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

    Testimonials

    您好。去年我在德雷尔网络语言学校(DreyerCoaching.com)学英语,对我的英文有很大的帮助。并且是安全又省时,不出门就可以学到标准的当地英文,让我很容易就能和外国人交谈。之前我在台湾学校,中国英文老师的发音不正确,使我很烦恼。自从在网络学习后,让我很轻松地上英文课。Hello. Last year I learned English with the DreyerCoaching.com online school, and it helped my English very much. Plus it is safe and it saves time, because you don't have to leave home to learn standard local English, so this makes it easy to talk to foreigners. I used to study in Taiwan schools, and the Chinese teachers who taught English had inaccurate pronunciation, and that really bothered me. Ever since I learned online, I have been very relaxed in my English classes.

    Student From Taiwan

     剛開始, 英文,對我而言, 是種恐懼,我不想去學習, 也不太想去面對,更不用提去國外讀書了,當時的我對語言這方面非常不感興趣且排斥.但後來接觸了以後,發現自己對英文已不再是陌生討厭,反而變得有興趣了,英文现在對我來說是種喜悅.三年前剛升國一的我,英文成績不是很理想,而在偶然的機會下,與姐姐一同前往加拿大遊學一個月,剛開始的時候,都不敢跟外國人講話,很羨慕姐姐不害怕,能跟外國人互動,談天说笑,就像在台灣一樣地買東西,分享趣事,幾天過後我開始嘗試跟外國人講話,發現和他們說話並不是想像中的那麼恐怖,他們會去尊重你的英文,畢竟,英文不是我的母語.回到台灣後,就想開始增進我的英語能力,很幸運能遇到Dreyer 老師這樣的英文教学團隊,使我的英文能力大大提升,最顯著的地方是,從一開始連開口都不敢說話的我,現在已能和外國人面對面聊天,不會害怕.並且也上了 conversation class, reading class和 1 on 1 class,而在會考拿到A的好成績.我认为若有觉得自己英文不是很好但有興趣並想改變提升英语能力的人,只要透過Dreyer老師的英文團隊的協助,一定能幫助您完成夢想.
     
    以上是我的感想,謝謝!
     
    祝 順心如意

    Mr. Scott Dreyer’s English enhancement classes are great! His classes are excellent not only for young beginners who wish to excel in daily school life but also for high school kids who are going to soar on the SAT tests! Both of my kids learned a lot from him, like how to use the right vocabulary words, speak in public with confidence, develop writing skills, etc. He is a wonderful teacher.

    Dr. Pei-Yao Wu
    Hsinchu, Taiwan

    語言~~就是一個持續不間斷的學習過程啊~~ 我是一位平凡的媽媽,跟大家一樣,我們了解英文是國際語言,是一條協助孩 子與世界接軌的路,它雖漫長遙遠,但持續學習…就對了!! 在台灣,孩子若非讀雙語或者國際部學校,我們只能比照訪間,全部都往補習 班送,但是非正統式的英文教學及填鴨式的教育,卻讓我有點膽怯。為了讓孩 子持續精進她的語文能力,更希望是沒有壓力的學習,我們透過朋友介紹認識 Mr. Dreyer。
    孩子於國一下學期開始加入Dreyer Coaching,目前已是高三的學生,將近5年 的學習從未間斷。這期間的口說與聽力的訓練學習,讓孩子在學校表現突出,也發展出她對語文的興趣。更在2020年底以優秀表現直接以特殊選才提早拿到 進入大學外文系的入学资格,不用透過學測/繁星/個申/指考….,開心至極啊~~ 我想任何學習都不是一步登天的,特別是語言,唯有透過一步一腳印持續不斷的學習,終究有天會開花結果,非 常感謝Dreyer Coaching 老師對孩子的協助

    Dear Mr. Dreyer, Everything is great!  I got accepted at the University of British Columbia, Texas A&M, UC IRVINE, UC SANTA BARBARA, UC DAVIS, UC SAN DIEGO, and U-Washington. I'm going to U-Washington! Thank you for helping me!

    Melody
    Hsinchu, Taiwan

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