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The Writing Project was a time of reflection for me. Why did I decide to become a teacher? Why do I choose everyday to serve my students? Why did I decide to transition this year from Catholic Education to Public Education?

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This was my Creative Piece. I sat down with the plan to write a satirical narrative about Plato's Cave's Shadows becoming sentient and doing TikTok dances with young people while frightening teachers, but I ended up writing creative nonfiction instead. It really showed me how the creative process doesn't always cooperate with a plan.

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I chose to study how to encourage writing confidence in English Language Learners in Secondary or post-secondary education. I found a large body of research into this topic. In fact, TESOL researchers are starting to research the impact of narrative writing on Language Learners specifically. I also found a fun Easter Egg for the National Writing Project in one of the articles, think you can find it?

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This is the demo lesson I prepared about Genghis Khan. Students utilize a process called "Writing to Learn" where they transform information through cognitive processing and write a report card for Genghis Khan.

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I produced this piece during a 2nd grade demo lesson about using verbs in writing. I got a little carried away pretending I was 7 years old again.

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This is the organization my family used to volunteer with. Please send them some support! They do important work.

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Christmas in July, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 organization that plans a day of fun and gift giving for the homeless children in Broward County, Florida. ​

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I wrote this article during my time with Literacy First for their blog. Please read more about the organization on their website if you wish

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Learn more about the ESL classes I used to teach here!

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iACT teaches English as a Second Language and cultural skills to newly-arrived refugees. We pride ourselves on making refugee families feel welcome and help them establish roots in their new hometown: Austin. The word “refugee” is officially defined as someone who has fled their country because of a “well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons... Read More

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The sea turtle rescue beach my mom used to take us to:

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The sea turtle rescue beach my mom used to take us to:

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LMC extends a BIG thank you to our dedicated team of volunteers It is National Volunteer Appreciation week, and Loggerhead Marinelife Center has a lot of amazing volunteers we would like to extend a BIG thank you to! Our 460+ group of dedicated volunteers help the Center with everything from assisting with daily sea turtle...

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WELCOME TO Loggerhead Marinelife Center! Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) is one of Florida's most unique nonprofit cultural destinations focused on ocean and sea turtle conservation. WATCH OUR VIDEO PLAN YOUR VISIT Sea Turtle Sleepovers TurtleFest 2019 Photos Run 4 The Sea 2019 Education / Conservation Learn more about the programs we are deploying and what...

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Amazon.com: Handbook of Writing Research: 9781462529315: MacArthur, Charles A., Graham, Steve, Fitzgerald, Jill: Books

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Amazon.com: Handbook of Writing Research: 9781462529315: MacArthur, Charles A., Graham, Steve, Fitzgerald, Jill: Books

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I wrote this to include in my graduate school application.