Tuesday, September 19, 2017 | By: The Write Way Cafe

Tuesday Special: Joseph A. Willis

Joseph A. Willis

by Joseph A. Willis
Teaching lessons is written from the perspective of the classroom teacher to provide realistic information concerning the ways our schools operate. Excellence in our school requires that we change cultural environment in which students learn. 


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About Joe:
     Joe Willis received his Bachelors degree in Speech Communication and English from Eastern Masters degree in Speech Communication from Texas Tech University in 1978. Mr. Willis has been a classroom teacher for thirty two years. He spent the first fifteen years of his career teaching Speech and English in the public schools. During that time, Mr. Willis coached three UIL state champions in various speech events. Mr. Willis’ students won five UIL district championships in all of the five years he taught at Floydada High School. While at San Angelo Central High School, Mr. Willis’s speech and debate teams won eight consecutive UIL district championships. He coached a Texas Forensic League Extemporaneous Speaking Champion in 1992 and finished his high school teaching career in 1993 coaching a National Champion in Lincoln Douglas Debate.
New Mexico University in 1977 and his
     Moving to Midland in 1993, Mr. Willis taught for eleven years at Odessa College. In 2004, Mr. Willis took a position at Midland College, teaching speech communication as an Assistant Professor. During this time, he focused on raising his two sons, Joey and Randy, who attended MISD schools and have gone on to successful careers in vocational ministry.
     Mr. Willis is married to his high school sweetheart, Barbara. The couple has been married for thirty-five years. Their son, Joey, is youth minister and currently involved in World Race 11:11 His brother, Randy, lives in Houston, Texas, where he serves as a youth minister. Mr. Willis attends First Baptist Church. He is active in the Emmaus Community, as well.
     If you would like to know more about Joe, please visit http://www.joewillis.net/.  Joe can also be found on Twitter and Facebook.


2 comments:

HiDee said...

I plan to share this with my teacher friends. Thank you for being with us today, Joe!

Lynn said...

So happy to help promote you work. Thank you for being on our blog.