Welcome to my home page!  I am one of the ESL teachers at Georgetown High School!

Education & Teaching Background:

• BA Degree from Southwest Texas State University (1982):  Major:  English   Minor:  Business Administration
  Graduate Hours and Certification from University of Houston in Second Language Acquisition and ESL (1985)

• 2nd year of teaching in GISD

• Total of 26 years teaching experience including 19 years of teaching junior high and high school English and ESL in the Houston area, 3 years of teaching Pre-AP English in a junior high in San Marcos, and 3 years of teaching English and ESL in Round Rock.  I also taught ESL and the GED  Exam to recent immigrants on the community college level in Houston

Contact Information:

• Phone Number:  512-943-5100,  Ext. # 7115
• Email Address:  gardnerj@georgetownisd.org

This year, our class will be learning about:

• Improving our reading/vocabulary skills
• Improving our personal writing skills and our skills in writing in response to literature
• Improving our speaking and listening skills in the English language
• Improving our skills to become successful college students and/or employees after graduation from Georgetown High School

Georgetown Independent School District

Last updated:  10/08/08 11:01 AM