...I have used the new PC operating systems, and can effortlessly go from one to the other. I have taught reading, writing, and language arts for more than 32 years. I have written many skits/plays, short stories, and commercials. (read more)
...I have used many different systems, and have developed my own unique approach over time. I follow the Michigan Department of Education's guidelines/benchmarks and use their rubrics for evaluating the writing as the student is progressing. I work with my writing students in the various styles of writing covered at their particular grade level. (read more)
...I have twenty years of coaching experience in youth league softball. Ten years experience umpiring fastpitch and slowpitch softball. I've played the Trombone since Middle School. (read more)
...I've been an active photographer for eight years, and worked for a college as a photographer for the PR and athletics departments. I had many photos published in the Boston Globe and on the college's own website. Before I left, I organized and ran clinics for younger students to learn strategies for high-quality athletics and event photography, so they could apply to take over my job. (read more)
...Over the past 11 years I have taught the common core in grades 3 - 8 at multiple institutions. The common core is a list of standards that should be taught each year. The standards spiral and help the student learn the information to the best of their ability. (read more)