Profile
I began my career with the Iroquois schools in 1993 - working as a substitute teacher. In September 1995 I obtained a full time position at Iroquois Middle School, where I taught American history to 7th and 8th grade students. I have been teaching at Iroquois High School since September 2013. Currently I teach the following courses: AP U.S. History, AP U.S. Government & Politics, U.S. History & Government (NYS Regents).
As a classroom teacher, I will do at that I can to help students develop an interest in America and its history. I also strive to help my students develop the skills and habits of mind necessary for them to become successful adults.
Educational Background
B.A. in History - Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania
M. A. in Social Studies Education, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
M. A. in Social Studies Education, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
Continuing Education
Stony the Road We Trod: Exploring Alabama's Civil Rights Legacy
July 7 - 27, 2019
The National Endowment for the Humanities
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Project Director - Dr. Martha Bouyer
Lincoln Speaks: Words That Transformed a Nation
June 24 - 30, 2018
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Springfield, Illinois - Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Instructor - Michael Burlingame
The Transcontinental Railroad: Transforming California and the Nation
July 24 - 29, 2016
The National Endowment for the Humanities
The History Project at the University of California, Davis
Lead Instructor - Eric Rauchway New Interpretations of Jacksonian America
August 2 - 7, 2015
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
McGill University, Montreal, QC. Canada
Instructor - Jason OpalNative American History
August 3 - 8, 2014
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Dartmouth College
Instructor - Colin G. CallowayLiving on the Edge of Empire: Alliance, Conflict and Captivity in Colonial New England
July 28 - August 2, 2013
National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History Workshop
Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association
Deerfield, Massachusetts
Project Director - Timothy C. Neuman
Everyday Life in Early America
July 22 - 28, 2012
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Yale University
Instructor - John Demos
The American Revolution on the Northern Frontier: Fort Ticonderoga and the Road to Saratoga
July 10 - 15, 2011
National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Program
Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, New York
Project Director - Richard M. Strum
July 10 - 15, 2011
National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Program
Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, New York
Project Director - Richard M. Strum
Lincoln
July 5 - 11, 2009
July 5 - 11, 2009
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the
Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College
Lead Instructor - Matthew Pinsker
Franklin D. Roosevelt and the World Crisis, 1933 - 1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt and the World Crisis, 1933 - 1945
July 13 - 18, 2008
National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History Workshop
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, Hyde Park, New York
Project Director - David B. Woolner
Benjamin Franklin and the Invention of America
Benjamin Franklin and the Invention of America
June 30 - July 4, 2008
National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History Workshop
Villanova University
Project Director - Marylu Hill
Villanova University
Project Director - Marylu Hill
Inventing America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution
July 29 - August 3, 2007
National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History Workshop
Tsongas Industrial History Center / University of Massachusetts at Lowell
Project Director - Sheila Kirschbuam
The Era of George Washington
National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History Workshop
Tsongas Industrial History Center / University of Massachusetts at Lowell
Project Director - Sheila Kirschbuam
The Era of George Washington
July 8 - 14, 2007
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Brown University
Lead Instructor - Gordon Wood
Lead Instructor - Gordon Wood
Landmarks of the Underground Railroad
July 17 - 21, 2006
National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History Workshop
Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Lead Instructor - Matthew Pinsker
Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Lead Instructor - Matthew Pinsker
Crossroads of Empire: Imperial Rivalry at Old Fort Niagara
July 10 - 14, 2006
National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History Workshop
Niagara University, New York
Project Director - Thomas Chambers
American Foreign Policy
July 31 - August 6, 2005
John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio
Instructors: Jeremi Suri and Warren Kimball
The Worlds of Thomas Jefferson
July 24 - 30, 2005
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History,
Monticello and the University of Virginia
Lead Instructor - Douglas WilsonPresidential Greatness
July 11 - 16, 2004
John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio
Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio
Instructors: Sidney Milkis and Marc Landy
Progressivism and the Origins of 20th Century Politics
August 3 - 8, 2003
John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio
Instructors: Ronald Pestritto and Lance Robinson