Certified Writing Teacher Biographies

Meet Our Certified Teaching Staff – Online Writing Tutor Bios

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Leslie earned a Bachelor of Education degree cum laude from The University of Miami with a specialization in secondary speech and drama and middle school English. Her career began with ten years in the Miami-Dade Public Schools teaching in the classroom and working as a department chair. Following the birth of her daughter, Leslie returned to the classroom as a substitute teacher for two years. In 1997, she chose another career path when she began to work for The Miami Herald and then South Florida Sun-Sentinel writing many education-based and human interest stories. The education field once again called when, in 2004, Leslie began to write and edit curriculum for an online education publishing company. She joined Time4Learning in January 2008 to assist in the development and creation of Time4Writing, and as lead teacher, she trains, assists and manages our wonderful group of certified teachers.

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Mrs. White earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education (grades 1-6) with middle school endorsements in language arts and science from Taylor University (2005). She also earned a Master’s degree in Education from Indiana Wesleyan University (2007). During her first two years of teaching, she taught 6th grade language arts, reading, science, math, and soc ial studies. For the past four years, she taught 7th grade language arts (general and advanced) and loved it! She was honored to be named the 2011 Teacher of the Year for her school district. With the recent birth of her first child, Mrs. White decided to try something new – teaching online! She is excited to stay home with her baby while still pursuing teaching, which she loves to do. Mrs. White lives in northern Indiana with her husband, their son, and their energetic dog, an Australian Shepherd mix named Java.

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Ms. Nicole was born into a family of educators who instilled in her a love of learning. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. After many years of working with children, she decided to follow in her parents’ footsteps and returned to school to earn a Master’s degree in Education from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She taught fourth grade in the Massachusetts public schools before deciding to stay at home to raise her children. She is founder and organizer of the largest support group for mothers in the Boston area. She currently lives near Boston with her two boys, ages four and two.

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Denise currently lives in central Indiana with her husband and three growing children. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in English Education and a Master of Education degree in Secondary Education from Bob Jones University (BJU). She taught high school English and English as a Second Language (ESL) for six years in South Carolina. During summers and other vacations, she worked at BJU Press, helping to revise the 7-10th grade Writing and Grammar texts. In 2001, Mrs. Cevela earned a second master’s degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. While working on her degree, she taught various ESL classes in the Center for English as a Second Language. Upon graduation, Denise began teaching writing online, and she’s been doing it ever since! After the family moved to Indiana, she also spent a little time as an SAT grader. She loves teaching students of all ages to write well!

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Jennifer earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts, cum laude, from Framingham State University, where she specialized in journalism. After graduating from college, she wrote for several newspapers, and earned her paralegal certificate. She then used her writing and research skills and moved into a new direction as a litigation paralegal for 10 years. It was at that time she came to a crossroads and realized what she longing to do was teach. Jennifer went on to earn her Master’s in Education from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She then taught grades K-6 in public and private schools, both as a classroom teacher and as a Title 1 Reading and Math Specialist. She has always had the passion for writing, and Jennifer is currently enrolled online at the Institute for Children’s Literature, located in Connecticut, where she looks forward to publishing her first children’s book once finished with her coursework. Jennifer lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two young children. 2012 marks her 9th year of teaching, and she currently teaches Integrated Language Arts and Math part time in a multiage grade 4/5 classroom at a private school. Jennifer is so excited to extend her passion for education and love for writing with students online with Time4Writing!

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Ms. Allison decided to pursue education because of two very special people: her grandfather and an incredible, high school English teacher. Their influence lead her to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education, along with middle school endorsements in language arts and science from Taylor University. While still in college, she spent a summer teaching Journalism and World Literature to high-schoolers through the Upward Bound program. Her first four years of teaching were spent in middle school, teaching language arts (6th-8th grade, both public and private). The last few years she found herself teaching fifth grade at a Title 1 school. In addition to teaching writing on several different levels, her love of writing pushed her to participate in the National Writing Project. With the recent arrival of her baby girl, Allison is so excited to continue teaching her passion, writing, and also to stay at home with her little one. Allison currently lives in North Carolina with her amazing husband, beautiful baby girl, and her dog, Dublin.

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Mrs. Schenk has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Education from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. She is certified to teach grades pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in the state of Oklahoma and has seven combined years of traditional classroom and online teaching experience. Mrs. Schenk began her teaching career in Enid, OK, teaching freshman English. She has since taught a broad range of grades and subjects from Senior English to, most recently, pre-kindergarten. Mrs. Schenk has a passion for leading students to discover joy and develop creativity in writing as well as hone the fundamental mechanical skills of writing. Mrs. Schenk lives in Oklahoma with her husband and their two young sons. She is excited about her role as a Time4Writing teacher.

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Rachael taught in Florida for eight years before leaving the ‘brick and mortar’ schools to teach online and raise her two children (and her brood of Australian Labradoodles). She was raised in the Washington, DC area, and earned her B.A. in English, determined to never become a (horrors!) teacher. After having her son, she decided to go down that route and has never looked back since!! She earned her National Boards in English in 2005, and has begun working on her master’s this past year. She is excited to be working with Time4Writing, as she enjoys helping her students develop their writing skills and creativity.

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Viki lives in Texas with her husband and two dogs and is a veteran teacher of 16 years. Their children are grown and have left the nest, so Viki has lots of time for teaching online. While working in sales for a school book fair company, she decided to change careers in midlife. Determined to fulfill a childhood dream of being a teacher, she went back to college and obtained her BS in Elementary Education with a Reading Specialization from Texas Woman’s University in 1992. To be sure she could teach at any grade level, she also obtained a secondary license to teach English Language Arts and Reading. After teaching for 12 years in a traditional classroom, Viki returned to graduate school and obtained her MAED in Adult Education/Distance Learning from University of Phoenix in 2005. Viki has been teaching online (and loving it) ever since.

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Cady earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from James Madison University. There, she majored in English. After graduating from college, she taught speech therapy to Autistic children. After that, she taught at an outdoor education program in Connecticut called Nature’s Classroom. Nature’s Classroom is a residential environmental education program dedicated to community awareness, motivational learning and conservation of natural resources. Working here allowed Cady to be outdoors and work with students, two things that she loves! After that, she went on to earn her Master’s in Education at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She returned home to South Florida and taught fifth and second grades in the private sector. Cady has now decided to try something new and exciting in the education field, online education with Time4Writing!

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Time4Writing is looking for a few great teachers!

Time4Writing is looking for a few great teachers!Time4Writing is taking off and we’re keeping our eyes out for great teachers. Are we looking for you?

• Are you a certified teacher?
• Are you web-savvy?
• Do you have experience teaching students via the web?
• Are you looking for an opportunity to work with a small company focused on online education?
• Do you have a flexible schedule?
• Do you love teaching writing?

If you answered “yes” to all of these questions, we might just be looking for you.

We see it as a plus if you:

• Have online teaching experience
• Have experience within the Moodle platform
• Have any blogging experience (we’re thinking of starting a blogging course for kids)

If you are a great teacher and you are interested in a position teaching and/or creating courses for Time4Writing, send an email to us at jobs@time4writing.com. We’d love to hear from you.