About This Site
Posts on this site typically relate to literacy (composing and interpreting a range of texts, publishing and copyright, technology and media, etc.), education (reform, educational technology, cognitive studies, the affective domain, etc.) and culture (politics, current events, the environment, religion, popular culture, etc.). I post when I have the time and something to say or think through, but given other interests and obligations, this tends to be pretty irregular.
The site logo is a modified version of the Shield of Regensburg, Germany (my father’s home town).
About Me
Resume/CV (PDF) | LinkedIn Profile | Zotero Profile
I taught English and creative writing at Woodbridge Senior High School’s Center for the Fine and Performing Arts (1998-2007), served as Technology Liaison for the Northern Virginia Writing Project (NVWP) (2001-2008), interned for the Chinlé Unified School District No. 24 bi-cultural curriculum development program (summers of 1995-1996), and have taught college-level courses in composition through Northern Virginia Community College and George Mason University. I continue to work as a Teacher/Consult for NVWP, and I’m currently employed as a trainer, curriculum developer, and online content manager for the Child and Family Services Reviews through JBS International, Inc.
I hold BAs in comparative religious studies and English from the University of Mary Washington and an MA in the Teaching of Writing and Literature from George Mason University. I’m also certified to teach secondary English education and hold a license in secondary English language arts /adolescence and young adulthood from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
I write fiction and scripts for comics and films. My other interests include photography, hiking, and scuba diving.
Other Sites and Services
You can also find me on these services:
- Posterous – personal updates and random notes
- Tumblr – where I collect things I think are worth sharing
- Twitter – mostly to follow others
- Facebook – to keep in touch with friends
- Flickr – my photographs
- YouTube – my video clips
- Wikispaces – my wiki (mostly ed-tech resources)
- Scribd – where I host a few essays
- Delicious – all my online bookmarks
- Zotero – my research bibliography and notes
- Diigo – annotated bookmarks in a social context
- LinkedIn – my professional profile
- GoodReads – what I’m reading
- LibraryThing – to track my actual library
- BackType – collects my comments on other sites
- Yelp – my restaurant reviews
- FriendFeed – collects all this stuff in one place
Your comments on this site are welcomed and appreciated. You can also contact me directly through the “Contact” page.
