Consultant+Biographies

=**Jennifer Anderson - NSU Writing Project**= Jennifer Anderson received her Education Specialist from Northwestern State University in 2007. She has been teaching at NSU Middle Lab School for three years, and has taught math, ELA/Reading and social studies. She received her alternate certification from NSU after teaching public relations for NSU for five years. At the Middle Lab she is the Committee Chair for PBIS, the adviser for FCA, and the liaison for the Parent Action Committee. = = =**Laura Hargis - NSU Writing Project**= Laura Hargis received her Bachelor of Arts degree and teacher certification for Elementary Education in 1995. She has fifteen years of experience in education teaching in Morehouse, Avoyelles and Rapides parishes in Louisiana, and the Hamburg School District in Southeast Arkansas. Laura has taught Kindergarten through 8th grade, as well as served as Magnet Facilitator in Rapides Parish. She is currently the Librarian at Marksville Elementary School in Marksville, La. Laura is working on her Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Northwestern State University. Laura participated in the 2008 NSU Writing Project Summer Institute for teachers and currently serves as the NSUWP Technology Liaison.

=**Carol Kelly - NSU Writing Project**=

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Carol Kelly received her Bachelor of Arts degree and teacher certification for Elementary Education in 2005 from Louisiana State University. She is beginning her sixth year teaching in Rapides Parish. She has taught 5th and 6th grade and served as an Instructional Technology Facilitator for Rapides Parish. This school year, she is thoroughly excited to be teaching 6th grade ELA & Social Studies. Carol is currently working on her Master’s Degree in Educational Technology Leadership from Northwestern State University. Carol participated in the 2008 NSU Writing Project Summer Institute for teachers and currently serves as the Technology Team Website Chair.======

=Lisa Rougeou - NSU Writing Project, Director=

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Lisa Davis Rougeou has over 20 years teaching experience in English/Language Arts on the junior high, high school, and university levels. She particularly loves teaching literature and writing, and earned National Board Certification for Adolescence and Young Adulthood English Language Arts in November 2002. She became a teacher consultant with the National Writing Project through Northwestern State University in 1992, the Co-Director for NSUWP Summer Institute for Teachers in 2004, and the NSUWP Director in 2009. Her predominant research interests are in exploring effective forms of professional development for teachers and examining literacy attitudes of teachers and their students. Her current work centers around an effort to explore classroom writing assignments that are not only challenging, but are also effective in addressing issues of student apathy. She is interested in classroom instruction in all content areas that exemplifies writing as a means for conceptual understanding and evidence of comprehension. She presently serves in a joint faculty position at Northwestern State University in the Department of Language and Communication and the College of Education which provides her the opportunity to work with education majors as both freshman writers and experienced teachers returning for advanced degrees. Ultimately, she hopes to have an impact on teachers' personal views of literacy and their professional development choices. ======