...While I don't have a Masters degree, I do have a BFA from Emerson College and I have both practical hands on knowledge and classroom experience. Students get me. Despite running a tight ship, and demanding discipline in their craft, I'm fun. (read more)
...Different settings lend themselves to different kinds of language-learning activities, but I like to use conversation, music, visual images, and games as much as possible. I have walked across Spain (twice!) on the Camino de Santiago, and I've led student trips in Spain, Peru, Guatemala, and Tur... (read more)
...It doesn't get scarcer; instead, sharing brings satisfaction to the sharer as well as to those who were helped. Equally important, when learners see learning make a difference in the REAL world, learning becomes more intriguing. My seventh job is to find my highest personal satisfaction in learning FROM my students. (read more)
...At the age of 50 I went back to school to fulfill my lifelong dream of becoming a history teacher. I graduated from Johnson State College with honors. I enjoy bringing history to life allowing my students the opportunity to see firsthand how history affects the society we live in and how we can use history to make positive changes in our communities and the world we live in. (read more)
...My academic and work experience as an engineer has provided me with a wide range of real-life examples to contextualize why these subjects are important. I try to keep my class as story-based as possible so there is always a clear objective. For example, my chemistry course covered the mole subject by examining the 1982 contamination of Tylenol. (read more)