Renee Ellison has more than 30 years of experience in the field of education—in all kinds of K-12 school settings. She home educated for nearly 20 years. Renee has taught nearly all grade levels, and was an elementary principal, head of a high school English department, was awarded Teacher of the Year, developed and ran gifted and talented programs, and has conducted numerous teacher training workshops. (Click here for more about the author.) Renee also invented Zoom-Type, a system for learning how to touch-type that has been sold worldwide, as has Quick Piano--her similar system for learning how to play the piano.