1 2 3 Super Empowered !
Is a Brain Neuron Snowballing System!
• 30+ years of working with full inclusion and heterogeneous grouping
• Highlighted by the Video Journal of Education in 1996 for full inclusion and heterogeneous grouping PD video for full inclusion two years before state mandates
• Worked at Gladwyne Elementary School, in Lower Merion School District, the 44th top school district in the USA and Title I schools in New Mexico
• Won 1993 "Top Teach" award for her work at Gladwyne Elementary
• Recognized by Lower Merion School District in their District Digest for using Differentiated Instruction in my classroom, see article below
• Developed a child-centered curriculum that significantly enhanced dual language success by fostering family, daycare and preschool engagement.
• Attended 314 hours of Even Start professional development in early childhood and dual language training
• Preschool training included Tools of the Mind, Nurtured Heart, Brain Gym, Early Learning Guidelines, Essential Indicators and Rubrics
• Hired and trained childcare staff and developed the educational goals which prepared daycare children to transition into my preschool curriculum
• Co-created a full inclusion program called C.H.I.L.E.S (Children's Healthy Integrated Learning Environment of the Sciences) which received the 1994 Intel Grant
• Taught a summer reading program at Albuquerque Academy called The Peterson Learning Support Program which focused on students with learning disabilities
• Created 1 2 3 Super Empowered ! Language Infusion Resource, A Course Workbook 2024
• Authored Tell Me Again How We Became Such a Happy Family coming soon
• Coauthored The Art of Connection: 365 Days of Abundance in 2025
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