Christine has worked in the early childhood education field since 1999 years as a teacher, center director, author, and trainer/coach. Christine holds a master’s degree in early childhood education and a bachelor’s degree in child development. Christine is currently an Early Childhood Specialist at the HighScope Educational Research Foundation in Ypsilanti, Michigan. She focuses on developing professional learning for teachers and curriculum development for preschoolers and infants/toddlers. She facilitates training throughout the United States, internationally, and online. She has published several teacher resource books and articles, training DVD’s, and other classroom resources for teachers. Christine is also an assistant professor in the college of education at Madonna University in Livonia, Michigan.