Background
Woodward, Isabel Avila was born on March 14, 1906 in Key West, Florida, United States. Daughter of Alfredo and Isabel (Lopez) Avila.
educational writer foreign language educator
Woodward, Isabel Avila was born on March 14, 1906 in Key West, Florida, United States. Daughter of Alfredo and Isabel (Lopez) Avila.
Student, Florida State College for Women, 1925. Bachelor of Arts in Education, Florida State College for Women, 1938. Certified in teaching Spanish, University Miami, 1961.
Summer study, University Florida, Eckerd College. Postgraduate, St. Lawrence University, University Miami.
Teacher, Key West, 1927-1942, remedial reading consultant, 1941-1942. Reading teacher, assistant reading laboratory and clinic Saint Lawrence University, summer 1941. Spanish translator United States Office of Censorship, Miami, 1943.
Teacher Central Beach Elementary School, Miami Beach, Florida, 1943-1944, Silver Bluff Elementary School, 1943-1950, Henry WestLab.
School, Coral Gables, Florida, 1955-1957, Dade Demonstration School, Miami, 1957-1961. Author 125 school radio lessons for teaching Spanish, DadeCounty Elementary Schools, 1961.
Teacher Spanish Workshop for Florida. Speaker poetry and short story writing, 1977.
Guest lecturer on writing the short story Florida Institute Technology, Jensen Beach, 1981.
Guest lecturer Circle BayYacht Club, Stuart, Florida, 1995. Freelance writer; contributor to Listen Magazine, Sunshine Magazine, Lookout Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, Miami Herald, Three/Four, Child Life, Wee Wisdom, Florida Wildlife, Young World. Sponsor Portuguese Saint Lucie Junior Woman"s Club, 1983.
Member National League American Pen Women (1st vice president Greater Miami branch 1974-1976, historian since 1978, librarian since 1978, awards for writing 1973, 74, 77, 1st and Third place state writing awards for adult and juvenile fiction 1983, state 1st prize short story 1985), American Association of University Women, Alpha Delta Kappa, Psi Psi Psi.
Married Clyde B. Woodward, June 6, 1944 (deceased). Children: Joy Avis Ball, Greer Isabel, Woodward Sucke.