Personal Statement

"For me, learning is about the joys and wonders of who we are together and as individuals. When I invest my teaching energies into creating trusting communities, I notice we can be who we are with each other more authentically and consistently. I continue to learn how to listen more deeply and celebrate the gifts of each learner next to me. I am often awed by the gifts and offerings of those I teach."

Professional Biography

Andie seeks to know who people are within her teaching. From junior high students who negotiated gang challenges and seventh grade effectively to kindergartners who taught educators across the country how to listen to what they know, Andie has learned how to teach from her students. She carries a committed focus to see, hear and know each learner as well as discover what creates the community of knowing in each class she is a part of. Reading and writing has served as an entrance into many educational conversations in her career with young and adult learners. Finding ways for learners to communicate what they know from life and the books they read has been a crucial path in her work within literacy. Andie serves as co-coordinator of the Reading Endorsement program and teaches literacy courses within the Preservice program. She is a National Courage and Renewal facilitator, and she consistently brings the Courage to Teach work to the people she works with as well as the renewal retreats she facilitates.

Recent Publications

Andie regularly contributes to Choice Literacy.

Cunningham, A. & Shagoury, R. (2006). Butterfly Synthesis: Teaching Reading Strategies to Kindergartners. Choice Literacy: Holden, ME.

Cunningham, A & Shagoury, R. (2006). Writer from the Start: Conferring with Young English Language Learners. Choice Literacy: Holden, ME.

Cunningham, A. & Shagoury, R. (2005). Starting with Comprehension: Reading Strategies for the Youngest Learner. Stenhouse Publishers: Portland, ME.

Academic Credentials

M.A.T. 2000 Lewis and Clark College
B. S. 1985 Colorado State University