Sharon Louise Cook Briggs

Background

Briggs, Sharon Louise Cook was born on June 11, 1945 in Long Beach, California, United States. Daughter of Kenneth Leroy and Ruby Louise (White) Cook.

Education

Bachelor, U. Maryland., 1972; Certified for Teachers of Deaf, Cambridge U., 1978; Master of Arts, American U., 1989; postgraduate, American U., 1994.

Career

Teacher, Sapporo (Japan) School of Langs., 1969-1970; teacher General Educational Development, St. Louis High School Extension, Okinawa, Japan, 1973; teacher, Fairfax (Virginia) County Public Schools, 1979-1980; team facilitator, English teacher, Fairfax (Virginia) County Public Schools, since 1985; teacher, Seoul Foreign School, 1980-1981; teacher, Sifundzani School, Mbabane, Swaziland., Africa, 1982-1984. Partner Sound Reading Associations, Clifton, Virginia, since 1990. Founder Sifundzani Library., Swaziland, Africa, 1982-1984.

Presenter ASCD, San Antonio, 1990,National Council For Teacher Education, Washington District of Columbia, 1992, National Reading Styles Institute, Chicago, Atlanta, 1990-1992, Virginia Remediation Conference, Richmond, Virginia, 1990.

Achievements

• Sharon Louise Cook Briggs has been listed as a noteworthy Secondary education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • How to Rescue At-Risk Students/Book and Cassettes

    (Book by Briggs, Sharon, Sorrell, Ginny)

Membership

Member Virginia Education Association (instruction and professional development committee), ASCD (presenter), National Middle School Association, International Reading Association, National Council Teachers of English, Phi Kappa Phi.

Interests

• Avocations: genealogy, international traveling.

Connections

Married James Willard Briggs, March 25, 1967 (divorced 1994). Children: Scott Willard, Alisa Michele.

Father:

Kenneth Leroy Cook

Mother:

Ruby Louise (White) Cook

Spouse:

James Willard Briggs

child:

Scott Willard Briggs

child:

Alisa Michele Briggs