Stephanie’s workshops and presentations are currently focused on storytelling and writing for learners of all ages. To schedule, please use this form.
Selected Workshops, Presentations, and Courses
Picture Books: Craft and Composition, Midwest Writing Center, Moline, Illinois, 2026
Storytelling in Pre-K Classrooms, Training under design for Iowa Childcare Resource and Referral, 2026
Writing Observations of Toddlers, Iowa Childcare Resource and Referral, 2026
Writing Observations of Preschoolers, Iowa Childcare Resource and Referral, 2026
Conducting Observations and Communicating with Families, Illinois Gateways to Opportunity, 2025
Craft of Writing, ENGL 101, Saint Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, 2025
Child and Adolescent Development, EDUC 268, Saint Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, 2025
Teaching with Young Adult Literature, EDUC 368, Saint Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, 2024
Stories Unlocked: Building a Culture of Print Literacy, National Council for History Education, Cleveland, Ohio, 2024
Exploring Freedom in Picture Books, National Council for History Education, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2023
Writing with Others. Keynote presented at the annual Young Writers Conference, Port Angeles, Washington, 2023
When History Rhymes, Euclid City Schools, Euclid, Ohio, 2023
Fostering Understanding in the Secondary Classroom, Euclid City Schools, Euclid, Ohio, 2023
Fostering Understanding in the Elementary Classroom, Euclid City Schools, Euclid, Ohio, 2023
Tell Me More: How Civil Discourse in the Classroom Supports Students’ Mental Health, Minnesota Classical Education Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2022
Learning and Development, TEED 5012, Seattle University, Seattle, WA, 2022
Child and Adolescent Development, EDUC 5110, Seattle University, Seattle, WA, 2022
Creative Writing – Fiction, ENG 152, South Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA, 2018
Engaging At-Risk Teens in Reading and Writing, Washington State Literacy Association, Everett, Washington, 2018
Teaching with Children’s Literature, LITC 5210, Seattle University, Seattle, WA, 2018
Seminar in Writing Instruction, LITC 5220, Seattle University, Seattle, WA, 2017
Elementary Methods, Literacy/ELL, TEED 5210, Seattle University, Seattle, WA, 2016
Creating Characters, Keynote, Young Writers Conference, Bremerton, Washington, 2016
Using Picture Books to Engage At-Risk Teen Writers, International Literacy Association, St. Louis, Missouri, 2015
Middle School Seminar, TEED 5023, Seattle University, Seattle, WA, 2015
Panel: From Critique to Collaboration, SCBWI Washington, Seattle, Washington, 2015
Panel: Editing and Revising Your Writing. Burlington Public Library, Burlington, Washington, 2013
Panel: Staying Sane in the Digital Age. Northwest Literary Festival, Kirkland, Washington, 2013
Building Literacy with At-Risk Teens, International Reading Association, San Antonio, Texas, 2013
Teaching with Urban Fiction, WORD, Redmond, Washington, 2010
The Transformative Potential of Young Adult Urban Fiction for Incarcerated Youth, Washington Library Association, Pacific Northwest Library Association, Victoria, Canada, 2010