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About me

Gender	Female
Industry	Education
Occupation	Integrated Global Curriculum Designer
Location	Brookline, MA, United States
Introduction	I am a retired teacher after having taught over 35 years in the Brookline Public School system. Young children love to learn about the real world. I love to integrate literacy and social studies, with technology, and teach about various aspects of culture in places I have traveled to around the world. Presently, I consult for school systems, writing integrated curriculums with "rigor." I have consulted for Primary Source, a non-profit global institute to teach teachers how to implement a global education, integrating literacy - non-fiction and fiction, aligning the lessons to the Common Core Standards. I have been a permanent ELL substitute for a teacher on maternity leave at the Countryside School in Newton, MA. and a permanent substitute for first grade at the Baker School last November through June. Presently, I am subbing in Brookline and teaching grades 5-7 after school at the College for Success Academy, affiliated with the Steppingstone Foundation. I have a wonderful family! I have been married for over 35 years. We have two children; my daughter is 30 years old, and my son is 25 years old. We all love animals and each other!
Interests	traveling, reading, cooking, photography, teaching, love of nature, writing weekly reviews for goodreads.com...
Favorite movies	I love documentaries. The most recent I have seen and loved is "Louder than the Bomb," and "Schooling the World." I adored the PBS series "The Buddha." I loved the movies "The King's Speech," "As Good as it Gets," "A Beautiful Life," "Gladiator," "Scent of a Woman"...
Favorite music	My favorite music is from the 1960's. It reminds me of all the wonderful times I spent with my friends in high school.
Favorite books	My favorite books are by Leo Tolstoy - War and Peace, Anna Karenina - All books by Chimamanda Adichie... Historical fiction is my absolute favorite...