Karen Porter, Local Author Series

WAG’s 2018-2019 Local Author Series, in partnership with the Alachua County District Library, kicks off its new season on Sunday September 23, 2018, at 2:30 PM in the Story Woods room in the Children’s Department of the Alachua County Library Headquarters.

Children’s book author Karen Porter will read from the latest book in her Emotatude series, designed to help children understand and deal with their emotions. So, bring your children and grandchildren.

Anne and Amy’s Anger is an imaginative tale that shows how two children honor their feelings and decide what to do with the anger they feel. You will see Anne and Amy allow their emotions to guide their actions, while they give themselves time to decide what to do. Dr. Kich, an imaginary doctor, helps these children do this.

Karen White Porter M.Ed. NBCT is a Director of Loga Springs Academy Homeschool Cooperative and a Nationally Board Certified Teacher. After graduating from Rutgers University with a Masters Degree in language education, she started teaching children. It was then that she realized the importance of emotional intelligence among her students. From teaching around the world, she gained insight into the importance of  emotional underpinnings of how people learn. She taught at East China Normal University in Shanghai, P.R. China, Hofstra University in Hempstead N.Y., Hillside Public Schools in New Jersey, Saint Andrews University in Saint Andrews Scotland, Belcher Elementary in Clearwater Florida, The University of South Florida, and The State University of Florida. She started her own school Loga Springs Academy Homeschool Cooperative in Gainesville, Florida, because she wanted to establish her own curriculum aimed at building children’s emotional intelligence.