I was born in San Diego, California. When I was six-years-old, our family moved to a small town in southern Missouri. After graduating high school from there, I attended the University of Missouri where I met my future wife, Diana, who is also a teacher. After receiving my degree, I began my teaching career in 1987. During that time, I continued to take additional courses to expand my certification areas. After moving with my wife to Hill City, Kansas, in 1990, we both began teaching at Unified School District 281. In 1995 our daughter, Bethany, was born.
As computer technology began to grow, I decided to earn a Master's in instructional technology at Fort Hays State University, completing it in 2006. Our daughter earned her high school diploma in 2014 from Hill City and is now an English teacher at Chisolm Trail Middle School in Olathe, Kansas.
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Education
Fort Hays State University
MS in Instructional Technology - 2006
University of Missouri
Graduated Cum Laude with a BSED - 1986
Teaching Experience
Teacher at USD 281
Hill City, Kansas
1990-Present
General Instructor at Sylvan Learning Center Kansas City, Kansas 1989-1990
Teacher at Northland Cathedral Academy Kansas City, Missouri
1987-1989
Grade Certifications
Kansas
Secondary Certification
English Lang Arts (5-8);
General Science (5-9);
History, Government, and Social Studies (5-8);
Physical Education (7-12);
Social Studies Comp (7-9)
Missouri
Secondary Certification
General Science (5-9);
Language Arts (5-9);
Physical Education (7-12);
Social Science (5-9);
Social Studies (7-9)
Interests
Enjoys learning Spanish (intermediate level), playing walking soccer, reading, exercising, Yahtzee, yard work, and playing with the family dog, Stanley.
HILL CITY TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SEGMENT ON
NICK NEWS WITH LINDA ELLERBEE (2007)
