As a special education teacher specializing in deaf and hard of hearing students, I have developed materials for special purposes related to mainstream curricula throughout my career. I have taught at every level and almost every subject. Designing materials for a specific purpose makes things much more relevant; learning is made much easier and much more understandable.
I've spent 35+ years developing special materials for special children to support mainstream curricula.
2011 Selected from exhibitors for display in Awards Dinner slide show, by chief judge "Lummi Sunrise", selected, Collective Visions Gallery Competitive Art Show, 800 submissions, 120 selected for exhibit. http://www.collectivevisions.com/cvg_show/schedule.php 2009 First place, Photography, Color Division, Butterfly Criterium, Monterey County Fair Honorable Mention, Photography, Bounty of the Valley Agriculture, A Brave Buck Approves Post Ranch Solar P anels, Big Sur, Monterey County Fair Honorable Mention, Photography, Sports, Lacrosse Players in Combat Monterey County Fair 2004 National Dean's List, 28th Edition 1999 Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, faculty member, Magnolia School, Carlsbad, CA 1997 Distinguished School, faculty member, Magnolia School, Carlsbad, CA 1995 Official Photographer, Pre-Olympic Event, Stone Mountain Velodrome, Atlanta, Georgia 1994 Official Photographer, Goodwill Games, New York, NY 1994 Official Photographer, World Cup Championships, Colorado Springs, CO Official Photographer, Goodwill Games, Seattle, WA 1987-91 Pi Lamda Theta, National Honor Society and Professional Association in Education 1986-88 Predoctoral Teaching Associate, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 1984 Two Firsts, one Second, Graphic Arts, Southern California Exposition at Del Mar, CA 1976 Listed, Who's Who of American Women, International Who's Who of Women, Dictionary of International Biography, Notable Americans 1970-71 Federal Fellowship, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 1969 Senior Class Honors, (including student teaching) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
BFA, Art, Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI MA, Speech Pathology and Audiology, specialization in Education of the Deaf, San Diego State University,CA (oral program w/ signs) PhD, Educational Communication and Technology within Curriculum and Instruction, University of Washington Dissertation: Miles Albert Tinker and the Zone of Optimal Typography. (How typography affects the reading process.)
Credentials: Art, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Resource Specialist, Career Technical Education (Arts, Media and Entertainment), Community College (Art, Special Education). SLP (WA -expired) Also: Assistive Technology certification through RESNA, CED certification through Council on Education of the Deaf certification.