Richard Di Giacomo graduated from San Jose State University
with a B.A. in Ancient and Medieval history, a B.A. in Social Science
and an M.A. in American History. He has been a teacher for over 20
years and has taught in a variety of schools from private and
continuation schools to public high schools. He has taught everything
from at risk and limited English students to honors and college
preparatory classes. The subjects he has taught include U.S. and World
History, Government, Economics, Bible and Ethics, History of the Cold
War, and Contemporary World History.
He has been a reviewer and
contributor to textbooks, and a frequent presenter at social studies
conferences on the use of simulations, videos, and computers in
education. Rich's love for role-playing and strategy games led him to
develop his role-playing simulations. He has also written books on
renaissance explorers, California Indians, history movies, humor, and
ELL instruction. Teachers enjoy his books because they are written by a
teacher for other teachers. Students like the activities contained in
them because they are interesting, challenging, fun, and very different
from traditional instructional methods.