...Vocabulary knowledge is critical to reading comprehension. I work with students to help foster their development of a large “word bank” through effective vocabulary learning strategies to include: Keyword Methods, Root Analysis, and Word Maps. Well versed in the role that technology plays in student learning, I set high standards in a calm and supportive manner. (read more)
...Studied 2 years of music history in college. During the course of my 36 years of experience as a musician, I have exposure to the history of various genres of music. I have also subbed for music history teachers. (read more)
...I believe it is important to teach a subject or concept in ways that will incorporate each student's unique learning style, be it visual (seeing), auditory (hearing/listening), and/or kinesthetic (touching/doing).
This will be my 20th year working as an educator of students ages 5-18, but I have... (read more)
...I have held curatorial fellowships with museums like the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor, in addition to having solo museum exhibitions like those at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art. I have prestigious experience exhibiting and teaching artwork with the San Francisco Art Commission,... (read more)