EXPERIENCE | High School Teacher, 2004-present
Round Rock ISD, Round Rock High School High School Teacher, 1999-2004
Treetops International School (Charter School) - Designed and implemented Pre-AP and AP English curricula
- Taught AP English, Pre-AP English, Speech, Debate, Theatre Arts.
- Designed and directed two theatre productions each year – from Ionesco to Shakespeare.
- Designed and implemented curriculum for video class.
Middle School Teacher, 1998-1999
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, Cross Timbers Middle School - Taught Theatre Arts, Speech.
- Produced and directed multi-age level musical.
Elementary through High School Teacher, 1979-1998
Treetops International School (Private School) - Taught Early Childhood, Music, Perceptual-Motor Development, Theatre Arts, and Literature.
- Coordinated music department and taught specialized courses.
- Wrote and implemented a sequential music curriculum.
- Early childhood specialist and consultant.
Adjunct Professor, 1980-1985
University of Dallas, Irving, Texas - Taught Kodaly music education to upper-division (junior and senior) students.
Television Producer, Writer, Director, 1977-1981
Carpenter’s Children, Channel 5, weekly children’s program - Wrote, coordinated, directed, and hosted the weekly programs.
- Adapted various materials to reflect positive self-concept for early childhood to adult audience.
Elementary School Teacher, 1968-1979 Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District, Bedford, Texas - Music teacher (Grades K – 06).
- Student teacher supervisor.
Workshop presenter/coordinator, 1970-present
Workshop topics include: early childhood education; theatre teaching techniques, materials and methods; humanities approach to learning; puppetry; television writing and performance; drama; and integrated music-movement approaches to learning.
- Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District
- Texas Music Educators Association, Region I
- Birdville Independent School District
- Richland Hills Church of Christ, Early Childhood Division
- University of North Texas, College of Education/Regions X and XI Educational Service Centers.
- Abilene Christian University Bible Teachers Workshop - Television
- Fort Worth Association for the Education of Young Children
- Federation on Early Childhood Education, East Texas State University, University of North Texas, and Texas Woman's University
- National Committee, Arts for the Handicapped, Washington D. C.: Dallas Very Special Arts Festival
- Mid-Cities Learning Center, Treetops International
- Pepperdine University Lectureships
- Abilene Christian University Bible Teachers Workshop - Theatre
- Singapore Center for Fathering Workshop
- TCU AP Summer Institute
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