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Harriet D. Porton
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| Title: |
Author and Retired Educator |
| Industry: |
Education |
| Type of Organization: |
Self Employed |
| Major Product/Service: |
Higher education; Writing and providing educational research |
| Expertise: |
Ms. Porton is a retired educator with over 40 years experience. She specialized in teaching how to teach at risk children, gender differences in education and how the brain learns. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
Columbia, Maryland |
| Affiliations: |
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development; Maryland Council of Staff Developers; National Council of Teachers of English; National Dropout Prevention Network |
| University/Degree: |
M.Ed., At Risk Education, Goucher College, 1994 |
| Born: |
February 4, 1944, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Hobbies/Sports: |
Reading, writing, grandchildren, dog |
| Children: |
Debora Watson, David Schwartz |
| Work History: |
Previously, Ms. Porton served with the New York City Pubic Schools, Harford County Public Schools, Maryland State Department of Education, Goucher College and Notre Dame of Maryland University. |
| Honors & Awards: |
Who's Who in American Women and Who's Who in American Education, Marquis Who's Who; Phi Delta Kappa, Johns Hopkins University Chapter |
| Published Works: |
4 books, "Helping Struggling Learners Succeed in School," "Teaching the Standards: How to Blend Common Core State Standards into Secondary Instruction," "Closing the Gap between Risk and Resilience: How Struggling Learners Can Cope with the Common Core State Standards," and Co-Author, "Adolescent Behavior & Society: A Book of Readings"; 20+ articles and presentations |
