...When I am teaching and tutoring, the first thing I do is get to know them as learners. So, it's important for me to modify all of my lessons so that I am meeting all of my students needs. When I am teaching English, I focus on teaching strategies that they can use independently while they are reading and writing. (read more)
...I like to work with my students to help them truly understand the material that they are learning instead of using rote memorization. In my experience, this has helped boost test scores and overall mastery of the content. I will usually start lessons off by teaching some content review through fun and interactive methods. (read more)
...Octive ranges, warm up and how to care for your vocal chords,practice scale modules and more. I studied music in college as my minor and also sing with a quartet group currently. I also take my own private lessons to keep me in shape as well. (read more)
...We analyze the strengths and weaknesses of these works, and then the student rewrites the piece. In general, I recommend that students look at certain "model texts" (stories, articles, opinion columns, etc.) to understand the best practices in that writing genre. These usually serve to inspire and "teach" the writer, fostering progress in content, language and form. (read more)
...Mellon Scholar at Hope College, I received advanced instruction and experience in presenting research to a public audience. Since then, I have regularly presented my research at national and international conferences. I regularly led University-wide training and pedagogical instruction as a tutoring fellow at Princeton University's Prison Teaching Initiative. (read more)