About+Your+Teacher...

I was born in Germany, raised in Oregon and moved to Texas to go to University. I've been teaching for eleven years, specializing in Geography for the last eight. I spent a couple of those years teaching English overseas in Spain, the Czech Republic, Costa Rica and Australia and traveling at every opportunity. I've been lucky enough to explore over fifty countries and I'm just getting started.

I've sponsored the chess, anime, and bowling clubs. I've been advisor to the International Club, WorldQuest Team and coached several UIL teams including Current Issues and Events and Social Studies. I'm always willing to lend a hand if there is student interest. I'm an avid reader, I enjoy scuba diving and I try and get a three mile run in every day. I love to learn and can often be found attending a World Affairs lecture or attending local, state and national Geography conferences. EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION ** Texas Teaching Certificate – Secondary English, ESL, and Social Studies Composite ITC, International TEFL Certificate, Prague, Czech Republic - Over 100 hours of intensive training in all levels of EFL. Cambridge CELTA, (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Teacher-Trainer CRISS Training - __CR__eating __I__ndependence through __S__tudent-owned __S__trategies Extensive Computer Training – Campus Technology Team Leader International Baccalaureate Training Theory of Knowledge and History of the Americas Project INVEST trained New Teacher Mentor Texas Alliance of Geographic Education Teacher Consultant – Texas State University Friends of Geography - Regional Representative
 * Professional **

University of Houston Houston, Texas August 1992 – May 1998 BA in Political Science / Teacher Education Program (PUMA)
 * University **

University of Granada Granada Spain August 1998 – December 1999

Lamar University Beaumont, Texas September 2009 - present Masters in Instructional Technology

National Council of Geographic Education Distinguished Teaching Award 2008-2009 Teacher of the Year 2005 – 2006 Received a Fellowship from the World Affairs Council of Houston to Canada to study the Oil Sands 2009 Chosen to participate in a workshop on the African Diaspora to Latin America at Tulane University 2009 Keizai Koho Center Teacher Fellowship to Japan 2008 CSPAN Teacher Fellowship in Washington DC 2008 Awarded the 2008 Fair Trade Study Grant to Brazil – a weeklong, intensive study of how Fair Trade Certified ™ coffee is produced and the impact Fair Trade has on Brazilian communities. Selected to participate in both the Korea Society and Korea Foundation Study Tours to South Korea 2007 Selected to participate in the East Asia Institute at Rice University 2007 Received a $5,000 grant from Fund for Teachers to travel to China to study the Three Gorges Dam 2006 Chosen by the Goethe Institut as a Transatlantic Outreach Program Fellow for 2006 Received a Fellowship from the Houston World Affairs Council for Russia Study Trip 2006 Chosen for joint University of Texas and the Aga Kahn Foundation Teacher/Scholar Program on Islam 2005 – 2006 Selected to participate in a joint University of Texas / Fulbright-Hays Study Tour and Curriculum Development Project in Egypt 2005 Selected to participate in the Aramco Educators to Saudi Arabia Program (November 2005 and November 2006) Selected to participate in a Glaciers of Patagonia Research Project with the University of Punta Arenas, Chile 2004
 * INTERESTS / ACTIVITIES / HONORS **

Extensive travel experience throughout Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, Central America, Patagonia, South Asia, China, Korea, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Australia.

Experience living overseas – Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Australia, and India.

National Council of Geographic Education Conference Michigan 2008 / Puerto Rico 2009 Will be presenting at the 2010 conference in Savannah, Georgia - China Today: Current Issues and Trends Title VI 50th Anniversary Conference, Washington DC "Outreach and K-12 Teachers: A View from the Classroom" Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Houston Branch International Forum 2009 Fund for Teachers Ambassador Present throughout Houston Area Houston World Affairs Council Passport to the World Series on Egypt National Council for Social Studies - Germany, Korea and Saudi Arabia Texas Council for Social Studies Various Presentations 2005 - present Friends of Geography Presenter Patagonia, Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Germany, etc. San Antonio-Austin Geography Educators (SAGE) Council Saudi Arabia, Russia, Korea, Germany Aramco Educator to Saudi Arabia Orientations 2006, 2007 and 2008 - How to develop a Cultural Trunk and How to Design a Curriculum Unit. Fort Bend ISD Presenter at least 2x a year for District Staff Developments 2002 – Present Presentations at local middle and high schools several times a year. Examples – East Asia presentation at Sartartia Middle School for the 6th grade The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at Willowridge High School – World Geography classes Lorelei_Clark@hotmail.com
 * PRESENTATIONS **
 * National Council of Geographic Education Distinguished Teaching Award**