About Me

Retired Elementary Teacher with over 40 years of experience (Kamehameha Elementary, Kailua Intermediate School, Homeschooling Instructor, Le Jardin Academy)
Born and raised in Hawai‘i
Kailua resident for 40+ years
Proud to be a Weather Nerd

Teaching Experience

Teacher Windward Homeschool Center 2017- 2020
- Weather Science 2018-20
- Hawaiian Studies 2017
Kailua Intermediate Tutor 2018- 2021
Kamehameha Elementary 1993-2017
- Gr. 4 teacher '96- 2017
- Gr. 4 Educational Aide 95-96
- Gr. 4-6 Science Specialist '94-'95
- Gr. 3 teacher '93-'94
Kamehameha Summer School '94-2010
- Gr 5 & 6 Creative Learning, Hawaiian Streams and How to be a Weather WIz Kid- classes that combined Science, Language Arts and Drama. Students created a picture book and wrote and performed an original play based on concepts they learned in class
Le Jardin Academy '81- '93
- Kindergarten teacher 3 years
- Gr. 1 teacher- 9 years

Education

Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning, Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, Fl. 2002
BA Elementary Education Cum Laude, University of West Florida Pensacola, Fl. 1980
Pre-vet Medicine & Child Development, Colorado State University Ft. Collins, CO. 1978
Hawai’i Preparatory Academy Waimea, HI. 1975

Experience beyond the classroom

Extensive research on National Common Core Math Standards

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conferences- Washington DC- 2009; San Diego- 2010; Denver-2013; Boston-2015
Technology Conferences: ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Annual Conference San Antonio, TX, July 2013 and CUE (Technology Education Organization- West Coast) Annual Conference Palm Springs, CA March 2014
AMS DataStreme Project 1999
MET 101 Windward Community College 2005
Honolulu Sail and Power Squadron Basic/Advanced Weather Course March- 2005
CoCoRahs- Reporting data 2013- present
Skywarn Storm Spotter NWS, Honolulu 2014– present
Comet MetEd courses- May 2016 to present
Self study on Meteorology- 1999 to present