Home School Professor

Doctoral candidate and homeschool teacher designing curriculum and professional development tools and plans for teachers, parents, and school districts. We use a variety of teaching and research techniques to generate curriculum and create education programs It is extremely important for teachers and parents to learn about the school curriculum as it plays a key role in developing, implementing, assessing, modifying and shaping the school and the students development in the coming years. An evidenced-based curriculum acts as a road map for teachers and students to follow on the path to academic success. I'm also a seasoned educator and English literature is my passion and teaching has been a gift. I see my passion today as a requirement for my continued success. If you share the same passion in learning or teaching, contact me today. We are all students. Literacy is acquired and not to be taken for granted. I love what I do today. University professor of English studies for over a decade. Received a masters degree from Boston University, TESOL Instruction by Arizona State University, and Curriculum MEd with a specialty in Curriculum and Instruction through the University of Phoenix in Arizona.

Teacher-Centered Methods of Instruction Peer 2 Peer Collaboration (Reflective) Direct Instruction (Low Tech) Flipped Classrooms (High Tech) Kinesthetic Learning (Low Tech) Differentiated Instruction (Low Tech) Inquiry-based Learning (High Tech) Expeditionary Learning (High Tech) Personalized Learning (High Tech) Game-based Learning (High Tech) Applied instruction at elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels as well as online providing English instruction to classes and individuals for English as a Secondary Language teacher for over a decade abroad and in the United States.

Author of 35 ESL and Curriculum Instruction Books Certified Jolly Phonics Teacher Certified IGCSE English Literature Certified ESL/TESOL/TEFL/CENTA Certified TOEFL Instructor Certified AP College Board Audit Certified Department Florida Teacher Honors Dean List Education M.Ed., CI Theories of Second Language Acquisitions ELLs and Their Families in the School and Community Teach English Now! Foundational Principles Lesson Planning with the ELL in Mind

Education, Curriculum and Instruction MAEd Finance: Management and International Relations BA English Literature BA

Affiliations The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States. The American Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities. We are committed to advancing these principles through community engagement, organizing, collective bargaining and political activism, and especially through the work our members do. he Florida Foreign Language Association (FFLA) is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the study and teaching of languages and cultures. Membership is open to educators of all levels (K-20) and all languages. FFLA is an affiliate of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and its member organizations include the Florida Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (FAATSP), the Florida chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF-FL), the Florida Association of Teachers of German (FATG), the Classical Association of Florida (CAF), the Florida Chinese Teachers Association (FCTA), the Association of Florida Teachers of Japanese (AFTJ), the Florida American Sign Language Teacher Association (FASLTA), and the Florida Foreign Language Association for Managers in Education (FFLAME). TESOL International Association’s mission is to advance professional expertise in English language teaching and learning for speakers of other languages worldwide. AWP provides support, advocacy, resources, and community to nearly 50,000 writers, 500 college and university creative writing programs, and 130 writers’ conferences and centers. Our mission is to foster literary achievement, advance the art of writing as essential to a good education, and serve the makers, teachers, students, and readers of contemporary writing. Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs.