Creative Educational Solutions LLC

Eleven years as a High School classroom teacher in Family and Consumer Sciences and Career and Technical Education. I also taught seven years of Communications.

My teaching style is very eclectic. Many teaching methods are necessary based on the level of the students and the type of content to be taught. In my classroom I used a variety of methods including: Direct instruction, kinesthetic / activity based, Inquiry, Student Centered (teach-back), games, as well as individual project based instruction. no matter what I was teaching I tried to engage the students of all levels, in a discussion of the content. The idea is to allow all students to connect prior knowledge and experience to every classroom or laboratory situation.

Tucson Meet yourself: High School Iron Chef Competition winners '08, '09, '10.

Associates degree in General studies, Western Nevada Community College: Bachelors of Science, Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Arizona.

In 1986, James enrolled in Los Angeles Trade Technical College in the culinary training program. Almost immediately James began a career in the food service industry. After receiving his certificate of chef training in 1988 James worked in several restaurants in the Pasadena, Ca. area. Relocating to Carson City Nevada in the early 90’s, James continued working in the food service industry at the same time enrolling in Western Nevada Community College to earn his Associates degree in general studies. In January of 1995 James found himself relocating to Tucson Arizona. Within six months James was enrolled in Pima Community College on course to transfer to the University of Arizona. James graduated from the University of Arizona in 2001 with a Bachelors of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences Education. Since 2001 James began teaching at Marana High School in Marana Arizona. As a High School classroom teacher for eleven years, James taught: Introduction to Culinary Arts, Advanced Applied Culinary Principals, Communications, Physical education, and Nutrition. James currently holds Arizona teaching certifications in Secondary Education in Family Consumer Sciences, Career and Technical Education and Structured English Immersion. In 2010, James and his wife Heather started Creative Educational Solutions. The purpose of Creative Educational Solutions is to assist individuals and companies of all sizes to create and implement training programs for their employees. The focus of any business should be on what they do best. From food service to manufacturing, companies specialize in their own area of expertise. At Creative Educational Solutions, our focus is helping your company reach its maximum potential. By partnering with us we can transform your training goals into reality. Allow us to create training materials and programs that include direct instruction, lesson plans, scripts, handouts, worksheets, step by step instructions, PowerPoint presentations, assessments, and even rubrics that will accommodate many types of learners and improve performance and increase the level of success for your employees company wide.