Professional of the Year - Education/Author
Harriet D. Porton |
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Title: | Author and Retired Educator |
Industry: | Education |
Type of Organization: | Self Employed |
Major Product/Service: | Higher education; Writing and providing educational research |
Expertise: | Ms. Porton is a retired educator with over 40 years experience. She specialized in teaching how to teach at risk children, gender differences in education and how the brain learns. |
Geographic Area of Distribution: | Columbia, Maryland |
Affiliations: | Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development; Maryland Council of Staff Developers; National Council of Teachers of English; National Dropout Prevention Network |
University/Degree: | M.Ed., At Risk Education, Goucher College, 1994 |
Born: | February 4, 1944, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Hobbies/Sports: | Reading, writing, grandchildren, dog |
Children: | Debora Watson, David Schwartz |
Work History: | Previously, Ms. Porton served with the New York City Pubic Schools, Harford County Public Schools, Maryland State Department of Education, Goucher College and Notre Dame of Maryland University. |
Honors & Awards: | Who's Who in American Women and Who's Who in American Education, Marquis Who's Who; Phi Delta Kappa, Johns Hopkins University Chapter |
Published Works: | 4 books, "Helping Struggling Learners Succeed in School," "Teaching the Standards: How to Blend Common Core State Standards into Secondary Instruction," "Closing the Gap between Risk and Resilience: How Struggling Learners Can Cope with the Common Core State Standards," and Co-Author, "Adolescent Behavior & Society: A Book of Readings"; 20+ articles and presentations |