Three years ago I retired after spending 43 years in public school classrooms. In my career I taught grades four through eight, and most recently I taught middle school math and science . I also spent seven years as an adjunct professor for Brenau University in Gainesville, GA. I taught the following classes to preservice teachers in the School of Education: Classroom Management, Teaching Math, and Teaching Science.
My goal was to make my lessons come alive through whatever means possible so that all of my students were actively engaged as they strived to reach their highest potential.
--1987 Teacher of the Year - Academy Central School, Tulsa, OK --1999 Teacher of the Year - Simonton Elementary School, Lawrenceville, GA --1999 Teacher of the Year Finalist - Gwinnett County Public Schools, Gwinnett County, GA --2003 Achieved National Board Certification --2005 Teacher of the Year - McConnell Middle School, Loganville, GA --Presented at the National Science Teachers Association national conference in Atlanta, GA
--Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education --Master's Degree in School Administration --Educational Specialist's Degree in Middle Grades Math and Science
My beautiful wife Sherri and I have been very happily married for 35 years. We have three children: Rebekah (who is a third grade teacher ), Rachel (who is a registered nurse working in an emergency room), and Andrew (who is a computer software engineer.)
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Adult Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Social Studies, U.S. History, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, Statistics, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Mental Math, Decimals, Tools for Common Core, Phonics