TEACHING
"Education is not the filling of a pot but the lighting of a fire." — W.B. Yeats
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Explore a sample of presentations, curricula, and lesson plans:
WHAT ABOUT GRAMMAR?
ADDRESSING STUDENTS' CONCERNS
Spring Symposium, UMass Amherst
January 2021
In this presentation I discuss the reasons I do not grade for grammar and how to discuss this with my College Writing students. I offer a sequence of activities, readings, and discussion topics to address larger issues like language, identity, SRTOL, and privilege in the classroom.
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SAMPLE ONLINE LESSONS:
REMOTE LEARNING
Writing, Identity, & Power/College Writing
UMass Amherst 2020
In the Spring of 2020 my course "Writing, Identity, and Power" was moved entirely online. This involved transferring my in person class materials into a completely virtual format. I continued to teach remotely for the full school year 2020-2021, and conducted all four sections of "College Writing" online. My course was deemed "high quality" by the university.
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TEACHING ROME AT HOME: THE CLASSICS IN AMERICA
University of Maryland
May 2019
In this workshop titled, “Rome in the Art and Architecture of Washington, D.C.” with Professor Elise Friedland (GWU) and Michelle Cohen, Curator for the Architect of the Capitol, I discussed curriculum designed through senior thesis project which explored connections between Washington, D.C. and ancient Rome.
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WASHINGTON D.C. AS A LATIN CLASSROOM
Senior Thesis Symposium, GWU
April 2015
In my senior year, I created a supplementary curriculum for a Latin classroom which I piloted at School Without Walls. The project culminated in a well-attended panel discussion with local Latin teachers (~50 attendees). The supplementary workbook investigated the classical influences on Washington, D.C.
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