She served for 25 years as a K–12 educator, spending 17 of those years in early childhood, elementary, and middle school classrooms. She continued her public school service as an educational leader of multidistrict, regional, and statewide support initiatives in curriculum planning and assessment, early childhood, and instructional support. She has been an invited speaker and presenter in over 600 school districts, 100 universities and colleges, and numerous educational associations and organizations. Her publications and presentations examine the role beliefs play in intentional learning, effective teaching, formative assessment, and educational leadership for social justice. She can be reached at moss@castl.duq.edu.