Talks, seminars and workshops concerning:
– Storytelling and curriculum for young children (Pre-K – 3rd grades)
– Developing Children Chapel programs with stories, storytelling, music, and children’s art

A sampling of Conferences, Seminars and Workshops led:

KEYNOTE Speaker:
• Presbyterian Weekday Ministries Conference, Houston, TX, 2008.
• Nassau County AEYC (2000)
• MAESA (Mid Atlantic Assoc. of Episcopal Schools) 1999

FEATURED Speaker
• SAES Early Learning Retreat, Houston, TX 2009
• Hollins University Children’s Literature Institute, VA 2009.
• NAES Biennial 2008, 2000.
• West Virginia Episcopal Diocesan Conference, Fall 2007.
• NAES (National Association of Episcopal Schools) Early Childhood Leadership Conferences, NYC and Chicago (2007), Atlanta (2009).
• In collaboration with ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) NCTE Conference, 2007.
• West Chester/CT/LI AES 2000
• Tenn-AEYC (1996)

SEMINAR/WORKSHOP Leader
• Full Day Seminar Leader, Mercer School of Divinity, 2007, 2009.
• Full Day Seminar Leader, New York Library Association (NYLA) 2008
• Seminar: NAES Biennial 2000, San Francisco
• Workshop: Episcopal Women’s Triennial, CA, 2009
• Workshop: NAES Biennial 2002, 2004, 2006
• Workshop: New York Philharmonic Teaching Artists 2004
• Workshop: NYS-AEYC (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
• Workshop: NAEYC (2 years), NYC-AEYC (1998, 1999)
• Workshop: ATIS (Association of Independent Schools) ’97 – 2009.
• Workshop: Sesame Street Magazine Editorial Staff
• Workshops: Individual schools include: Diller Quayle Music School (2 day intensive), All-Souls School; Columbia Green House, Riverside Day School, Riverside Church Pre-School
• Special 2 day modeling/workshop sessions – One day working with children in the classroom demonstrating storytelling and activities. Day 2 is an intensive workshop with teachers. St Chrysostom’s Day School, Chicago, 2009.