Roxanne became Distance Learning Specialist for EDLINK12 Telecommunications Network in August 2004. She provides districts assistance in utilizing interactive videoconferencing to enhance state-mandated curriculum. She has also worked as a classroom teacher and curriculum specialist assisting new teachers and their mentors.

Roxanne coordinates and facilitates interactive videoconference projects for students throughout the ESC Region 12 service area. She also provides training for staff and assistance with creating exciting opportunities for teachers and students. Roxanne is a lead facilitator of the nationally recognized 123VC: Jazzing Up Your Curriculum with Videoconferencing workshop.

Roxanne is an advocate for distance learning in the K-12 classroom and continues to create opportunities and connect her districts to educational opportunities to enhance learning.

Awards and Honors

ISTE SigTEL Online Learning Award 2009
Project: Texas Twister Weather, 2nd Place Winner

Sponsored by ISTE’s Special Interest Group for Telelearning (SIGTel), the Online Learning Awards recognize creative educators worldwide for their pioneering use of telecommunication networks to provide innovative learning opportunities for students in grades K-16. The awards will be presented at the National Education Computing Conference (NECC), to be held June 28 through July 1 in Washington, D.C. 

National Distance Learning Week Awards (2007)

• Collaborative Project-Monster Match
• Professional Development

COSI Columbus Excellence in Technology Education Award (2007)

Conference Presentations

Texas Distance Learning Association (TxDLA) (Corpus Christi, Texas) March 2009
"Texas Twisted Weather: Don Foshee Memorial Grant Update "
"K-12 Video Conference Roundtable "

TCEA Conference (Austin, Texas) February 2009
Model Classroom Lesson: "Enhancing Language Arts Classrooms with Interactive Technologies" (with Angela Conrad, Humble ISD)

Elevate 2008 Conference, Banff, Alberta, Canada August 2008
"123VC: Jazzing Up Your Curriculum with Videoconferencing"
"Bluebonnet Conference and Texas History Mystery: Increasing Literacy and Student Motivation"

National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) San Antonio, Texas July 2008
"Collaborative Staff Development" Hands-on Workshop
"Two MCUs and a Sense of Humor" (IVC Showcase)
"VC in the Curriculum: ASAP Implementation"

Texas Distance Learning Association (TxDLA) (Galveston, Texas) March 2008
"K-12 Videoconference Collaborations: From Concept to Classroom"
"Show, Don't Tell: A New Professional Development Model for IVC"

TCEA Conference (Austin, Texas) February 2008
"Virtual-ly Free Videoconferences"

ESC XI Distance Learning Conference (Ft. Worth, Texas) October 2007
"MysteryGuest Showcase"

Texas Distance Learning Association (TxDLA) (Galveston, Texas) March 2007
"123VC: Jazzing Up Your Curriculum with Videoconferencing"
"Best of the Best K-12 Videoconference Projects and Providers"

McLennan Community College Professional Development Day (Waco, Texas) January 2007
"Collaborations: The Third Wave of K-12 Videoconferencing"

Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading (TAIR) Conference (Baylor University, Waco, Texas) October 2006
"Bluebonnet Conference 2006: Reinvigorating Reading through Interactive Technology"

ESC XI Distance Learning Conference (Ft. Worth, Texas) October 2006
"The JAZZ Project: Collaboration in Action"

TxDLA Central Texas Regional Group (Temple High School, Temple, Texas) August 2006
"Our Favorite K-12 Projects and Field Trips"

ESC XI Distance Learning Conference (Ft. Worth, Texas) October 2005
"Bluebonnet Conference 2005: It's All About Reading!"

The Learning Brain Expo (San Diego, California) January 2000
"Integrating the Brain, Body, and Heart Through Teaching"