ENL Peer-Mentoring Project: Leaders and Learners ACSSW, Jan. 2018
In conjunction with school social worker, Alaisa Gruzinski, newcomers to English partnered with experienced speakers in a project of welcoming, social-emotional learning, and leadership training.
Reader's Workshop on the Secondary Level: Whole Class Texts NYSMSA St. Joseph's College, May 2017
Approaches for implementing the best strategies of Readers Workshop for secondary students within the more academic context of whole-class texts.
Peer-Reading for SEL: Book Buddies LILAC, Dec. 2017
Student-partners in 11th and 7th grades paired to read RJ Palacio's Wonder as a way to encourage reading and develop social-emotional skills.