I have spent the last 18 years teaching in Orange County Public Schools andI look forward to many
more. The people I love best in education "jump into work head first" as Marge Piercy says in "To Be of
Use." Purpose and often hard, the work teachers do in schools is important.
Here you will find tools and resources I use to support students in my classroom at Cypress Creek High
School. Material is organized by audience in the navigation tabs above. Students, screen-casts make
up the bulk of the student page. Follow the link to your class for additional resources. Teachers feel free
to mine the workshops page for tutorials and tools you can use with your own students.
In addition to this virtual classroom, I also maintain a blog, Portable Teacher. I plan to make writing
about my teaching a priority in the coming year, so join me on the blog to talk teaching. This year I
began a school-focused, social network for students and English teachers. We are just learning how to
leverage the ning for learning. Bear English is a growing community.
Welcome to my virtual classroom!
Lee Ann Spillane