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“Language opens worlds.”

(This quote is the motto of the Klingon Language Institute.)

  My mission is to help students discover that language and language study will open worlds for them.

  Consider this Indian proverb:  “Tell me a fact, and I’ll learn.  Tell me a truth, and I’ll believe.  But tell me a story, and it will live in my heart forever.”
 
  Even students who are not passionate about language study need strong language skills (reading, writing, listening, and viewing) to explore and communicate their passions and discoveries in other areas – whether those shared ideas are in science, math, technology, or diplomacy.  I believe that society as a whole benefits when we share our strengths, our insights, our visions, and our accomplishments.
 
  My passion for language study has opened a world of professional satisfaction for me and allowed me to pursue my life-long love of learning.

 

Louisiana Teaching Certificate:   Type A
English; Social Studies, and Gifted Education

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards:
Early Adolescence - English Language Arts

EDUCATION

Gifted
Certification       Nicholls State University
                        Thibodaux, Louisiana

Ph.A.                University of Arkansas
                         Fayetteville, Arkansas

M.A.                 University of Arkansas
                        Fayetteville, Arkansas
                                    Major:  English

B.S.E.              Ouachita Baptist University
                        Arkadelphia, Arkansas
                                    Majors:
                                        English
                                        social studies
                                        secondary education

 

English as a Second Language - Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. 

 

Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics Trained Presenter

 

My journey has provided opportunities to share my mission in a variety of settings.

 

I became a teacher at Houma Junior High School in the spring of 1987.

On occasion I have taught English in an adjunct position for Nicholls State University.

 

My previous professional experiences include

• teaching English as a Second Language at Texas A & M University
• teaching GED and ESL classes through the College Station Community Education program
• teaching, consulting, and training teachers for Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics
• teaching English and developmental reading classes at Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minnesota
• serving as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Arkansas
• teaching high school English in Delight, Arkansas.

 

I have also enjoyed a world of academic competition and currently serve as Quiz Bowl sponsor.

 

Please consider this website a resource for powerful communication. 

 

A famous coach once said, “People ask me why I teach.  I reply, ‘Where else could I find such good company?’”