I am a teacher, writer and architect of instruction. A twenty year veteran of varying scholarship, I have spent the majority of those years wrapped snug in the vanguard of academic thought. I have a degree in education from Loyola University with post graduate work from the University of Houston. I have experienced teaching in both the public and the private sector and my favorite groups to teach are kindergartners and fourth graders.
One of my greatest teaching adventures was moving to Taipei, Taiwan and teaching English in a Chinese kindergarten where students start school at the age of two. I gathered a great deal of momentum and inspiration from the region’s immersion of language, culture and lifestyle. I realized I could teach anything anywhere as long as I had an audience and an open, passionate heart for the art of learning and instruction.
The greatest teaching honor I have experienced was being the recipient of Teacher of the Year for the Houston Unified School District, hand selected by Rod Paige who emerged as Secretary of Education for the United States from 2000 – 2004. I had the opportunity to work with relentless and progressive educators and learned from the best.
My final prize immediately preceded a migration to California where I was recruited by the West Ed Research Lab to work in conjunction with Johns Hopkins University. I joined a team of educators whose sole purpose was to instruct others in best practices for most effective teaching in reading and writing. My calendar was divided between days spent developing curriculum in the lab, amidst weeks of heavy travel between the east and west coast.
I am a born teacher and missed having students, so I left the lab in exchange for the eager minds of a classroom. Shortly after the birth of my son, my husband persuaded and afforded me the opportunity to open a preschool and abandon the security and bureaucracy of the school district. We fulfilled that dream for three years and are now in the process of creating new e-learning projects that involve technology and understanding the needs of the 21st Century Learner, starting with reading and writing.
I love to travel and teach. The world wide web will become my new platform to perform and practice what works best for early learners and leave a legacy for my children to see and know who I am as we make every day count, for this day will come no more. Our children will write the future, I want the confidence mine will do it well.
Whether your children are in public school, private school, or home school – this site is for you.
Tomorrow starts today.
Cindy
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Blessings on your new baby bloggling! I wish you every success, Cindy. I’m proud to have you as a friend and am glad we can be ‘coaching’ colleagues across the continents. I feel in my heart you will have glorious success with your new ventures, step by step, hand in hand with the children you will help blossom. If there’s ever anything I can do to help, please let me know.
Hi, Cindy!
Good luck with your new blog Mrs. Writer Dad
You (and Sean) are an inspiration to many and should my time ever come I hope that I can be half as good a parent as you two are
Brava… “architect of instruction”
Brilliant. It is so much fun to do that. To bring the moment of discovery to our little ones.. Adds lots more arrows to their quiver…lots more options to their life.
All best wishes with this new launch.
(if you ever need anything this artist can bring … the answer is yes.)
Congratulations on the exciting new venture, enjoy the journey into the future.
Hi Cindy,
I look forward to learning from you and to sharing your teachings with my two children. Best of luck on your new venture!
This is gonna be good. Thank you for all you will be sharing. May your voice open minds, spark a new fire in education, and encourage teachers and parents to embrace anew the passion for learning.
And I absolutely love the site’s look! Awesome and perfect all at once.
I anticipate using this site a lot as I continue teaching this summer and again next fall. Congratulations on your new adventure! Got you bookmarked already!
Cinder, sooooo excited. Finally! I’m rejoicing with you and wish you all the best as you begin this new chapter in life. I’m thrilled for you. I feel I’ve been given a new chance w/my GRANDbaby (Judah) so I’m ready to take notes and re-learn and prepare him to be a success young man. Bring it on mama. Love you so much and miss you dearly!! One day, I promise real soon.
I am watching in anticipation! Thank you for interest in all of our children!
I have passed your info to others that have younger kiddos! God bless you new endeavors!
Absolutely beautiful site! I love the design, and cant wait to read future blogs. Although my son is only 4 1/2 months, it’s never too early to begin educating myself!
Congratulations and good luck!
Congratulations on the new blog. I came by via Writer Dad, while I don’t home school I am very interested in making my children’s education the best it can be supplementing at home. Sounds like your blog will be a valuable resource.
how exciting. looking forward to what you have in store.
Thank you everyone for your support and visits. I am excited to provide resources and reinforce ideas that will help our children and families grow stronger in voice and spirit. Hopefully we have fixed some snafus in the site with link love etc. and tomorrow is another day to grow stronger.
Wow Cindy- your blog looks great! So much talent in one family!
oooohhhhh….. I love it! Love your blog, love the anticipation of what you will share. Am looking forward to looking into your writing materials!
I am a bit late to the party here, and I am glad to stop by and check in. Nice opening post which I enjoyed reading. From a family of teachers, with radical, empowering ideas I was excited to read your ideas and know that the world needs to hear from you. Thank you.
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