Scott Dreyer, MA

Personal Statement

Coming from a family that includes teachers, professors, and principals, teaching is in my DNA. I made the decision to become a teacher in 1983 when I was a freshman at the College of William and Mary. As a college student, I got my first teaching experience leading some small-group Bible studies. My first formal teaching experience came in 1986, as a college senior, when I taught intensive German 101 drill classes to other William and Mary students. I earned my Virginia teaching license in  1987 for both history and German, and I have been teaching ever since! I love using words and ideas to help people develop their minds and lives. As a new teacher, I decided “my students are mature enough to handle the truth,” so I try to “Tell it like it is” in my classes and be real. I seek to help my students “connect the dots” between what they learn in class and apply in real life. 

Resume

Education:

• Fort Hayes State University, 2019-2020, GPA 4.0
  • Six Graduate-level credits, in history and entrepreneurship
  • (These bring me to 18 graduate-level history classes, qualifying me to teach dual-enrollment history.)
• University of Virginia at Wise and Virginia Tech, 2005-2007, GPA: 4.0
  • Fifteen Graduate-level history credits, via Teaching American History Federal Grant
• Azusa Pacific University, 1996
  • M. A. in Social Science: Human Resources Leadership, GPA: 3.8
• College of William and Mary, 1987
  • B. A. Major: History    Minor: Secondary Education, GPA: 3.4
• Junior Year Abroad, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany, 1985-1986
• Virginia Teaching License since 1987, Endorsements in history and German PreK-12
• Fluent in German and Mandarin Chinese

Teaching and Administrative Experience

• Dreyer Academy LLC, Roanoke, VA (2008-present)
  • President and CEO, Recruit, teach, and retain students via the Internet worldwide, or in-person
  • Select curriculum and oversee a growing team of professional teachers who teach and inspire our students
  • Provide home, high school, and college placement in the US.
•  Parkway Christian Academy, Roanoke, VA (2010-2014)
  • Honors US history-Grade 11 (I pioneered this program)
  • English as a Second Language-Grades 8-12 (I pioneered this program; 2013-2014)
• Patrick Henry High School, Roanoke, VA
  • Center for the Humanities-Grade 9 (Non-western history, 1999-2009)
  • Center for the Humanities-Grade 10 (AP European History, 2009-2010)
  • 20th Century European Totalitarianism: (history elective I crafted, 2005-2010)
  • Bible as Literature (2007-2008)
  • Public Speaking (2001-2002)
  • Mentor for the new faculty members
• Chin Min College, Miaoli, Taiwan (1997-1999)
  • Lecturer, English Conversation and Writing, Applied Foreign Languages Department
• National Experimental High School–Bilingual Department (NEHS), Hsinchu, Taiwan (1992-1997)
  • (Now called International Bilingual School at Hsinchu Science Park — IBSH)
  • Social Studies instructor and College Advisor
  • Council of Administrators of Taiwan Expatriate Schools (CATES)
  • Third Grade Homeroom, English, Social Studies Teacher (1992-1993)
  • Elementary ESL Instructor (part-time: 1997-1999)
• Hsinchu Presbyterian Bible College, Hsinchu, Taiwan (1990-1992)
  • English instructor
  • Once or twice per semester asked to give a message to the entire student body in chapel, which I did in Mandarin
• Jordan’s Language School, Hsinchu, Taiwan (1989-1990)
  • Academic Director (Responsible for hiring and evaluating foreign and Taiwanese teachers, scheduling classes, and teaching English, children through adult. I was also the main liason between the American teachers and Taiwanese school owners.)
• Henrico High School, Richmond, VA (1987-1989)
  • German language and U.S. history instructor; German Club sponsor
• College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (1986-1987)
  • German language 101X drill instructor
  • I taught approx. 8-10 other W&M students 4 hours per week, to give them intensive Grammar drills to match their classroom instruction. Met with a German professor about once a week to give feedback and receive instruction on what to teach in the upcoming week.

Continuing Professional Development:

• Developing own online ESL business, catering to Chinese speakers learning English, (2008-present)
• Studied Eighteen Credits, Master’s level history, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Fort Hayes State University.
  • Courses: The Geography of Slavery; Early Virginia History through Courthouse Records; Appalachia’s Civil War; The Economy of Colonial America; The Trans-Atlantic World; U.S. Civil Rights Movement, Civil Rights in Virginia and U.S. History, 2005-2007, GPA: 4.0
• Learned to Create Online Digital History Narratives, using primary documents.  Part of Teaching American History Grant.  www.primaryaccess.org
• Envisioned, Proposed, and Taught history elective, 20th Century European Totalitarianism: A semester-long survey course of Communism and Nazism. Aligned with history and English SOLs. No textbook; students read four novels, 2005-2010
• Participated in monthly Teaching American History Grant Workshops and Lectures, Roanoke Higher Education Center, 2005-2007
• Former Member, Organization of American Historians (OAH), American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), and Virginia Association of the Gifted (VAG)
• Curriculum Implementation Workshop for Social Studies Teachers
• College of William and Mary — Center for Gifted Education; Williamsburg, VA
  • Participated in their Curricular Pilot Program, 2002
• Southwest Virginia Writing Project, Teacher Consultant, 2000

Professional Awards and Honors:

• Authored Write like a Champion (美國老師教你寫出好英文,) Chinese-English textbook to help Chinese speakers write better English. Number 1 bestseller and 2008 “Book of the Year” in the foreign language category, www.books.com.tw. Currently sold in the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and worldwide at amazon.com and yesasia.com.
• Seven-time guest to Roanoke City Public Schools’ Scholar Mentor Banquet, where honor graduates invite one outstanding staff member from their school career, (2003-2010)
• Invited to Taiwan to tutor, (for 8 summers in 2005, 2007-2013)
  • My employer provided airfare, lodging, and ground transportation for my family of six so I could tutor his children and other relatives English, geography, and history. I also organized and taught summer ESL or SAT camps for children and teens.
• McGlothlin Teaching Award; semi-finalist, February 2005 and February 2007
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; passed on first attempt, 2003
  • Only 1% of Virginia teachers have achieved this degree
• Published Poem, “The Click of a Shutter,” in The Journal of the Virginia Writing Project, Spring 2001
• Teacher of the Year, National Experimental High School, (1996-1997)
  • First time a foreign (i.e. non-Chinese) or Bilingual Department instructor received this distinction
• Consulted and observed by a committee of scholars reforming the teaching of geography in Taiwan, the Republic of China, 1997
• Inducted into Honor Societies for W&M students of history, German, and education, (1987)
• Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at William and Mary, Military Order of the World Wars Award (1985)

Volunteer Service to the Community:

• Started and led Sunday School classes, Parkway House of Prayer, (2014, 2017-present)
• Started and led weekly Parents’ Prayer Group, Youth Group Volunteer, Parkway House of Prayer, (2014)
• Public speaker and Bible teacher at Men’s breakfasts, Upward Basketball games, Wednesday night Bible studies, and Senior Adult luncheon, Cave Spring Baptist Church, (2005-2012)
• Pioneered and Pastored the Roanoke Chinese Church, the first and only Chinese church in the Roanoke Valley; coordinated with people from Mainland China, Taiwan, and the US. Led the leadership team and prepared and delivered weekly sermons in Mandarin Chinese, (2007-2011)
• Co-taught Parenting/Marriage Enrichment classes, Grandin Court Church, (2003-2004)
• Served on Steering Committee of Roanoke Chinese Association, (2000-2002)

Conferences and Presentations:

• Promote, organize, and teach free ESL presentation classes via Skype and zoom. Roanoke, VA, but delivered worldwide, (2010-present)
• Created and delivered Teach like a Champion! Workshop for new teachers, Roanoke City Public Schools. Roanoke, VA, (2009)
• Virginia Council for the Social Studies Conference, Roanoke, VA, (2005)
• Virginia Association of the Gifted Conference. Williamsburg, VA, (2005)
• Advanced Placement Conference, Human Geography.  Williamsburg, VA, (2001)
• National Association of Gifted Children, Albuquerque, NM, (1999)
• ETS College Board Tour and Summer Institute, University of North Carolina, (1996)    (self-funded)
• East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS) Counselors’ Conference,
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, (1996) (largely self-funded)
• Central East Asia Regional Conference of Schools (CERCOS) conference, “In Touch with China,” Hong Kong (self-funded)
• Presented workshop, “Teaching Culture in a Culturally-Diverse Classroom,” 1995

Multi-Cultural Credentials:

• Have worked with students who are African-American, Asian-American, Latino, Malaysian, Spanish, German, Bosnian, Canadian, Haitian, as well as Chinese who grew up in South Africa, Ecuador, Guatemala, Brazil, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Britain, and the Dominican Republic. Have a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, bilingual family.

Personal:

• Grateful father of four wonderful, bilingual children
• Maintain bilingual home: English and Mandarin Chinese
• Taken my family to every state east of the Mississippi River (completed Summer 2006)
• Have traveled to 48 states and over 30 countries and territories
• Circled the world (including the legendary Trans-Siberian Railroad), (1991)
• Avid Reader
• Keen Writing, Public Speaking, and Vocabulary Skills
• 2nd Place in Virginia AAA Extemporaneous Speaking, (1982-1983)
• Amateur “Ham” Radio, General Class, KA4YPW
• Eagle Scout & Order of the Arrow