Tom House holds a Master of Arts in Teaching in English from Stony Brook University and New York State Initial Certification in English 7-12, effective February 1, 2009. Here you'll find his resume, sample lesson plans, teaching philosophy, WebQuests, a link to teacher Web pages, and more. House, who started life as a fiction writer and has pubished a novel and dozens of short stories in literary magazines, is now combining a literary career with a career in teaching middle school and high school English on Long Island. He can be contacted at MrTomHouse@gmail.com.