Leadership Initiative
"I am a firm believer that in nurturing the agentive identity in all learners through an internationally minded inquiry-based approach, we will cultivate global leaders for the future. "
Leadership Appointments
- Orientation Committee Chairperson, 2012-13, American Academy Casablanca
- Assessment & MAP Testing Coordinator, 2015-17, Korea Foreign School
- PYP Coordinaor, 2017-2019, Korea Foreign School
- Treasurer, Elected Board Officer, 2015-16, Seoul Flyers Running Club
- Vice President, Elected Board Officer, 2017, Seoul Flyers Running Club
- President, Elected Board Officer, 2017, Seoul Flyers Running Club
Presentations
Where are you From? A Look into the Lives of Third Culture Kids
Korea Council of Overseas Schools Conference, Fall, 2015
Presentation synopsis:
This presentation encourages teachers and administrators to begin to look at the increasingly mobile lifestyle of students in international schools and the culture that this mobility creates within its students. Third Culture Kids are students who grow up internationally, in a mobile, fluid, and ever- changing world. This lifestyle creates unique strengths and challenges in our students. This presentation hopes to shed light on the growing population of Third Culture Kids, and how to consider their unique situation in the classroom, playing off their strengths in order to develop their weaknesses within education.
Korea Council of Overseas Schools Conference, Fall, 2015
Presentation synopsis:
This presentation encourages teachers and administrators to begin to look at the increasingly mobile lifestyle of students in international schools and the culture that this mobility creates within its students. Third Culture Kids are students who grow up internationally, in a mobile, fluid, and ever- changing world. This lifestyle creates unique strengths and challenges in our students. This presentation hopes to shed light on the growing population of Third Culture Kids, and how to consider their unique situation in the classroom, playing off their strengths in order to develop their weaknesses within education.
Creating a Culture of Learning through Professional Learning Book Clubs
Korea Council of Overseas Schools Conference, Fall, 2018
Co-Presenter: Ashley Nunes
Korea Council of Overseas Schools Conference, Fall, 2018
Co-Presenter: Ashley Nunes
Presentation Synopsis:
This session invites department heads, coordinators, curriculum coaches and the like to participate in a collaborative discussion on professional learning book clubs, how they work, and how I have seen it transform the culture of my team into a culture of challenge, growth, and collaborative learning. We will also share how professional learning works at our schools, ideas for enhancement, and collaborate on how to cultivate teacher agency through collaborative professional learning partnerships.
This session invites department heads, coordinators, curriculum coaches and the like to participate in a collaborative discussion on professional learning book clubs, how they work, and how I have seen it transform the culture of my team into a culture of challenge, growth, and collaborative learning. We will also share how professional learning works at our schools, ideas for enhancement, and collaborate on how to cultivate teacher agency through collaborative professional learning partnerships.
Curriculum Coordinator and Coach
Experience and Writing Samples