My Childhood! I grew up in Needham and Cohasset, MA.
My Education! I graduated with honors from Tufts University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biopysychology and Classics. I earned my Master's of Education degree from Northeastern University and I am licensed in both special education and regular education. Over the past ten years I've completed 45 additional graduate level credits. I completed a 145 hour course and practicum in Orton-Gillingham reading instruction. I have training in many evidence based literacy and math programs including Lindamood-Bell Visualizing and Verbalizing, Wilson Overview, Developing Math Ideas, Read Naturally and RAVEO, Wilson updates training, Seeing Stars.
My Family! Bill, my husband, and I lived for five years in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains in Virginia. We moved to Hingham, MA when our oldest child was starting kindergarten at Foster Elementary School. Our three children graduated from Hingham High School and all three graduated from UMASS Amherst.
My Favorites! Color: Green Hobbies: Kayaking, honey harvesting, gardening Book: FindingGobi by Dion Leonard Sport: Football Food: Homemade strawberry-rhubarb jam