Scott Simpson

joined the TIE team in 2008. Scott has been a high school English, theatre and speech teacher in Texas, Nebraska and Colorado, has taught English and English Education at York College in York, Nebraska, at Black Hills State University, and at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. He holds an M.A. in English Curriculum and Instruction and a Ph.D. in English Creative Writing, both from the University of Nebraska-- Lincoln. He also spent some time as the Executive Director of a youth and family camp in the Rockies of Northern New Mexico. Scott is a poet and songwriter and does most of his best thinking while walking.

Scott is very excited to be working with the wonderful schools and community in Todd County, the home of the Sicangu Lakota Tetunwan Oyate.

Contact Scott: dsimpson@tie.net
Scott's TieLights blog postings: http://www.tielights.net/?author=28

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Current Projects:

• SDI Plus: South Dakota Incentives Plus DOE Site; South Dakota Incentives Plus TIE/BLT Plus Site
• Formative Assessment Institute, Lander, WY Team: "Specials" wiki Main wiki
• Todd County School District
• Google Map of Todd County Schools

Expertise and Interests:

• Creative Writing Workshops (Selected Published Poetry links):
  Compelled to Ascend (Dissertation-- University of Nebraska- Lincoln)
  Uncle Cecil (BigCityLit)
  Design (BigCityLit)
  Deporting Jesus (New Wineskins)
  Global Lunchbreak (New Verse News)
  Birthright (New Verse News)
  Walden, January 2009 (New Verse News)

• Music Composition / Songwriting Workshops (Selected Music links):
  Ozzie's Guitar (2000, CD Baby)
  Topo Acoustic Landscapes (2000, CD Baby)
  RED (MySpace)
  Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song Project
• Contemplative Educational Approaches