Services For Education Professionals and Organizations
Copyediting and proofreading textbooks, handbooks, manuals, and study guides for the classroom and for professional development; research reports, monographs, and journal articles for instructors and administrators
Writing and editing lessons, lesson plans, handout materials, and assessments for adult education; creating abstracts and annotations
Familiar with style manuals: Chicago (16th ed.), APA (6th ed.), MLA (2nd ed.), Oxford 

Recent Editing Assignments

Instructional Materials

TOEFL Vocabulary PowerBuilder Flashcards: International Edition, 21,000 words, Research & Education Association

TOEFL Vocabulary PowerBuilder Flashcards: Taiwan Edition, 21,000 words, Research & Education Association

Reading, Language, and Literature Study Guide, 58,000 words, Morrison Media

Praxis II Speech Therapy Study Guide, 22,000 words, Morrison Media

GED Test, 28,000 words, Morrison Media

I Got in! The Ultimate College Audition Guide for Acting and Musical Theater, 26,000 words, self-published by author

Speak Better English and Make More Money (ESL textbook), 55,000 words, Language Success Press

The Independent Learner: A Practical Guide to Learning a Foreign Language at Home from Scratch to Functional, 28,000 words, Lulu Press

Encyclopedia of China, copyedited, researched, rewrote 180 essays, 500–6,000 words, on a variety topics, including art, literature, geography, linguistics, law, history, and famous people

Instructor Handbooks

Workstations in English Language Arts Grades 6-12, 16,500 words, self-published by author

Changing the Way We Think: Using Arts to Inspire, Empower, and Change Your School Community, 37,000 words, CreateSpace through Amnet Systems

Georgia GACE High School Mathematics Teacher Certification Manual, 48,000 words, Research & Education Association

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, 57,000 words, Research & Education Association

The Active Classroom: Practical Strategies for Involving Students in the Learning Process, 66,000 words, Corwin Press through Appingo Publishing Services

Brain-Friendly Strategies for Developing Student Writing Skills, 2nd ed., 37,000 words, Corwin Press through Appingo Publishing Services

The Special Educator's Reflective Calendar and Planning Journal, 12,000 words, Corwin Press through Appingo Publishing Services

More Than 100 Ways to Learner-Centered Literacy, 2nd ed., 41,000 words, Corwin Press through Appingo Publishing Services

Recipe for Great Teaching: Reflective Journal, 5,200 words, Corwin Press through Appingo Publishing Services

Administrator Handbooks

Developing Quality Care for Young Children: How a Child Care Center Can Become a Magical Place, 78,000 words, Corwin Press through Appingo Publishing Services

Leading with Data: Pathways to Improve Your School, 63,000 words, Corwin Press through Appingo Publishing Services

Schools as Professional Learning Communities: Collaborative Activities and Strategies for Professional Development, 2nd ed., 66,000 words, Corwin Press through Appingo Publishing Services

The Upper Elementary Years: Ensuring Success in Grades 3-6, 69,000 words, Corwin Press through Appingo Publishing Services

Messages from Home: The Parent-Child Home Program for Overcoming Educational Disadvantage, 111,000 words, Temple University Press through Westchester Book Services

Journal Articles

Service-Learning Develops Essential Competencies for Entry-Level Employees, publication pending, 8,300 words

Different Verbal Behavior in Different Cultures: Topic Development, Questions, and Responses in Intercultural Communication, 8,200 words, through Cactus Communications

Analysis of Factors for Adult Female Learners’ Dropping Out of E-Learning, 3,000 words, through Cactus Communications

Vorsicht! Stufe and Ashimoto Chuui: A Contrastive Analysis of Sign Expressions in German and Japanese, 3,100 words, through Cactus Communications

Three Folktales in Shinekhen Buryat: A Linguistic Analysis, 5,400 words, through Cactus Communications

Effect of Contextualized Learning on EFL Word Imagery: Beyond the Test Scores, 6,600 words, through Cactus Communications

145 articles, ranging from 200-word abstracts to 4,000-word research reports, for peer-reviewed journals on various linguistics and medical topics, Crimson Interactive Pvt. Ltd. (2007–2010)

Writers’ Journal, bimonthly professional journal, 64 pages, Val-Tech Media (2005–2011)

Scientific Studies of Reading; Journal of Educational and Psychological Consulting; Metaphor and Symbol; Children’s Services; Journal of Language, Identity, and Education; Journal of Mass Media Ethics; Media Psychology, Lawrence Erlbaum, Inc. (2002–2005)


Publishing Credits

Patient Education

See "Health Care" in this website.

Educational Management

“Engaging the Public”; “Communicating”; “Site-Based Management,” chapters in School Leadership: Handbook for Excellence in Student Learning, Corwin Press

School Dress Codes and Uniform Policies, policy brief, ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, University of Oregon

Corporate Involvement in School Reform, policy report, contributing editor, ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, University of Oregon

Schools within Schools, ERIC Digest, co-author, ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, University of Oregon

Educational Databases 

Improving Adolescent Mathematics: Findings from Research (annotation writer), Northwest Regional Educational laboratory

Improving Adolescent Reading: Findings from Research (annotation writer), Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

Research You Can Use to Improve Results (annotation writer), Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

English Language Learner Programs at the Secondary Level in Relation to Student Performance: Findings from the Literature (annotation writer), Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

600 abstracts of books, articles, reports, and dissertations, ERIC electronic database, ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, University of Oregon

Journals and Magazines

Oregon English Journal; The Connection: Oregon’s Professional Magazine for Community Colleges; Training & Development; Grassroots Fundraising Journal; Dimensions: DECA, an Association of Marketing Students; Library Imagination Paper

Curriculum, Handouts, Assessments

Community College Credit Courses (part-time instructor)
Business English 1 and Business English 2
Business Writing
Business Communications
English Grammar Review for Business
Editing and Proofreading for Business
In-House and Public Trainings (freelance)
Copyediting I, University of California San Diego Extension (currently teaching this course)
ESL training for managers and engineers of a Korean Manufacturing firm, 6-month course
Punctuation Review for Business Writers
Effective Business Writing
Effective Writing in Supervision
Developing and Creating Newsletters
Making Public Presentations
Smart E-mail Practices
The 4-by-5 System for Writing Effective Sales Letters
Promoting Your Small Business
Womanspeak, Manspeak: Why Men and Women Can’t Communicate
Active Listening
Editing and Proofreading Tips for Business Writers
A Survey of Small Business Communications

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