Renee Ellison has more than 30 years of experience in the field of education, in private, secular, and home school settings. She home educated for nearly 20 years, and she and her husband taught children in Sunday school/Bible classes for many years. Renee developed and ran gifted and talented programs, taught nearly all grade levels, was an elementary principal, headed a high school English department, was awarded Teacher of the Year, and has conducted numerous teacher training workshops. Homeschool How-Tos has reached tens of thousands through its website and through the workshops of Renee as a speaker at conventions around the US, since 1989.