...As a part of my continuing education, I am also taking a course in reading and phonics instruction, so I will also be able to apply these skills to my tutoring. My experience as a pianist includes twelve years of formal lessons, performances, and competitions. I currently play piano for church services and events, as well as for my own enjoyment. (read more)
...While teaching 2nd Grade, I taught between 20 and 27 students, but also worked after school as a tutor with individuals and small groups of students as part of our After School Academy where students practiced reading, writing, and math skills. I also have experience teaching at the district's S... (read more)
...If I follow a recipe from a book, I always have to use the book to cook. If someone shows me how to cook something, I never forget it. For that reason, I find theatre exercises and games involving the whole body, to be an effective way of getting the learning not just into the head...but into t... (read more)
...I am a former high school and college basketball starter at the guard position. I coached 5th grade boys' and 7th grade girls' teams. As a former teacher of fifth and sixth grades, I also taught two years of special education and children with special needs. (read more)
...I work in the on-campus writing center as well as volunteer at the online tutoring center. I love teaching and believe that all people have writers inside them, they just have to learn how to access it. I believe in keeping the students the author of their work and will be a guiding force to make their writing stronger and will never try to interject my own thoughts into their piece. (read more)