Welcome to my home page!  I am an English II teacher 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)

• 3rd year of teaching in GISD

• Total of 27 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:                                                                                 Plagiarism Policy

•  What is the relationship between author, text, and reader?
• How does literature intersect and inform life?
• What are some effective strategies to increase reading comprehension?
• What are the components of good writing?
• How are reading and writing recursive activities?
• What skills must I master to excel on TAKS?

Georgetown Independent School District

Georgetown High School

Last updated:  08/17/09 04:37 PM