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I didn’t grow up knowing I would be a writer, but I did grow up being a reader. I was a quiet, rule-following kid, but I used to get in trouble for rushing through my school assignments so I could get back to my book. Such a rebel!!
Features are articles I have written over the years. Feel free to browse!
Profiles are the kind of writing I like best. Check out these cool people I got to meet and chat with! Ordinary people doing extraordinary things. It makes for great reading!
Formative Assessment: Helping Students Grow
"Formative assessment is a feedback loop between the teacher and the student" NCTE Council Chronicle March 2007 What do class discussions, quick writes, reader response journals, quizzes, and...
The First Amendment
A Powerful Way to Teach Critical Thinking NCTE Council Chronicle September 2006 Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or...
High Noon for Higher Education
“Right to Rise” Forms Cornerstone of U.S. Higher Education Illinois Alumni magazine May 2006 In 1636, a mere 16 years after landing on North America’s shores, the Pilgrims put themselves to another...
Firm Believers
Personal trainers can push, push, push you to get fit and even ease your aches AARP The Magazine May 2006 There’s no gentle way to put it: Bea D’Angelo was flabby. The owner of The Red Parrot, a...
Fender Bender
Krannert thrums with energy during Wall to Wall Guitar Festival Illinois Alumni magazine November 2005 When David Spelman returned to his Urbana hotel after midnight, he found world-class musicians...
Medical Students Value Diverse Environment
Science & Spirit magazine September 2003 While diversity issues, from affirmative action to bilingual education, have garnered plenty of attention over the past several months, they have...
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