About Martha

Bachelor of Arts in Education
The College of William and Mary; 1988
Masters Degree in Elementary EducationConcentration in Gifted EducationUniversity of Virginia; 1991

• Over 19 years teaching experience, 16 of which are in gifted education

• ACSI and Virginia State Teaching Licenses

• Recipient of the Sallie Mae First Year Teacher Award, Hanover County, VA

• Co-President (2014-2016) and Member of Delta Kappa Gamma Education Honor Society International

• Virginia Association for the Gifted Grant Recipient, 2010, to write curriculum and carry out a cooking science project for gifted learners

• Delta Kappa Gamma Stipend Recipient, 2011, to develop "Book Boxes" as a differentiation tool in K-2 classrooms

• Teachers of Promise Institute, Co-Mentor, 2016

• Teacher of International Students, Dreyer Coaching Academy, 2016