A few things about my teaching career.  This is my seventh year of teaching.  I graduated from Western Governors University.  I am currently finishing a Gifted & Talented endorsement from Southern Utah University, as well as an ELL endorsement from Weber State University.  Here are ten fun things about me:  

1.  I grew up in a Bennion, Utah.  (Now Taylorsville.)
2. My wife and I have been married for 26 years.
3. We have five children: four girls and one boy.
4. Before becoming a teacher, I was a radio DJ for 20 years. (photos below)
5. I also performed stand-up comedy on the side.  (video below)
6. I portray a teacher in a BYU Vocal Point music video. (video below - I show up  around 3:14)
7. I have been collecting Pez dispensers since I was seven-years-old.  I have almost 500. 
8. I speak Spanish, and I'm currently learning Italian and Portuguese.
9. I have been an Elvis impersonator for various events. 
​10. And yes, I have been told that I resemble Mr. Incredible. ​

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Where's Mr. Taylor?

This is my 6th grade class photo.  Can you tell which of these kids is me?

Christine Brown from the TV show Sister Wives was one of my classmates.  If you can find my picture, she is next to me.

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Photos

Mr. Taylor has won the Kiwanis Educator Award (2016) and the Elbert K. Fretwell Outstanding Educator Award (2020). 
He is also a two-time nominee for Gilder-Lehrman Institute's National History Teacher of the Year. 
​He currently serves as a Khan Academy Ambassador, and is a DuoLingo Certified Educator.