Ellen Barrett

MS in Elementary Education, Northern Illinois University; Certificate of Graduate Study in Teaching English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education, has taught EFL in Ecuador and Spain, taught elementary ESL in Illinois and currently teaches ESL in Renton, Washington. Ellen provides training to mainstream teachers on effective ESL practices, including SIOP. Ellen teaches in the evening program.

Dr. Brita Butler Wall

Doctorate from UCLA in Applied Linguistics. For 8 years, Brita taught at S-TESL and was then hired to develop the Masters in TESL programs at Seattle University. After a stint on the Seattle school board, she is now writing her first book and teaches online classes for S-TESL.

 

Alysan Croydon

MIT in ESL, School for International Training, has over twenty years of teaching experience in many settings, including Brazil, Egypt, Portugal, and Costa Rica. She is also a teacher trainer for the Tacoma Community House which provides training to adult education teacher and volunteers. Alysan teaches evening and intensive classes.

Joanne Dufour

MS in Social Studies Education, University of Pennsylvania, taught ESOL in several settings at the secondary level for eighteen years. She has been a teacher educator for Western Washington, Central Washington and Heritage Universities and has had extensive experience developing curriculum. Joanne teaches in the evening program.

Personal Statement:

"This is a field which opens doors to the world, nurturing learning and true communication. Welcome Aboard!"

Amy Fenning

M.Ed. Adult Education and Training (special emphasis in TESOL), Seattle University, has taught ESL and EFL at colleges/universities in the US, Turkey, Germany, and Japan. Amy was a teacher trainer at S-TESL in Seattle for several years, and has created online classes for S-TESL. Personal Statement: Teaching ESOL is not only an adventure but a chance to participate first-hand in our global community.

Gretchen Fues

MA TESOL, Seattle Pacific University; TESOL Certificate, School of TESL; Gretchen has taught ESL in Texas, Washington, and Spain; she currently teaches at Renton Technical College in Adult Basic Education. She has served on numerous committees, including curriculum development and assessment planning, and she has authored an ESL textbook.

Elizabeth Hanson

Elizabeth Hanson, MA, Temple University, is a Seattle native who has been teaching ESL for 25 years. She has taught in language schools, community based programs and in community colleges and currently is an instructor at Shoreline Community College. Recently, she was given the Educator of the Year award at Shoreline and later in the year gave the faculty speech for the 2010 graduating class. She has taught at S-TESL occasionally since 1995. Elizabeth has co-authored a book on Anatomy and Physiology for ELL.

Josephine Knight Hirschman

M.A. International and Comparative Education, George Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt University, has taught content subjects in Malaysia and the United States, has supervised practicing students for Seattle University, and has been a state-wide monitor for a family literacy program. She has been a teacher educator at S-TESL since 1989, and has taught seven different classes at the School of TESL, and now teaches in the online format.

Personal Statement:

"All students in my classes are invited to share responsibility for their own education and that of their fellow students."

Stephanie Kelly Kirkpatrick

M.S. Bilingual Education, Nova Southeastern University, is an ELL teacher in the Mukilteo School district. She has also been a bilingual and ESL teacher in the Clark County School District and has taught in Brazil. Stephanie is a National Board Certified teacher in ENL (English as a New Language) and is also certified in GLAD.

 

Dr. Suzan Kobashigawa

Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Linguistics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, M.A.T., School for International Training. She taught English in Japan, Japanese in the United States and is currently an Associate Professor at Northwest College. Suzan teaches online classes for S-TESL

 

Daphne Mackey

M.Ed. TESL, Boston University, M.B.A. Boston University Graduate School of Management, has taught at the University of Washington for over twenty years in a variety of settings, including English for International Business Professionals, AEP, and IEP. She has authored numerous ESL textbooks, including Business English materials.

 

Daniel Noyes

Dan was born and raised in the Seattle area. He attended Willamette University where he received a B.S. in History, followed by a Masters of Arts in Teaching Degree. In addition to Social Studies, he is endorsed in ESL. Dan has taught Elementary ESL in the Highline School District and has spent the past five years in Ankara, Turkey. There, he taught High School English Lit classes and for the past three years, taught Academic English at Bilkent University. Outside of teaching, he spends his time pointing out the hidden genius of The Simpsons and the more obvious evils of Starbucks. Dan teaches in Highline School District in addition to online classes for S-TESL.

Funda Pehlivanoglu Noyes

MA/English Literature and BA/Foreign Language Education (English), Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. Advanced Certificate in TESOL, School of Teaching ESL. Funda has taught academic English in Turkey and now teaches at the University of Washington and S-TESL's online program. Funda teaches in the evening and online programs.

Karen Sandy

Karen completed her TESOL certificate at the School of Teaching ESL in 1998. She and her family immediately moved to Japan, where they lived until 2007. In Japan, Karen taught ESL and Art. Now, she teaches the ESL class at S-TESL and plans to be teaching Art in an area high school.

 

Denny Sargent

M.A. History (Cross-Cultural Studies) Western Washington University and the Certificate in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language from the School of TESL, taught ESL at ELS Language Center in Seattle and in Japan at Sundai Junior College. He worked at American Cultural Exchange in Seattle as a center director and as Director of Marketing. At the School of TESL he teaches all components of Intensive I and in the evening program.

Personal Statement:

As teachers of English we foster real communication which leads to sharing and cross-cultural understanding. This empowers our students, brings personal fulfillment and growth, and facilitates the emergence of a humane global future.