As the daughter of immigrant parents, Stephanie Ruiz Malone, quickly recognized just how important education was to her life. Becoming knowledgeable about the world and helping second language learners became her life mission. She was born in Houston, Texas and graduated from MacArthur High School.<br><br>After completing her anthropology and education degrees from The University of Texas at Austin she became a bilingual certified teacher. Years later she received her master’s in educational administration from Texas A&M University. After teaching in dual language and bilingual programs as a 5th and 4th grade English/Spanish Language Arts teacher for Oakwood Intermediate and Stephens Elementary respectively, she decided to make a career shift.<br><br>She created teacher resources for sale on her Teachers Pay Teachers storefront and began teaching children and adults online through English learning platforms. Becoming a published author had long been her dream; now it is a reality.<br><br>The themes of her books include teacher and student creativity, motivation, inspiration, and stress management. She is married to her wonderful husband Danny and together they have a daughter, Shanelle, their little ray of sunshine.
