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Laura

Bachelors, Creative Writing

Antioch San Francisco, Portland State University

About Me

I am a poet and community activist with a strong connection to the place where I live. Poetry deepens my connection to the earth, and my commitment to help create a just, peaceful and sustainable world. I work with other volunteers on environmental issues such as climate change, the cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and the Portland Harbor superfund cleanup. I graduated from the PSU Leadership for Sustainability Education master's program with a certificate in Teaching Adult Learners. I've taught and tutored ESL and GED as well as a graduate course, Global Political Ecology. I have also worked with special needs students. An important part of my life-long learning has been to visit other places and cultures. I served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Uganda where I worked with primary teachers. I've learned to learn from those I teach!

Education & Certifications

Antioch San Francisco

Bachelors, Creative Writing

Portland State University

Masters, Leadership for Sustainability Education

Q&A with Laura

My philosophy of adult education is learning and teaching that focuses on the whole student within the context of his or her community. I believe in creating a brave space where students are able to learn from one another in a supportive atmosphere that honors difference and multiple ways of learning and teaching. I believe in developing a curriculum derived from student interests and rooted in the questions that arise from their experience. The core of my philosophy revolves around creating opportunities for reflective learning, which allows students to develop creative problem solving skills that they can apply to their lives and the needs of their community.