Experience Summary
* 30+ years secondary teaching experience including 5 years teaching English in Japan
* Taught pre-school to adult, in both traditional and nontraditional classroom settings
* Veteran teacher who achieves results
* While I have taught all subject areas, my content area strengths are writing, reading, U.S. and world history, government and economics.
Teaching Style
Creative, fun, personable, positive teaching style
I like to include contemporary/ pop culture and relevant current events into my lessons whenever possible.
I create personalized lessons for each of my students.
My Hobbies
Travel; attending cultural and sports events, film and stage productions; swimming
Other Comments
In Japan, I successfully coached students for national and regional speech contests. My own children are University of California graduates - Berkeley, Davis, and San Diego. I also have experience as a test evaluator for a national educational testing service.