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And then the year is over, and her job is done. But the plants will keep growing, uncurling their stems, stretching their leaves outward and showing their faces to the sun.
- Edith Pattou

Courses taught

2004 to Present

Instructor, University of British Columbia (UBC).

LLED 320 - Curriculum and Instruction in Language and Literacy Education: Elementary and Middle Years
LLED 333 - Drama-in-Education: Kindergarten and Primary Grades
LLED 441 - Introduction to Teaching Children's Literature

Teaching-Related Employment

2003-present

Graduate Research Assistant, UBC/Vancouver School Board
Under the supervision of Dr. Theresa Rogers:

Co-writing reading comprehension tests for the IRIS
Testing students' reading comprehension (grades 3-8)
Collecting and analyzing data

2003-present

Writer and performer for Tickle Trunk Players, Vancouver Theatre and Education Troupe

2002-present: Graduate Research Assistant

UBC/Newton Learning Centre (Surrey, BC)
under the supervision of Dr. Theresa Rogers, Associate Professor (Faculty of Education)

collecting and analyzing data
organizing an end of the year student gallery to demonstrate how literacy and media intersect
tutoring reluctant and at-risk teens in the areas of literacy, creative writing, drama, visual art and filmmaking

2002-present: Graduate Research Assistant

UBC/Strathcona Public School (Vancouver, BC)
under the supervision of Dr. Shelley Hymel, Professor (Faculty of Education)

teaching both academic and social skills to children with special needs
assisting students as they are re-integrated into regular education classrooms