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Redwood Day School is a co-educational independent school serving students in grades K-8. Redwood Day cultivates a diverse, inclusive community that engages, prepares, and inspires students to thrive academically, contribute to society, and lead healthy, meaningful lives.

* Developed and implemented integrated curriculum in areas History and Media Studies, grades 7-11.* Integrated performing arts, visual arts, cooking, and English into middle school World Cultures and U.S. History courses.* Developed curriculum based on research trips to Turkey, Mexico, and Guatemala. Most recently was part of the USC US-China Institute Summer 2010 trip to China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.* Cross-cultural instructional experiences include teaching art and language to Mayans in Guatemala and still and video-camera to music students in Shanghai, China. * Continue work cross-cultural projects involving international travel and artists.Specialties: * Prose and expository writing* Instruction of research and writing skills* Curriculum development & mapping* Backwards design* Universal design principle to assessment* Interdisciplinary education* Integration of hands-on learning* Language skills--including foreign languages* Excellent grammarian* Video, photography, and graphic design skills* Expert use of variety of films in history classes