Prior to this, she had 23 years experience as: a teacher in both English and French immersion settings K through 12, a school division music coordinator, and a principal. She is the author of over 50 journal articles, 48 poems, 2 children’s books, and 2 songs related to the books. She has served as managing editor of English Quarterly and provided editorial services for many journals/publication houses, currently co-editing Classmate. She is a director of the Teaching and Technology (T&T) Group. Her research has focused on digital literacies: how learning to read and write has shifted through the use of technologies. She has held research grants with many foundations and now has turned her full attention to research on imagination.