CURRICULUM VITAE

Stephen V. Hoyt

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Summary of Experience and skills

Hoyt, page 1

Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (E SOL), literature, writing

and composition in the U.S. and abroad

Developer of English for Special Purposes (ESP) for science, technology,

economics and teacher training

K-8 and 9 -12 public school principal, curricul um director, teacher, grants writer

Researcher and developer of specialized writing program that combines

cognition, computational linguistics and linguistic theory

Author of over 60 articles, in English and German on a variety of topics

Presenter on second language learning, ESL, technology integration, writing.

Education

Ph.D., English . State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook, NY, 1986.

Major Field: Language and Ideology. Minor Field: East European & East German Area

Studies. Dissertation: Alienation and the Concept of Man in the Works of Hermann Kant. An

analysis of language, culture and image in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) .

Educational Administration and Educational Foundations. Johnson State College,

Massachusetts

College of Liberal Arts, University of Southern California, European Division, Long

Island

University. 51 credits, 1971 -2001.

M.A., Germanic Languages & Literature. SUNY Stony Brook, 1979. Coursework included work

in second language acquisition.

B.A., Comparative Languages. C.W. Post College of Long Island University, 1971.

Certification

Administrative: New York State School District Administrator

Teaching: New York and North Carolina 7-12 in English, German and Social Studies.

Other: Third degree b lack belt instructor in Tae Kwon Do Sang Moo Kwan.

Master Fitness Instructor, International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA).

Language Skills

German: Native level fluency in speaking and writing

French: Conversant, with advanced reading skills

Spanish: Conversant, with intermediate reading ability

Russian: Intermediate low speaking and reading ability.Career Summary

English Teacher, Language Consultant, New Economic School, freelance.

2010-present

Developed programs for Ministry of Education of the Republic of Tatarstan, the American

Language Academy and other organizations; taught English in the Bachelor s Program of the

New Economic School, Moscow.

Main Achievements

Reviewed and made recommendations to revise the English curriculum for the Master s

program

in Economics at the New Economic School ( http://www.nes.ru )

Negotiated partnerships between the American Language Academy ALA and several

universities in North Carolina and other states

Developed a standards based curriculum for all facets of English language study for ALA

Implemented a testing protocol for incoming students at the New Economic School that

accurately

identified their proficiency levels and placed them in appropriate courses.

Assistant Professor of English (tenure track) . Eastern Washington 2008-2010University, (EWU) Cheney, WA.

Taught Introduction to Fiction, Linguistics, Adolescent Literature, Elementary School

Language

Arts and serve d as co-director of English Education program. Also develop ed peer review

protocols and forms with graduate teaching assistants and advis ed Master s level TESOL

students . Served on several committees, including university wide curriculum review

committee.

Main Achievements

Developed two study abroad course proposals: Spies and Literature in Berlin, Germany

and

Intensive Russian in Tambov, Russia

Initiated partnership between EWU, the Educational Service District (ESD) 101 and Spokane

Public Schools

Spearheaded manifesto on international education for International Scholars Learning

Community

Transforming Secondary English Education Program for improved digital access .

English Teacher. Guilford County Schools, Greensboro, NC. 2006-2008.

Taught writing, composition and liter ature in grades 10 through 12 and conducted staff

development training in writing across the curriculum. Developed assessment plans to

individualize student writing and literature study.

Main Achievements

Developed writing program that achieved Ade quate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Academy at

Smith

Worked with faculty in developing a Writing across the Curriculum program

Developed a program linking vocabulary improvement, reading and writing.

Educational Consult ant. Washington, D .C., Vermont . 2005-2006.

Consulted with urban charter school for 250 students in grades 6 -12, with a professional

staff of

35 and a budget of $3 million (95% of the 250 students qualify for free or reduced lunch;

also

consulted in language program development with CRDF and other entities.

Main Achievements

Revised discipline policy, hired personnel, developed character education and reading

programs

Advised multi -site fitness facility on education and fitness program development

Developed distance education framework for 16 unive rsity centers in Russia.

Principal. Plattsburgh High School, Plattsburgh, New York. 2004-2005.

A comprehensive 9-12 high school of 700 students and a professional staff of 125 in a

community

of 20,000. 85% of PHS graduates attend post-secondary education. Budget is $10 million.

Main Achievements

Started several school -wide initiatives that are leading to improved student learning

and reduced

referrals for inappropriate behavior

Worked with local police and Homeland Security officials to revise s chool security plan

Developed partnerships with area universities and research institutes to improve foreign

language

and science curricula

Initiated partnerships with the American Councils for International Education to host

students

from Afghanistan, Taj ikistan and other Eurasian countries

Contained spending by initiating improved accountability procedures in school operations.

Lead Consultant, Teacher, Civilian Research and Development2002-present .

Foundation ( CRDF) (part time), Arlington, Virginia .

CRDF receives funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Carnegie and MacArthur

Foundations to provide support to selected Russian universities. Each summer, 64

scientists from

16 different Research and Education Centers, or REC s, take part in the CRDF Language

Camp

to improve their English skills. Training sites include Ekaterinburg (2002) in Western

Siberia ;

Perm (2003) ; Bekasovo (2004) ; Samara and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (2005); Pet rozavodsk

(2006);

Rostov on Don and Moldova (2007) and Tambov (20 08).

Main Achievements

Researched and developed a self -assessment for English language proficiency that has a

95%

accuracy rate for determining language proficiency level

Participated in initial planning and design of CRDF language camp in 2002

Led the 16 Research in Education Centers (R ECs) in a language assessment program in 2004

Functioned as camp assistant and liaison between science and language personnel

Principal, Academy of World Languages, Cincinnati, Ohio. 2002-2004.

A PreK -8 specialized, magnet school for Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Russian. AWL

includes

200 English as a Second Language (ESL) students and 500 low -income students. There was a

professional staff of 90, with a $5 million annual budget.

Main Achievements

Developed and executed a plan that led AWL out of Academic Emergency and into a positive

category as defined by No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation

Wrote and received a substantial grant from Hewlett -Packard to build the World Learning

Center,

a techno logy based learning center for the school and community

Worked with community leaders and outside groups to build after -school activities and

provide

daycare facilities for students attending AWL

Improved proficiency outcomes for all language students by r equiring teachers to refocus

instruction

Director of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction2000-2002.

North Country Schools, Newport, Vermont

North Country is the largest geographic school district in Vermont, with 3,000 students

and 325

teachers. The Director manages 325 teachers and provides assistance to 13 principals in

matters

relating to state testing, grants and curricular revisions.

Main Achievements

Wrote and received four separate grants in a variety of curricular and enriching areas

Revised s cience and social studies curriculum by developing committees and working with

the

Vermont State Education Department

Assisted small schools in developing a technology -based foreign language program

Worked with a local and university consortium to develop a Value Added micro -creamery

feasibility study that led to the construction of two such operations in rural Vermont

Provided a revenue stream by developing courses through Norwich University for local

teachers.

SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina 1996-2000.

Curriculum Specialist for Foreign Language.

SAS Institute is the largest, privately held software company in the world. SASinSchool

began as

a division in 1996. Its purpose is to develop educational courseware for delivery over

the Internet

through curriculum specialists in all curricular areas.

Main Achievements

Presented at several national and local conferences on language acquisition and

technology

integration

Planned and designed the technology infrastructure for Cary Academy, a school started

with a $34

million donation from Jim Goodnight and John Saul, SAS Institute founders and owners

Designed and wrote content for four software products in ESL, French, German and Spanish

that

were produced using SAS video and television facilities

Represented SAS Institute on two Boards, the North Carolina Museum of Arts a nd the

Special

Olympics World Games, Language Planning Committee

Managed advertising and coordinated events for the National Scholastic Sports Foundation

annual

High School Track & Field Meet

Served as a ringside judge at the Ultimate Fighting Championship sr in Birmingham,

Alabama.

Wake County Public Schools1994-1996.

FreelanceWriter & Editor (part time), Raleigh, North Carolina

English Teacher (Garner High School) and Editor/Associate Publisher, Raleigh Magazine

Wake County Schools have over 100,000 students. The Garner Alternative School was

developed

to help students who had (legal and learning) difficulties in normal school. As associate

publisher

and editor of Raleigh Magazine, I managed advertising, wrote and edited articles.

Main Achievements

Developed curriculum for Garner Alternative School and taught English

Integrated PLATO technology program into high school curriculum

Coached several track athletes and developed strength program

Recruited and managed German Olympic Swimming Team to Raleig h for Greater Raleigh

Chamber of Commerce

Consulted with the North Carolina World Trade Center.

Intelligence Analyst/Officer, U.S. Army, Germany & United States 1983-1994

.

(Left U.S. Government for family reasons from

1989-1991; returned 1991)

United States Military Liaison Mission (USMLM), Special Research Detachment (SRD),

Intelligence Threat & Analysis Center (ITAC) (at NSA), Combined Analysis Detachment,

Berlin

(CAD-B) (with the Bundesnachrichtendienst, BND).

USMLM was a US Army Europe (USAREUR) asset with a twofold mission: to be a conduit for

communications between the Commander-in-Chief (CINQ) USAREUR and CINQ, Group Soviet

Forces Germany (GSFG) and to conduct reconnaissance missions within the territory of the

German Democratic Republic (GDR) and provide intelligence reports on the information.

SRD was a unit that was attached to the National Security Agency (NSA) from ITAC so as to

use

the resources available at NSA to conduct research of interest to the Army.

CAD-B was a follow-on unit after German Reunification that exploited targets in the

former

GDR along with the German Federal Intelligence Service, or BND.

Main Achievements

USMLM:

Received several superior awards for intelligence reporting and high significance

ratings from

intelligence agencies

Recorded several firsts in both identification of previously unknown Order of Battle

information

and information identifying units and training for the first time

Used German and French (and minimal Russian) language skills to process int elligence

information and liaise with non -US assets on a regular basis

Developed the concept and details of several databases that allowed for effective

processing of

information collected by reconnaissance teams

SRD:

Presented research results at several national and international conferences

Established substance related working groups involving analysts from the CIA, DIA, NSA

and all

the service intelligence services and had results published in the National Intelligence

Estimate

Through all -source analy sis, refuted information provided at the codeword level,

leading to a

revised threat reassessment

CAD-B:

Managed clandestine operations and targeting of equipment and sites of strategic and

tactical

interest

Spearheaded collection of information of high interest to partner organization concerning

the

serious environmental legacy of the Soviet/Russian occupation

Presented information in German to partner organizations

The following were part -time activities while conducting intelligence operations.

Co-director, NFL Football Camp, Berlin, Germany (part time) . 1992.

Mark Moseley, NFL MVP in 1983, and a team formed a limited partnership with the National

Football League (NFL) for the purposes of conducting a football camp in Berlin for

American

and German youth. Camp involved 700 youth and had the logistical support of the Berlin

Brigade

and included Tony McGee, Dave Butz, Rich Milot, Rich Saul and other former NFL players.

Main Achievements

Raised over $ 200,000 in advertising and in-kind support for football camp

Coordinated activities between the American Football Verband Deutschland and NFL

Secured camp sponsorship from MCI, the telecommunications company

American Communications Academy, Berlin (part time) 1991-1994.

Founded a language school to exploit the newly created market in the former GDR along

with a

German partner, Volker Grillitsch, an English language linguist associated with the

Humboldt

University in Berlin. Sold my interest to Mr. Grillitsch in 1994.

Main Achievements

Marketed language school to area businesses and individuals

Developed language classes and hired instructors to teach the classes

Authored language curriculum using an integrative/communicative method

Adjunct Professor of Education

Long Island University, Brookville, New York (part time) 1989-1990.

Main Achievements

Developed curriculum for and taught several graduate and undergraduate education courses

Provided training in cooperative learning and research for 200 teachers and future

teachers

Worked with Long Island University to develop a center for Russian Education.

Killington Mountain School & Washington Irving High School

English/ESL & Social Stud ies Teacher1989-1991.

While on leave of absence from intelligence field I taught a course at Vermont Technical

College

and three subjects at Killington Mountain School in Killington, Vermont. Taught for one

school

year at a culturally and ethnically diverse New York Cit y high school before returning

to the US

Government in 1991.

Main Achievements

Developed ESL curriculum and worked with low -income students

Worked with students in a variety of settings to improve writing and composition skills

Monitored individual student progress in ski academy and developed study -skills program.

German & Social Studies Teacher, Riverhead, New York 1981-1983.

Riverhead High School is a comprehensive, public hi gh school located on eastern Long

Island.

Main Achievements

Developed an exchange program between Riverhead and Uetersen, Germany and increased

minority participation in German by over 150%

Modified the curriculum for Afro -Asian and European Studies and d eveloped an after -

school club

that attracted more than 100 students

Managed a community partnership that culminated in an annual parade through downtown

Riverhead .

Instructor and Graduate Assistant, SUNY Stony Brook, 1978-1981.

SUNY Stony Brook regularly awards scholastics to academically successful students wishing

to

pursue advanced study. Stony Brook is a major state university with more than 25,000

graduate

and undergraduate students.

Main Achievements

Awarded a full assistantship (scholarship) to teach German each semester while studying

toward

Master s and Ph.D. degrees

Appointed to university -wide committee to restructure the university by Dr. John

Marburger,

university president and later science advisor to President George W. Bush

Inducted into Phi Sigma Iota, national foreign language honor society

Received a recommendation for a direct appointment to Captain, Military Intelligence by a

board

of officers. (Age requirement and congressional legislation subsequently prevented

appointment.

)

Intelligence Analyst, United States Army, Germany 1975-1978.

Assigned to the G2, 3d Armor Division in Frankfurt, Germany and later transferred to

USMLM,

Berlin and Potsdam. The G2 is responsible for all intelligence in the division, including

interacting with s ubordinate units.

Main Achievements

Went on numerous reconnaissance tours as a driver and tour NCO, in addition to performing

order

of battle and reporting duties

Promoted to Sergeant, E4, in less than two years and approved for Officer Candidates

School

(OCS)

Received several high value ratings from theater and national intelligence taskers

Used German and French language skills in daily/weekly operations activities

English as a

Foreign Language Teacher, Berlin, Germany 1973-1975.

The German Academic E xchange Program (DAAD, Deutscher Akademischer Austausch

Program) provides scholarships and working experience for students who can speak German

and

who wish to teach in a German Gymnasium. A Gymnasium is the German academic high

school that prepares stud ents who wish to attend a university.

Main Achievements

Developed English language club for students in grade 13

Nominated as captain of rugby and karate teams in German sports club system

Worked at a private language school and provided tutoring to busin esses and individuals

Graduate Assistant, C.W. Post of Long Island University1971-1972.

The Long Island University School of Education provided assistantships to students with

academic potential in exchange for work with professors and/or deans.

Main Achievements

Developed a special class for undergraduate to improve speaking and analytic skills

Assisted College Vice President Alan Beeman in research related to alternative schools

Contributed articles and materials to the School of Education and the st udent newspaper.

Selected Publications

2011 Constructivist Process Riting, CPR. Article in progress on a methodology that I

developed to improve writing and the linking of thought and writing for native and non-

native

speakers of English.

2008 Cold War Pioneers in Combined Intelligence and Analysis. Intelligence and National

Security, 234.463 487, August. Routledge, London, UK. (refereed journal).

Bricks Reading Book, a leveled reader for English language learners, RedBricks

Publishing Company, Seoul, Korea.

2006 False Hope. Cynic Online Magazine, May.

2000Voice Technology and Special Education. School Electronic Media Bulletin (SEMB),

Quinlan Publishers, Boston, Massachusetts.

Awareness of Basic Classroom Technology (ABCT). SEMB.

Integrating Technology into the Classroom. SEMB, Quinlan.

Justifying Technology. SEMB, Quinlan.

1999

German and the World Wide Web. German Life Magazine, Grantsville, Maryland.

Education in the Triangle. Triangle Lifestyles . Raleigh, North Carolin a.

1996Hannover Family Swims for Second Olympic Berth. German Life Magazine,

Grantsville, Maryland.

The Curtain Lifts: Life in former East Germany. The World & I, Washington, D.C.

Graedon s: WUNC s Consumer Watchdogs. Raleigh Magazine (Feature), Ra leigh,

North Carolina.

Risk Takers: Entrepreneurs in the Triangle. Raleigh Magazine (Feature).

1995The History of Martial Arts behind the Berlin Wall. Asian Journal of Martial Arts,

Erie, Pennsylvania. (AJMA has a board of reviewers.)

Health Kick: M artial Arts for Fitness. Nautilus Magazine, (Pace Communications),

Greensboro, North Carolina.

Raleigh s Little Five Colleges. Raleigh Magazine, Raleigh, North Carolina.

The 1,000 Year History of Mecklenburg. Charlotte Magazine, Charlotte, North

Carolina.

Art Davie: the Man behind the UFC. Budo Journal, Kempen, Germany. (Wrote a series

of articles in German for Budo Journal, which is owned by Satori Publishers.

19941995

Word from America. A weekly column on football in America. (Written in German .)

Huddle Magazine, Berlin, Germany.

Werner Angress: from Refugee to D -Day Paratrooper. Feature article for the fiftieth

anniversary of D -Day, European edition, Stars & Stripes, official newspaper of the U.S.

Department of Defense. (Werner Tom Angress, a retired professor of European history,

was also an advisor on my dissertation committee.)

Klaus Werner: an Educator for Change. European edition, Stars & Stripes, official

newspaper of the U.S. Department of Defense.

Conference, and other, Presentations (selected )

2012

Improving English Teaching through Technology and Cooperative Learning.

Almetevsk, Russia. Almetevsk Regional English Teachers Association. Invited to present

to a group of Tatar English teachers for professional development . April.

2011

Integrating Writing into English Instruction and Lesson Plan Development . Bolshaya

Atnya, Russia. Bolshaya Atnya Regional Education Administration . Invited presentation

to teachers of English in the Bolshaya Atnya Region of Tatarstan. March.

2010

Developing Online English Programs. Chelyabinsk, Russia. National Association of

Teachers of English (NATE). Paper describing how to build an online course with a

focus on English for Special Purposes (ESP). June.

2009

Cold War Pioneers: The US Military Liaison Mission,

1947-1990. Carlisle, PA. US

Army Heritage and Education Center, May 2009. Invited t o present a published paper on

one of the Cold War s most successful units, USMLM.

Silent Literacies. Philadelphia, PA. National Counci l of Teachers of English (NCTE).

Paper on integrating Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) and Sustained Silent Writing (SSW)

strategies in the secondary school classroom accepted for presentation at annual

conference, November .

Building an ESP Science Progra m. Kazan, Russia. National Association of Teachers

of English (NATE). Paper describing the course that I designed for Russian science

students for the Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) for 20

universities in Russia. June.

2004

English Language Needs. Kazan, Russia (July) at the Pan -REC (Research and

Education Center ) Conference. Formulated and led a two -day session on determining the

English language needs for Russian scientists from 16 RECs for the Civilian Research

and Development Fo undation (CRDF) Basic Research and Higher Education (BRHE)

program .

1999

Berlin Cabaret, Then and Now: History and Songs (in German). American Council on

the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Annual Convention, Dallas, Texas,

October, 1999.

10 Years After the Fall. Economic and political developments in Germany since the

collapse of the Berlin Wall. North Carolina (NC) Museum of History, Raleigh, North

Carolina,

Reading and Instruction in Foreign Language. North Carolina Association of th e

American Association of Teachers of German (NC AATG) Annual Conference.

Cognition and Second Language Learning: Integrating the Internet and Language

Learning. Presented at NECC (National Education Computing Convention) Annual

Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey.

"Curriculum and Assessment Choice in a Web -Based Course." With Reed, D. J.

Presented at CALICO 1999, June 1 -5, Oxford, Ohio.

Cognition and ESL Instruction. CUE (Computer Using Educators). Palm Springs,

California.

1998

Multiculturalism an d Modern Germany. ACTFL Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois.

1997

Using the Internet to teach about the (GDR) German Democratic Republic. ACTFL,

Nashville, Tennessee.

1994Fifth Anniversary Celebration of the Collapse of Berlin Wall. Spirit Square & Charlotte

-

Mecklenburg Public Schools, Charlotte, North Carolina.

1993

Numerous classified presentations for the American and German intelligence

communities related to the Western Group of Forces in the former GDR

American and Soviet Education: A Compar ison of Ideologies. Ivanova State

University. (while on an approved trip with a Department of Defense Overseas School)

1990

Democracy in the Schools. Critical thinking skills for the classroom in the New

Germany. Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin (in Ge rman).

1987

Soviet and East German Radio Electronic Combat (REC). Ground Order of Battle

Conference, London, England, December, 1987.

Numerous other classified presentations on issues related to Soviet Ground Forces,

training levels and manning issues researched from all -source intelligence sources

Teacher Training/Professional Development (selected)

2007

Writing across the Curriculum. Greensboro, North Carolina to the faculty and staff of

the Academy at Smith. Developed materials for a presentati on on how to develop a

comprehensive writing program to meet the needs of urban students.

2005

Technology in the Classroom. Designed and established a series of daylong workshops

for teachers needing assistance in integrating technology into the curriculum.

2004School -wide ELA (English Language Arts). Designed and facilitated a program that

directed the entire school to develop a program to improve the ELA scores of a n

economic subgroup. The program resulted in the entire making positive changes .

2003

Collaborative Math. For the Academy of World Languages teachers and staff. The CMP

is an imbedded program that focuses on inquiry based instructional methods to improve

math scores.

2002

Exploring Language and Literacy. This was a yearlong series for teachers to understand

dialects and develop dialect tolerance in the context of learning strategies to improve

minority student reading skills.

2001Dialect and Schools. Organized a staff development program and recruited two

sociolinguists for 340 teachers in Northern Vermont to discuss dialect and its potential

influence on student achievement and teacher attitude. I was also interviewed by

Vermont Public Radio as part of the staff development.

Revising the Social Studies. Social Studies revision c ommittee leader. The social

studies

revision took place in the context of state mandates to link assessment and curriculum.

District Mathematics Initiative. Designed the day that launched a yearlong effort to

reform and revise the district math curriculum.

1998

The Classroom and the World Wide Web. Cary Middle School, Wake County Public

Schools, Raleigh, North Carolina.

1997

Using Technology in Foreign Language Instruction. Cary Academy, Cary, North

Carolina.

1992

Cooperative Learning and English Languag e Teaching. Professional development for the

Berliner Senat (Berlin City Public Schools).

American culture and English language instruction (for teachers of English in the former

German Democratic Republic). United States Information Agency (USIA), Berlin and

Halle, Germany.

1991

Critical Thinking and Democracy. Berlin Senat (Berlin City School Authority).

1989

Cooperative Learning and Foreign Language Instruction. District 31 (Queens), New York

City Public Schools.

1988

Area Studies in Secondary Schools. Long Island University Conference on Research in

Education, Brookville, New York. Presented findings on research conducted on the

feasibility of establishing area studies programs in schools.

Completed Training/Profes sional Development (selected)

Blackboard Online Learning System. Three day training on the use of Blackboard to

support college teaching. Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington.

2008

2006

Teaching Writing. Three day course was part of a series developed for English teachers

in the Guilford County Schools, Greensboro, North Carolina. Course included strategies

and methodologies to improve student writing.

2004/2005

Dale Carnegie Training. Completed the Dale Carnegie Course in Burlington, Vermon t. I

was runner -up for the most improved participant. Awarded a book for being selected as

best speaker in course.

2003

Inquiry -Based Math and Science. Completed a three credit course conducted by Miami

University of Ohio for consortium of schools in southern Ohio. The class dealt with

strategies and theory related to the value of inquiry -based instruction and required

working with a number of teachers to develop inquiry based classroom strategies.

2002

Danielson Method. The Cincinnati Public Schools, Mayerson Academy, conducted

formal training for administrators in the administration of teacher assessment.

2001

Math Portf olio Assessment, Vermont State Education Department, Montpelier, Vermont.

Vermont pioneered the use of math portfolios and provided several days of training in the

development, scoring and administration of the portfolios.

2000

Writing Portfolio Assessmen t, Vermont State Education Department, Montpelier,

Vermont. Vermont pioneered the use of writing portfolios and provided several days of

training in the development, scoring and administration of the portfolios

Courses Taught

Berlin Public Schools (professional development courses for teachers), Berlin, Germany.

Teaching Democracy in Schools (Teachers from former East Germany)

Strategies for Teaching English

The History of New York. All courses were 3 continuing education credits.

Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF).

Designed online assessments and writing courses for scientists while serving as lead

teacher for

language camp in the following Russian cities:

Presentation Skills & English for Special Purposes (ESP) in the following different

locations:

St. Petersburg, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Kazan, Yaroslavl, Tambov, Chisinau, Moldova, Rostov

on

Don, Petrozavodsk, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Samara, Moscow

Pragmatics, American Culture in Ekaterinburg and Perm.

Eastern Washington University.

Research Writing and Composition

Linguistics (for English majors)

Adolescent Literature (for future English teachers)

Introduction to Literature

Introduction to Fiction (required course for English majors)

Language Arts for the Elementary School (for future elementary school teachers)

Garner High School (Wake County Public Schools).

English Composition and Literature.

Guilford County Schools, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Junior composition and literature (English 11) with a focus on American literature

Senior composition and literature (English 12) with a focus on British literature

Creative Writing. (Designed and developed course

SAT Prep. (Designed and developed course.)

Composition and Literature (English 10). (Semester equals one year in block system).

Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC), Jamestown, North Carolina.

Writing for Research (required English course)

Introduction to Writing (required freshmen English course, three sections)

Long Island University, School of Education, Brookville, New York.

Comparative/International Education. (graduate)

Materials and Methods of Social Studies. (undergraduate)

Contemporary Issues in American Education. (graduate)

Social Growth in the Classroom. (graduate).

New Economic School, Moscow, Russia.

Non-Fiction Writing (for Advanced Intermediate Students)

The Sixties: a Decade of Change (for Advanced Students)

Fiction Writing (for Advanced Intermediate students)

New Economic School (Moscow, Russia)

Writing about Fiction. Introductory writing course focusing on fiction for undergraduate

students.

Writing about Non-Fiction. Introductory writing course that focused on fiction.

The Sixties: a Decade of Change. Advanced course that integrated critical analysis,

music, non -

fiction readings and presentations.

New York City Public Schools.

Composition and Literature

English as a Second Language (ESL) (31 different language groups in class)

Shakespeare and Film Studies.

Riverhead High School.

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Afro-Asian Studies and European Studies (9 and 10 grade required courses)

German (Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced).

State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York.

Advanced German Conversation & Composition. (undergraduate)

Intermediate German. (undergraduate)

Beginning German. (undergraduate).

Suffolk County Organization of Professional Educators (SCOPE)

The Soviet Union and East Europe Today. Brentwood, NY campus of Long Island University. 3

graduate credits (equivalent).

Vermont College of Norwich University. Designed and taught two three credit courses.

Humanities and the World Wide Web (developed for public school teachers)

Introduction to Educational Software (developed for public school teachers).

Vermont Technical College, Randolph, Vermont (Rutland Campus).

Technical Communications (Writing and Speaking).

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