H e l l o    a n d    W e l c o m e

        The Untraditional Classroom                

     Sir Philip Sidney said the goal of poetry was To Teach and Delight*.  I feel the same about my chosen path.  If someone likes what they are learning, then they will learn something.

     English, let's face it, is not everyone's passion.  Yes, we English-Heads love to go on and on about writing and literature and so on, as if we have no lives beyond it (we do, I swear!).  However, many students are here to get through it and move on.  So why not have a little fun while we're at it?

    Learning Styles is important to understand and implement.  We do not all learn in the same way or at the same time.  By integrating different methods of classroom instruction, we cover all the bases and everyone gets something out of it.

•  MFA- Chico State
•  MA - Cal State U, Northridge
• Teaching Associate - CSUN
• Online Teaching Certificate

• Natural Bridge - All the Beautiful People (Fiction)
• Poetry Motel - Word Problems (poetry).
• DayBreakII - The Friendly Isle (poetry)
• DayBreak - The Night Is 
• Northridge Review - Word Problems
• ROAR - Roar of the Wolves
• Directions - Where the Poet Roams (winner of their poetry prize)

And Other Activities:

• American Pen Women - Guest Speaker on Writing
• California Luthern Universtiy - Workshop Leader, Day for Women
• ROAR: The Women's Studies Journal - Editor. (until 2005).
• Networkforgood.Org