Hello
Once upon a time I was born ...
- In 1948 along with most of the people alive today
- Lived as an infant two blocks south of Wrigley Field on Clark
- Moved to the South Side of Chicago until 1st Grade
- Moved and grew up in Niles, Illinois
Then, once upon a time I went to school...
School |
Location |
Graduated |
Obtained |
Niles, Illinois |
1962 |
Diploma |
|
Niles, Illinois |
1966 |
Diploma |
|
Chicago, Illinois |
1970 |
B.A. History / Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant USAR |
|
DePaul University |
Chicago Illinois |
1972 |
Teaching Certificate / Type 9 |
DePaul University |
Chicago, Illinois |
1983 |
M.Ed. Reading and Learning Disabilities / Type 10 Certification |
Chicago, Illinois |
TBA |
3rd Year Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology |
And once upon this time I still go to school to update myself concerning ...
- Reading and Literature Instruction
- Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology
- Diagnostic Extern in Clinical Psychology
I have also received additional training with ...
- Madeline Hunter Instructional Models
- Small Group Leadership
- Consensus Decision Making
- Jim Curry Workshops I, II, on Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction
- Tom Romano: Workshop on Multigenre Writing and Research Papers
Before I became a teacher in Wilmette I...
- Worked in a factory warehouse making money for high school and college
- Worked in a pharmacy
- Worked in an insurance company in downtown Chicago
- Worked as a construction laborer building a hi-rise in Chicago
- Worked in the graphics layout section of a lithograph company
- Worked as a production supervisor in a factory
- Served a brief and undistinguished term in the Army and Army Reserve
- Taught in a federally funded GED program while earning a teaching certificate
- Student taught here in Wilmette at WJHS then called Locust Jr. High
- Worked as a bartender and short order cook
I started teaching in Wilmette 34 years ago and I have taught ...
- 8th Grade Team Language Arts and Social Studies (at Howard Jr. High)
- 8th Grade Team Language Arts (at Howard Jr. High)
- 8th Grade Developmental Reading (at Howard Jr. High)
- 8th Grade Team Reading
- 8th Grade Developmental Reading
- 7th and 8th Grade Developmental Reading
- 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Developmental Reading
- 7th Grade Team Reading
- 7th Grade Team Reading and Writing
- 8th Grade Team Reading and Writing
- 8th Grade Team Reading
Aside from teaching in Wilmette I have served the school or district in other capacities such as...
- District Reading Curriculum Writing Committee
- District Reading Curriculum Review Committee
- District Test Selection Committee
- Language Arts Curriculum Coordinator (Howard Jr. High and WJHS)
- Reading Curriculum Coordinator
- WJHS Mission Statement Committee
- Principal's Advisory Council (General Member)
- Principal's Advisory Council (National Recognition Advisory Committee)
- Member of Project Net Across the Sea
- District 39 WJHS School Advisory Council (SAC)
- District 39 Standardized Test Selection Committee
- WJHS Reading Curriculum Coordinator
- District 39 Homeroom-Advisory Curriculum Writing Committee
- Cybernauts Web Page Design Club Moderator
- WJHS Webmaster
- WJHS Academic Team Leader
- WJHS Language Arts Department Chair
I have served the Wilmette community in other capacities such as ...
- Volunteer Saturday Basketball Coach
- Assistant Director of Wilmette Park District Youth Football
- Saturday Basketball Referee
- Director and Head Basketball Coach of WJHS 1980-1985
- Director of Youth Football Summer Camps for New Trier Extension and Wilmette Park District
- Assistant Freshman Football Coach at New Trier High School
- Assistant Varsity Football Coach (Offensive Line and Outside LBs) at New Trier High School
Potpourri
- I am married to Marjorie and share a home with Quinn, a lively and unsettlingly smart American Eskimo dog.
- I Meditate
- for stress reduction
- for clarity of mind
- I Read (a partial listing that could change every day)
- for fun: Kurt Vonnegut; Stephen King
- for inspiration: Thomas Merton; Thich Nhat Hahn; Jon Kabat-Zinn
- for intensity: Joan Dideon; Joseph Heller; James Joyce
- for pondering: Bertrand Russell on Einstein; James Carse; Wendell Beery; Flow , Csikszentmihalyi
- for my "feminine side": Anne Tyler; Anna Quindlan; Barbara Kingsolver
- for transcendence: e.e. cummings; Frost; Rilke; Carlos Casteneda
- for wonder (various reasons): Ray Bradbury; Thomas Wolfe; Stephen Jay Gould
- for recommending: A History of Reading , Manguel; Who Will Tell the People , Greider; The Pilgrimage, Coehlo
- I Listen
- to jazz: I have a passion for Miles Davis; Dave Brubeck; Wynton Marsalis; Wes Montgomery
- to classics: Mozart; Segovia; Montoya; dabbling in Opera
- to oldies: you know them - too many tastes to even begin listing favorites
- to folk: I like "The Midnight Special" on WFMT Saturday Night; Christine Lavin is a newer discovery.
- I Play (badly and for myself only, unless I wish to clear a room of relatives, friends, or acquaintances)
- the guitar
- the piano
- I Compute
- to surf the Web for information on professional and personal interests
- to create Web Pages
- to develop database applications
- for classroom management
- for attendance
- for state testing analysis
- for football scouting / coaching packages
- to create lesson plans and materials
- to keep in touch with distant friends and relatives via e-mail
- to enhance and expand personal productivity, organization, and management
- I Cook
- to maintain a heart-healthy diet
- for weight management
- for fun
- for a mental vacation
- I Work Out
- five days a week
- for cardiovascular health and conditioning
- for weight management
- for fun
That's All Folks !
