I started my teaching career as an ESL instructor in Taiwan. In Vermont I taught English Composition, among other courses, at Champlain College and the Community College of Vermont. Since 1997 I have been teaching in Japan at universities such as Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University.
I often use content based learning so my university students in Japan have the opportunity to learn content while learning English.
I have won two small awards as a presenter at conferences, and won a local Toastmaster Humorous Speech Contest.
M.A. in Early Childhood Education from the College of Saint Rose. While my B.S. is in Accounting, I earned the equivalent of a B.A. in English from Sienna College, but they wouldn't award a second bachelor's. Since then I've taken courses such as a David Paul teaching workshop, a Paul Nation vocabulary course, and education courses from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell (online).
I enjoy bicycling and hiking and, when time allows, the Japanese game "go." I am also a freelance writer and enjoy photography. I live in Japan with my wife and two sons.
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Grammar, Vocabulary, Arts & Music, Drama, EFL - ESL - ELD, Communications, Education, English, Foreign Languages, Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation