SPEAKING ENGAGeMENTS
I’ve been teaching for almost 30 years, and it remains as thrilling today as it was when I began. Learning is alive—I love the energy and excitement that comes from the exchange of ideas.
Over the years, I’ve delivered hundreds of talks, each carefully tailored to its specific context. I don’t believe in repeat performances. Whether I’m in the classroom or on stage, I bring the same passion for connection, curiosity, and meaningful engagement.
WORKSHOPS
I’ve led workshops at schools and universities across the U.S. and abroad, and my writing on the teaching of writing, project-based learning, student publication, and genre theory has appeared in publications such as English Journal, English Education, and Teachers & Writers Magazine, among others.
During my years as a lecturer at Columbia University’s School of Education, I was honored with the College’s Outstanding Teaching Award five times, as well as a presidential award for innovation in education. My workshops are designed to be rigorous and engaging, collaborative spaces where challenge and play go hand in hand.
DISTRICT-WIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Through my work as an independent literacy consultant, I supported schools in the United States and abroad to rethink the role of project-based learning across the curriculum. In this position I have helped launch student press projects in Northern India and Bosnia, digital annotation projects in California, and most recently a literacy initiative in Massachusetts called, “For the Love of Reading.”