Time Zones, Third Edition, K12

Nicholas Beare has been involved in English Language Teaching for more than thirty years. After taking a BSc (Honours) Degree in Psychology, he trained as an English Language teacher. Since starting his teaching career in Mexico, he has taught learners of all ages from children to adults, and all levels from beginners to advanced. Over the last twenty years he has published a wide range of successful Primary and Secondary ELT course books with major ELT publishers. Currently he is involved with materials production and teacher training in five regions of the world: in Latin America, in Europe, in the Middle East, in North Africa and in South-East Asia.

Ian taught English as a foreign language in Europe and Asia before embarking on a career in ELT publishing as an editor and materials writer. Over the past 13 years, he has developed numerous programmes for students of English in Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. Currently based in the UK, Ian is studying toward an MA in Online Education with a specialism in Applied Linguistics.

Jennifer Wilkin has more than 20 years' experience as a curriculum developer, materials writer, editor, teacher trainer, and school director. She is the founding director of Science, Language & Arts International School, a French and Mandarin immersion primary and middle school in New York City. Her English-language books and materials have been published by National Geographic Learning, Macmillan, and Cambridge University Press, among others. Jennifer is also an accomplished violinist and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

David Bohlke has over 30 years of experience as a teacher, teacher trainer, program director, editor, and materials writer. He has lived and worked in Japan, Korea, Singapore, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco, and has conducted multiple teacher-training workshops in Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and the Pacific. As an editor he has worked on some of the world’s best-selling ELT courses for teens and adults. For National Geographic Learning he has authored the series Time Zones, Keynote, and Reading Explorer. David holds an M.A. in Applied Linguistics/TESOL.