Linda has developed a wide variety of fact sheets for a range of organizations, including TVTextbook, Action for Healthy Kids, and Houston’s Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools. Most fact sheets have been retired, but hard copies are available upon request.
“101 Tips for Teaching Nutrition Concepts in Physical Education”
Linda researched and wrote the copy for this brochure, jointly produced by Fuel Up to Play 60 and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
Fuel Up to Play 60/Action for Healthy Kids Webinars
Linda organized, researched, and wrote the scripts for a series of webinars sponsored by Fuel Up to Play 60 and Action for Healthy Kids. Each webinar featured a different Fuel Up to Play 60 “Program Advisor,” whom Linda interviewed and prepared for the broadcast.
Fuel Up to Play 60 eNews
From 2010-2014, Linda wrote and edited the monthly Fuel Up to Play 60 eNews, sent to educators and other interested adults throughout the United States.
MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom Teacher Training Kit
Drawing from her work leading K-12 professional development sessions for the MarcoPolo program, Linda helped design, write, and edit this extensive train-the-trainer guide.
The West Virginia Encyclopedia
Published by the West Virginia Humanities Council (whose Board of Directors Linda served on in the 1990s), The West Virginia Encyclopedia is the state’s first comprehensive, one-volume reference book in many decades. Linda researched and wrote the entries on Hazel Dickens and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Encyclopedia of Appalachia
“Researched and developed by the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services at East Tennessee State University, this 1,860-page compendium includes all thirteen states that constitute the northern, central, and southern subregions of Appalachia—from New York to Mississippi. With thorough, detailed, yet accessible entries on everything from Adventists to zinc mining, the Encyclopedia of Appalachia is an indispensable one-stop guide to all things Appalachian.” Linda researched and wrote the entries on Hazel Dickens, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Rita Sims Quillen, and Lee Smith.
StoryWeb
Linda loves stories – and this blog and podcast was her way of celebrating all things storytelling! Each Monday, Linda posted information about a new story – a novel, a memoir, a poem, a song, or a film. Each blog post was accompanied by a podcast. StoryWeb ended in 2018.
The Wellston Loop
Linda is an expert on Wellston, a neighborhood in St. Louis. The Wellston Loop – a website and blog – tells the story of this community, from its early beginnings in the 19th century to its heyday in the 1940s and 1950s, from white flight in the 1960s to its current decline.
The State of Family Nutrition and Physical Activity: Are We Making Progress?
This report – published in 2010 by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and its Foundation – discusses the current realities of kids’ and families’ eating and activity behaviors in the United States and how they relate to the prevalence of obesity and malnourishment, as well as unique opportunities and strategies to improve the health of our nation’s youth. Linda co-wrote and edited this report from the Academy’s Kids Eat Right program. She was also part of the team that analyzed the data to reach the conclusions presented in the report.
The Wellness Impact: Enhancing Academic Success through Healthy School Environments
This report – published in 2013 by GENYOUth Foundation, in collaboration with the National Dairy Council, American College of Sports Medicine, and American School Health Association – addresses why schools play a more important role than ever in helping forge the nation’s future. It illuminates the vital importance of improved nutrition and increased physical activity in creating an environment that enriches students’ readiness to learn. Linda served as a supporting researcher for this report.
ReCharge! Energizing After-School
A collaboration between Action for Healthy Kids, the National Dairy Council, and the National Football League, ReCharge! was a fun-for-kids program designed for students in grades 2 to 6 to learn about and practice good nutrition and physical activity habits. Linda served as a contributing writer to the project. Portions of ReCharge! are available upon request.
Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge
This unique toolkit made it easy for schools to help youth and their families learn to eat healthy and be active every day. Game On! featured four fun, paired activities, or “challenges,” around “Making Better Food Choices” and “Moving More.” Linda served as a contributing writer to the Action for Healthy Kids project. Portions of Game On! are available upon request.
Action for Healthy Kids: Action Planning Guide for State Teams
When Action for Healthy Kids launched in 2002, Linda developed and wrote an Action Planning Guide to help state teams determine their goals and action plans. The result was a comprehensive set of guiding questions and targeted worksheets. Hard copy excerpts are available upon request.
WebQuests
Linda adapted a popular K-12 multimodal teaching technique for use in her university literature courses. These guided explorations of the web allowed students to investigate targeted authors with greater depth. Linda has also developed numerous university-level WebQuests as well as Blackboard and WebCT courses as support for both face-to-face and hybrid courses.
MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom Search Engine
Linda worked as part of a team to develop, write, and edit content for the MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom search engine. This custom-built, proprietary search engine provided easy access to free K-12 lessons and other classroom materials for the following websites: ArtsEdge (Kennedy Center), EconEdLink (National Council on Economic Education), EDSITEment (National Endowment for the Humanities), Illuminations (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics), ReadWriteThink (National Council of Teachers of English), Science NetLinks (American Association for the Advancement of Science), and Xpeditions (National Geographic Society).
The Point (University of Denver)
Linda served as copy editor for the University of Denver’s Writing Program online newsletter.