My name is Mrs. Hootman and I am teaching American Government with Mr. Williams this fall as part of my final clinical experience. This opportunity is the last step before I receive my teaching certification in Social Studies and Masters of Arts in Education from Avila University. For the last two years I taught English to Speakers of Other Languages. I received my Bachelor of Arts Degree from Belmont University in 2005 and an Associate of Arts in Modern Standard Arabic from the Defense Language Institute. Prior to teaching I spent six years in the Army as an Arabic linguist. I am looking forward to an exciting year. It is my goal to provide all students with a fun and educational classroom experience.