Success for Every Child Every Day
I began teaching full time in November of 1999. Since then I have served as a teacher and/or administrator at three different schools. I began my career teaching music to elementary students at an inner-city school in Southeast Florida. I had over 900 students and taught general music, handbells, and chorus (including producing student musicals) to students in kindergarten through sixth grade. It was here I first got introduced to the World Music Drumming curriculum.
After four years I left Florida and moved to eastern North Carolina where I spent four years teaching music at a middle school (6th-8th grade). My classes consisted of (over my time there) chorus, general music, guitar, and orchestra. My general music class was the recipient of multiple grants, which allowed me to implement the World Music Drumming curriculum there as well. I worked closely with a colleague and developed the Bulldog Beat program, which was detailed in a publication in the May, 2007 edition of Educational Leadership.
In July of 2007 I transitioned from teaching to administration and served four years as an Assistant Principal at two different schools. While serving as an AP I filled a myriad of roles, but the one I enjoyed the most was visiting classrooms and helping teachers improve their instruction.
Currently, I serve as the Race to the Top Coordinator for Pitt County Schools in North Carolina, and one of the main responsibilities I have in this position is to oversee and coordinator the staff development for our district in general and specifically in regards to the implementation of the Common Core Standards. This website serves as a hub for teachers and administrators in PCS to find information on upcoming staff development, Race to the Top, and the Common Core. The heart of the website is the personal blog where I’ll share information relating to each of these areas as well general thoughts in regards to education, teaching and learning, and leadership.
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