...I am a doctoral student at the University of Michigan, where I am pursuing a joint Ph.D. in English and Education. I have my M.A. in English and have taught English and writing at both the secondary and college levels. Currently, I teach college writing at UM. (read more)
...Math and English and writing need to be fun. You learn the best when you are engaged. I encourage everything from using TI calculators to counting on your fingers to help get the information across. (read more)
...And a few years ago I was lucky enough to work at a place called the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. It's a seven-month writing fellowship for promising writers. Past fellows, of which I am one, have gone on to win things like the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and even the Nobel Prize for Literature. (read more)
...My favorite subject to teach is ELA. I work with students with special needs. I went to Central Michigan University with a major in Special Education and minors in Child Development and Spanish. (read more)