Hello everyone, I am Dr. Albear. I have been teaching since 1986 at all levels of Education inclusive of College and University settings here in the USA and over-seas. I am a certified Spanish, History, and Civics/Political Science  teacher, and I am a native Speaker of Spanish. I have reading ability also in French and Italian and have a rudimentary knowledge of Japanese. I earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts with Spanish concentration from Western Illinois University, an M.A. in Educational Administration from St. Xavier University, an Ed.S. from Eastern Illinois University, a certificate of Advanced Legal Studies/Lawyer's Assistant from Roosevelt University, and my Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning Sciences from Indiana State University. 

I have also done Post-Graduate work in Political and Social Philosophy at the University of Chicago, DePaul University, and Western Illinois University. 

I believe in Applicative Empirical Education via the use of the Spanish Language. I will teach our students how to increase their vocabulary, and develop an understanding and control of Phraseology in the target language which will allow them to have a good foundation in the listening and speaking skills needed to start their journey in Spanish.