 Lee Ann Spillane has been teaching students to find joy in reading and
writing since 1989. In central Florida she has worked at the secondary level with students
of all ability levels. As an English teacher in a technology magnet
program, she designed and implemented a science based language arts
curriculum. She currently serves as the teacher-coordinator for the Reading Writing Center at University High School (RWC), a concept that
marries best-practice-literacy instruction with embedded professional
development. One side of the center serves as a demonstration classroom for
faculty where Lee Ann conducts cross-content, literacy lessons for teachers
with their students. The other side of the center serves as a help center run
by and for students. The model has recently been adopted by Orange County Public School's League of Educational Excellence and will be
implemented in select area secondary schools next year. Lee Ann's work in
the RWC has flamed her passion and commitment to helping students and teachers
become lifelong learners.
Lee Ann has had the privilege of studying under Janet Allen's guidance
since
1993. She holds a specialist degree from the University of Central
Florida in
curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in literacy. She earned
both her
bachelor of arts and her master of arts in literature from Florida
State University. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and
endorsed in gifted education.
Devoted to professional development, Lee Ann authored an on-line graduate
course, Reflective Teaching: Preparing for National Board Certification,
which is offered nationally by Teacher Education Institute. Lee Ann has
presented nationally with Janet Allen's literacy institutes since
1997. Most recently, Lee Ann co-authored curriculum for Dr. Janet Allen's Plugged
-In to Reading series with Recorded Books. Lee Ann is an avid reader
and writer. Journaling, writing professional articles, maintaining a website
and reviewing professional books fuels these passions.
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