John Long Email & Phone Number

Freeport, Texas, United States

Greater Houston

* Created an educational website project to honor the engineers, historic studios and the technologies that have given us the great popular music from the conclusion of the Second World War to the present.* Authored more than 90 research articles, educational features and blog posts for the more than 1,400 readers who have spent more than 8 minutes on average with each visit to read the materials on the website or social media channels.* Authored biographical articles about Grammy-Award winning engineers, and feature articles about historic recording studio facilities and the important technologies behind popular music recording.* Conducted the interviews and research to author the articles for the website with prominent members of the professional music recording industry including marketing directors and managers of professional audio companies, managers of iconic recording studio facilities and Grammy-Award winning engineers.* Developed a podcast episode, a presence on social media and playlists for promoting the music of the engineers, recording studio facilities and the technologies that are featured on the website. * Contributed articles on a free-lance basis to Entertainment Weekly. My first article to be published on their website can be read at the link in this section-- The 25 Best Songs of Paul McCartney. * Developed a product guide for educators which features introductions to more than 140 different products and services from 45 professional audio companies which were used to create the greatest hit songs in the history of popular music. * Created two searchable databases to assist writers, historians and educators who want to learn more about the history of popular music recording. One honors each of the engineers behind the greatest hit songs and albums to appear on the Billboard charts from 1958-2003, while the other recognizes the recording studio facilities where the greatest hits in popular music of the same time period were recorded.

Dickinson, Texas, United States

* Defined the role of an exemplary history teacher on the high school campus and worked to develop both the AP and the Gifted and Talented programs in the district. * Developed the critical reading, writing, thinking, and research skills of the students in my classroom.* Achieved the recognition and appreciation of a "Teacher of Honor," each year from 2016-2019 from one of the top twenty students on the high school campus. * Developed an effective history teaching model and a responsive design using social media accounts, web-based e-learning, email, web conferencing tools, and cutting-edge educational and multimedia technologies that was able to react successfully to the coronavirus pandemic and to meet the challenges of virtual learning.* Developed successful sub-varsity teams to support the development of the girls basketball program.* Served as a model teacher for new educators who were encouraged to come to my classroom and learn through observations how to become the kind of teacher every school district would be honored to have on their faculty.* Honored for two consecutive years to be selected for-, and served as-, a grader of nearly 3,000 student responses on the Advanced Placement examination for United States History, where I evaluated their writing, performance, and historical knowledge.

Alvin, Texas, United States

* Created educational multimedia programs to foster relationships with the veterans of both World War II and the Vietnam War in the community. * Developed successful sub-varsity volleyball and basketball teams to support the athletics program. * Implemented the use of new educational programs for tracking and monitoring the performance of our student-athletes to enhance the success of our girls volleyball and basketball teams.* Lead the World History team of teachers and became an asset as a mentor teacher and coach on the Manvel High School campus.

Sulphur Springs, Texas, United States

* Developed a multimedia program from scratch that created educational projects and multimedia programs for the school community.* Managed the production of creative educational programs featuring student research and interviews that told the stories of local athletes who made the first trip to the state girls basketball tournament and of the astronauts who made the journey to live and work on Skylab, which was America’s first space station. * Defined the role of an experienced teacher by mentoring and providing guidance for young professional educators. * Developed an educational program for managing a local creek ecosystem that taught environmental ethics. * Assisted in the development and implementation, or event production of school programs and community events such as graduations, proms, games, tournaments, and academic competitions. * Conducted professional development workshops to teach both fellow teachers and school administrators the basic principles of how to develop multimedia programs in their classrooms to enhance both community outreach and the student learning experience.

Corsicana, Texas, United States

* Pioneered the development of a multimedia program and purchased software programs and the technical hardware necessary to create educational programs and student projects for the school community. * Managed the production of creative educational programs using multimedia featuring student research and interviews that told the stories of the Texas Revolution, local veterans of the Civil War, and of the astronauts who made the first journey from the Earth to the Moon.* Honored with the "Innovation in Teaching Award," for my use of educational technology in the classroom.* Coached successful seventh grade girls volleyball and basketball teams. * Coached award-winning public speaking teams in impromptu speaking and modern oratory.* Conducted professional development workshops for both fellow teachers and school administrators to teach them the art of creating championship-level public speaking programs for their school districts.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

* Assisted in the tracking, overdub and mixing sessions for Mr. Chuck Howard, a major record producer who worked for Curb Records and whose clients included: Hank Williams Jr., Leanne Rimes, John Berry, Hal Ketchum, and Rodney Atkins.* Supported the development of multiple album projects with Grammy-Award winning artists and engineers. * Assisted a music business executive, and the engineers and musicians in major recording studio facilities. * Learned about the music business, building relationships, problem solving, policies and procedures, providing services, achieving goals, customer service, mentoring, and the principles of audio engineering. * Learned how to thrive and to take direction as a team player while working under both intense pressure and tight deadlines in a job that was based upon recording musical performances with great attention to detail.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Radio, Television, And Digital Communication

High School Diploma

Teacher Certification, History Teacher Education