...I am active in the community as a Barbershop Chorus Director, a member of the Salina Municipal Band and Salina Chorale, and employee at Choices Network (residential support) and St. John's Military School (tutor, 4 years).Students' growth naturally excites me. I work to get my students to enjoy, or at least appreciate, the subject with which I'm helping them. (read more)
...While teaching, I also worked as an Instructional Supervisor in a worldwide language school for six years here in California. I was recruiting teachers, training them on the school's teaching method, monitoring them and ensuring the school's customers' satisfaction on the pedagogical side. The school provided me with an ongoing training in teaching techniques. (read more)
As an instructor of geography and social studies, I make learning about our world fascinating. I teach about how our world is interconnected through religion, politics, economics, and culture. My life experiences include living and teaching overseas (Russia, England), serving as a Peace Corps volu... (read more)