Resume

• 1991

  English

  Latin

  German

  Outstanding Experiences in my Professional Life

  Cambridge University (UK) Summer Tutor

  Cambridge Florida Consortium: 2001

  2003\nNational Peer Review Panelist: South Carolina Adv. Tech. Educ. Center of Excellence: 1999-2001\nEndowed Chair

  Edison State College

  Gannett News

  Inc. Communications: 1997; 1998; 1999\nInstitute in Technical Communication

  Hinds Community College [Raymond

  MS]: 1994

  1998\nStaff and Program Development Presenter and Recipient: 1987

  1995 \nHumanist: Florida Endowment for the Humanities

  Florida Library Association 1991

  1993\nCLASP/CLAST/FTCE/FELE Examination State Reader: 1985-2008 \nOutstanding English Teacher of the Year 1989 (LCTE-College Level: Fort Myers

  FL)\n\n

• 1972

  Sixth Year Certificate

  Classes and internships with practicums in Winona schools

  School Administration/Principalship/Superintendent

  Phi Delta Kappa

  Winona State University

  Illinois

  Minnesota

  and Florida Teaching /Administration Licenses

• 1969

  SECAC

  Rushford

  MN

  Winona

  MN

  Composition

  Literary Criticism

  Advanced Composition

  British Literature

  Assistant Professor of English

  Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

  Wood Lake

  Mabel-Canton

  Sanborn

  ADMINISTRATIVE: \n1976-1980: Sanborn Public Schools

  Sanborn

  MN \nSuperintendent K-12: 350 enrollment\n\n1974-1976: Mabel-Canton High School

  Mabel

  MN\nPrincipal 7-12: 350 enrollment\n\n1973-1974: Wood Lake High School

  Wood Lake

  MN\nPrincipal 7-12: 150 enrollment

  Principal

  Superintendent

  Minnesota Public Schools

  Composition

  Literary Criticism

  Business Writing

  Adjunct Instructor; Writing Lab Instructor

  Fort Myers

  Florida Area

  Florida Gulf Coast University

  Basic Composition

  Advanced Composition

  Humanities

  Technical Writing

  Introduction to Education

  Summer Tutor for Honors Students: Cambridge England University

  Summer 2001-2003.

  English Instructor

  Fort Myers

  Florida Area

  Florida SouthWestern State College

  Teaching Head Start

  Hiring Teachers

  Director of Curriculum

  SECAC

  Rushford

  MN

  Stained Glass Artisan

  City of Cape Coral

  St. Petersburg College

  Seminole

  FL

  Composition

  Literature

  Adjunct Instructor

  Seminole

  FL

  Memoir Writing

  Freelance Blogger: Memories of a Time.com

  WordPress

• 1962

  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

  Master of Arts (MA)

  Attended classes part time while working various jobs to support myself and support my education costs.

  English Language and Literature/Letters

  De Paul University

• Memories of a Time

  My brother Denis recently asked me for a copy of a handout I used in my writing classes: \"The 3-8 Paragraph.\" In my memories of a time many years ago

  my friend and colleague

  Walt

  gave me a handout called \"The 3-8 Paragraph Method for Writing.\"

  \"Friends

  Good Friends-and Such Good Friends\"-by Judith Viorst (1977) I came across Judith Viorst's essay on friendship many years ago. It was included in a writing text

  as an example of one of the major (\"classic\") expository writing strategies: Classification.

  USO

  CENTRAL FLORIDA

  TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

  Fundamentals of Reading Skills

  Grammar Skills

  Tiffany Copper Foil Methods

  Basic Writing Skills

  Teacher of English

  1963-1973

  1980-2012; School Administration

  1973-1980

  Fundamentals of Stained Glass Work

  Journaling

  Collecting Diecast Airplanes

  Literary Criticism

  Editing

  History of the P-51 Mustang

  Various Publications in the Past

  Various Publications in the Past

  ONeil

  OH THE PLACES I HAVE GONE--AND WHAT I HAVE DONE

  1963-2014: developing curriculum; conducting in-service activities; teaching writing skills

  presenting basic foundations of humanities

  principles of education; doing research proposals; managing/supervising personnel; instructing in educational and professional objectives; giving online writing instruction; FINGER PAINTING WITH HEAD START STUDENTS; teaching English 9-12; BUYING SCHOOL BUSES

  CLOSING SCHOOL ON SNOW DAYS

  HIRING THE BEST TEACHERS; tutoring in England at Cambridge University; teaching graduate courses--and taking graduate courses; JOURNALING SINCE 1962; teaching and loving Milton

  Shakespeare

  and American Studies; and more and more as I tried my best with students and colleagues. IT WAS A GOOD RUN. And now I get to write about it all. \n\nHERE ARE MY KEY WORDS FROM MY MOST RECENT RESUME: KEY WORDS: journals

  personnel

  management

  education

  teaching

  British literature

  American literature

  technical communication

  rhetoric

  budget preparation

  humanities

  committee work

  educational leadership

  Head Start

  high school principal

  school superintendent

  grammar workshops

  resumes

  business letters

  proofreading/editing

  teaching stained glass

  tutoring in grammar and business writing.

  James

  WordPress

  St. Petersburg College

  Florida SouthWestern State College

  Minnesota Public Schools

  Florida Gulf Coast University

  Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

  City of Cape Coral