21)
2011 - Hillsborough School District, GT consultant for their 5 Year review. Focus groups with students, teachers, public. Summary
report on suggestions.
2010 - Hopewell Valley Regional School District “P21 Will Rock Your World,” in-service workshop – Competencies
2010 - Hopewell Valley Regional School District “Next Steps for GT,” GT and Media Specialists
2010 - Hopewell Valley Regional School District GT Review consultant (Spring, final Board report July, 2010)
2007 - Teach for America grant initiative, one day research workshop, Newark with NJHD (Christine Wallace)
2006 - Passaic Middle School Social Studies Department with William Patterson University (Profs. Tony Colletta and Tony Bencivengo).
“Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America — and Andrew Jackson.”
2004 - National Talent Network, State of New Jersey training facilitator for Cognetics;
& 2008 one-day workshops for teachers across New Jersey who are beginning this program.
2005 - National History Day Summer Institute/Chicago “Taking a Stand in History: Extending the Rights of Citizenship.”
2004 - Bayonne School District Research in the Middle and High School – all-day workshop for on behalf of National History Day
2003 – National Talent Network, State of New Jersey training facilitator for ROGATE
and Cognetics; each one-day workshops for teachers across New Jersey beginning these programs.
2002 – Cotsen Library and Princeton University Education Program, “Connecting Reading to History and a Whole Lot More,” Princeton
University.
Professional Publications:
2005 - New Jersey Association for Gifted Children (NJAGC) Editor PROMISE newsletter
present
2003- NJAGC PROMISE contributing writer
present
2014 –NJAGC PROMISE newsletter – with Jeanne Muzi and Maryann Woods Murphy
Embrace SGOs and Common Core Standards. Fall, 2014 issue
- Gifted in the Real World – Micah Langer, Eitan Paul, Stephen Campanella Spring/Summer 2014
2013 – NHD US History in Global Perspective, “Teaching and Learning for the Real World: NHD Embodies and Fosters 21st Century
Skills and Common Core State Standards”
2009 – NJAGC Promise Fall 2009 Theme: “The gifted teen brain.” Articles on pages 1,5,8-9,15
2009 - NJEA Review, Sept. 2009. “Make 21st –century skills come alive! The National History Day program will turn your students on to
learning,” p. 20-21
2007 - NJEA Review, March 2007. Cover story: “Let Reading Unlock Differentiation for Gifted Learners: Tips for Teachers and Parents.
2004 – NCTE Curriculum of Peace anthology of essays; reprint of WWII article
1999 – ASCD CLASSROOM LEADERSHIP, “The Literate Teacher”
1997 – THE ENGLISH JOURNAL, Sept., 1997. “World War II: A
Research/Presentation Project for 8th Graders” (received the Paul and Kate Farmer English Journal Award)
1997 – Book reviews for psychology journals in the United Kingdom, written for Prof. John Broughton, journals’ book editor
1996 – MIDDLE PAGES, NJAMLE publication, May 1996. “Want Them to Read the Classics? Just Let Them Read”
1996 – TEACHING READING IN TODAY’S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Chapter on Vocabulary Instruction; “The Vocab Game.” In Burns, Roe
and Ross (1995) p.195. College textbook
1996 – ERIC (Educational Research Information Clearinghouse) Journal of Reading (1993) included in database
1995 – IRA publication TIPS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, includes Vocab Game article
1993 – JOURNAL OF READING, February 1993 “Vocabulary Game” in “Open to Suggestion”
1992 – NJAMLE monograph LETTERS FROM THE MIDDLE (contributor)
1992 – WHOLE LANGUAGE CATALOG OF ASSESSMENT, Goodman and Goodman. Contributor - Student book review
1992 – ENGLISH JOURNAL, April “Book Search” column
Other Publications:
1992 - Princeton PACKET Publications “Book Notes” a book review column
2011
1993 - MESSENGER PRESS newspaper; historic review of Allentown and Upper Freehold Township, NJ
