...The instruction of social as well as academic vocabulary is extremely important for my students. I approach vocabulary instruction from a variety of ways so that students are able to make real-life connections to the terms and see visuals to better understand key vocabulary terms. I am a full-time English as a Second Language teacher. (read more)
...In addition to editing my own articles and the books we publish, I worked as a proofreader for a telephone directory publisher for four years. Before I became involved in local history, I wrote free-lance devotional articles for national publications. I grew up in the Church of the Nazarene and have been a Christian for more than 35 years. (read more)
...Since then, I developed a study habits guide which I have freely distributed to my students and their parents. A number of these parents have since expressed to me that the study guide improved their child's grades, understanding, and confidence. As a life-long lover of college football, I have studied the game in addition to watching and playing the sport. (read more)