AboutI have been teaching at for eight years and have a Masters degree in Global Studies in Education. In that time I have had some incredible opportunities for myself and for my students. After discovering the world of international professional development I have been able to travel around the world learning about international education systems, cultures, and setting up international exchanges for my students. My goal is to help my students become active global citizens who are empowered to make a positive impact on the world. After being asked by multiple teachers to share my resources I decided to create this website for educators to learn more about global perspectives and hopefully to help give them resources and information to help them on their journey towards creating a global classroom. The world is our classroom.
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Travel Experience• 2019 August: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Mossel Bay, South Africa
• 2019 April-May: Alice Springs & Sydney, Australia • 2018 September: Busan & Seoul, South Korea • 2017 July: Gettysburg: Gilder Lerhman Institute • 2017 June: Washington DC: National Geographic Geo-Inquiry Ambassador Training • 2017 May: Seattle: Google Earth-Nat Geo hack-a-thon. • 2016 July: Santiago & Valparaiso, Chile • 2016 July: Santiago & Valparaiso, Chile • 2016 January: Hong Kong & Macau • 2015 June: Arctic Svalbard & Oslo, Norway • 2015 January: Auschwitz & Warsaw, Poland • 2014 June: Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, & Germany • 2014 April: South Korea • 2013 June: London, Brussels, & Paris • 2012 June: Tokyo, Nara, Kyoto, Japan |
Grants & Awards• Lakeridge Jr. High Teacher of the Year • 2016
• PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator Award • 2015 • DOW STEMtheGAP Grant • 2014 • McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation • Academic Enrichment Grant • Sustainable Development Education through International Understanding • 2013 -2016 • ASD Pedological Innovator Award • 2013 - 2014 • Presidential Service Award • April 2012 Gold Presidential Service award for more than 550 hours of community service. |
Leadership• Lakeridge Junior High School Social Studies Department Chair
• Alpine School District Social Studies Leadership Committee • Utah Council for Social Studies Committee • Utah New State Social Studies Core Revision & Resource Team • Social Studies and ELD Instructional Materials Reviewer • Utah Geography Awareness Week Coordinator • 2016 • Japan-US ESD Selection Committee • 2015 • Japan Society - Going Global Curriculum Development Team • 2014 - Present • PI Grant Mentor • 2014 - 2015 |
