SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS and WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

May 2007	A series of writing and ELA-related presentations for HISD elementary students
May 8, 2007	Oakland Elementary, Fort Bend ISD all grades
May 5, 2007	Educator Day - Barnes & Noble at Copperfield
April 12-14, 2007	Book signings at the Texas Library Assocation (TLA) Conference in San Antonio
April 3, 2007	Featured Speaker, Delta Kappa Gamma Educational Monthly Meeting
March 29, 2007	Houston Focus on Concerns for Women (formerly Houston Financial Council for Women)
March 12, 2007	Blue Willow Women's Group
March 14, 2007	Kappa Alpha Theta Alumni Day Group
Jan. 1, 2007	Featured Speaker, Blue Willow Women’s Discussion Group, “So What’s Your Story? Memoir Writing for Dummies.”
Oct. 21, 2006	TLA District 8, Meeting Presenter. “Writing, Illustrating, and Producing Picture Books in Your Classroom.”
Oct. 19, 2006	Read It-Write It Tour, Border Books in the Woodlands, Author Appearance and Panel Discussion
Oct. 18, 2006	Read It-Write It Tour, Book Nook in Sugar Land, Author Appearance and Panel Discussion
Oct. 17, 2006	Read It-Write It Tour, Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston, Author Appearance and Panel Discussion
Sept. 19, 2006	Workshop Presenter, “Picture Book Pit Stop for Writers and Illustrators.”
Aug. 7, 2006	SCBWI-Houston Meeting Presenter, “School Visits that Rock!”
April 11, 2006	Frostwood Elementary, Spring Branch ISD. Grades Pre-K, K, 1, & 2
April 3, 2006	Librarians Meeting, Klein ISD.
Jan. 20, 2006	Kirk Elementary, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Grade 4
Jan.20, 2006	Frazier Elementary, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Grades 4 & 5
Jan. 19, 2006	Hairgrove Elementary, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Grades 2,3,4, & 5
Jan. 18, 2006	Lieder Elementary, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Grades 2,3,4, & 5
Jan. 17, 2006	Farney Elementary, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Grade 3
Jan. 17, 2006	Moore Elementary, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. K & Grade 1
Oct. 20, 2005	Lowery Elementary, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Grades 2 & 3
Oct. 20, 2005	Lamkin Elementary, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Grades 1 & 3
Oct. 19, 2005	Educator Night Presenter, Barnes & Noble, Copperfield
Oct. 19, 2005	Robinson Elementary, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Grades 2 & 3
Oct. 18, 2005	Birkes Elementary, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Grade 4
Oct. 18, 2005	Sampson Elementary, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Grades 2 & 3
Oct. 18, 2005	Tipps Elementary, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Grades 1 & 2
Oct. 17, 2005	Post Elementary, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Grades 4 & 5
Oct. 17, 2005	Bang Elementary, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Grade 5
Oct. 14, 2005	Emmott Elementary, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Grades 3 & 4
Aug. 11, 2005	HISD Librarian In-Service Presenter
Jul. 5, 2005	SCBWI - Houston Monthly Meeting. Presentation on Picture Books. Adults
July 5, 2005	Featured Speaker, SCBWI - Houston Monthly Meeting “How to Write a Picture Book.”
Mar. 17, 2005	Lovett Elementary, HISD. Grades K-3
Feb. 17, 2005	Child Advocates, Inc. of Houston. Writing Workshop for Adult Volunteers
Feb. 5, 2005	SCBWI - Houston Academy 101 Writers Conference, North Harris College. “Plotting a YA Novel.”
Nov. 19, 2004	Writing Workshop Presenter, Barnes & Noble. Copperfield, TX
Nov. 18, 2004	St. Anthony of Padua. The Woodlands, TX. Grades Pre-K - 6
Nov. 15, 2004	All Saints Episcopal School Beaumont, TX. Grades Pre-K - 5
Oct. 22, 2004	Educator Night Presenter. Barnes & Noble. Humble, TX
Oct. 20, 2004	Educator Night Presenter. Barnes & Noble. Copperfield, TX
Oct. 9, 2004	Author Appearance & Book Signing. Barnes & Noble. Humble, TX
Oct. 4, 2004	Wilchester Elementary. Spring Branch ISD. Grade 3
Aug. 27, 2004	Houston A Plus Challenge Conference. Houston, TX. Educators & Librarians
Mar. 2, 2004	Catholic Librarians Association Meeting
Jan. 13, 2004	Valley Oaks elementary, Spring Branch ISD. Grades Pre-K - 5
Sep. 12, 2004	Wilchester Elementary, Spring Branch ISD. Pre-K & K
May 1, 2004	Spring Branch ISD Storytellers' Festival
Apr. 30, 2004	Houston Museum of Natural Science Special Event
Mar. 17, 2004	Blue Willow Women's Discussion Group. Adult audience
Jan. 31, 2004	SCBWI - Houston Academy 101 at North Harris County College
Jan. 13, 2004	Valley Oaks Elementary, Spring Branch ISD
Dec. 11, 2003	Keynote Speaker, Alvin Rotary Club Luncheon
Nov. 18, 2003	Askew Elementary, HISD 4th grade TAKS Motivation
Oct. 8, 2003	Keynote Speaker, Alvin Library League Annual Luncheon
Sep. 20, 2003	Keynote Speaker, Woodlands Writers Guild Conference
May 9 & 10, 2003	Bay Area Writers League 15th Annual Conference Workshop: Plotting for Professionals
Mar. 7, 2003	Ehrhardt Elementary, Klein ISD. All Grades
Jan. 15, 2003	Collins Elementary, Alief ISD. Grade 4
May 3, 2002	Meadow Wood Elementary, Spring Branch ISD. All Grades
May 2002	Judge, HISD Young Authors Digital Book Fair
Apr./May 2002	Fifty classroom visits to Sharpstown ISD schools to work with students in conjunction with HISD/Annenberg Foundation writing project
Apr. 16, 2002	Romance Writers of American, Houston Chapter
Apr. 6, 2002	Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart, Student Workshop
Mar. 27, 2002	Ed White Elementary, Teacher Meetings, HISD
Mar. 4, 2002	Sharpstown Learning Community Teachers Meeting, HISD
Feb. 18, 2002	Sharpstown Learning Community Teachers Meeting, HISD
Feb. 7, 2002	Outley Elementary, Alief ISD. 4th grade
Feb. 4, 2002	Society of Children Book Writers and Illustrators
Jan. 21, 2002	Clear Creek ISD District Librarians Meeting
Jan. 16, 2002	Alief ISD District Librarians Meeting
Jan. 15, 2002	Hunters Creek, Spring Branch ISD. 5th grade
Jan. 11, 2002	Stephens Elementary, Aldine ISD. 3rd & 4th grade
Dec. 15, 2001	Barnes & Noble, Woodlands Story Telling Marathon. All ages
Nov. 13, 2001	Spring Woods Elementary, Spring Branch ISD. 5th grade
Oct. 19 & 20, 2001	Brazos Writers Conference in Bryan, Texas
Oct. 18, 2001	Teacher training and student presentations at Sharpstown Middle School, Houston ISD
Oct. 13, 2001	Metropolitan Association of Teachers of Science (MATS) Conference at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
Oct. 6, 2001	The American Association of University Women Career Day for Students in Alvin, Texas
Sept. 15, 2001	HISD teacher training for educators involved in Project CLEAR and the Young Authors Digital Book Competition

 

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