...I have played semi-professionally in six bands since 1987. I have studies music history extensively on my own. I have given private guitar lessons for twenty years. (read more)
...I spent over six years working in a preschool classroom and an after school program. Within that program, I developed educational lesson plans to help my students expand on what they learned in the classroom. I recently went back to school to obtain my TESOL certification. (read more)
...I have prepared hundreds of students for taking the New York State regents exams in all content areas. Due to my background in special education, I am extremely skilled at finding multiple strategies for meeting students' needs. My goal is to make connections with my students so that learning i... (read more)
...I have taught English in Europe, New England (Choate Rosemary Hall), Case Western Reserve, and Purdue Syracuse University. I have taught adults, middle and high school students, boarding school students, immigrant international students, and (as a volunteer) resettled refugees. I am adept at te... (read more)
23 Subjects: includingSAT Reading,Vocabulary,Grammar,European History
...I took state certification tests and am awaiting results. I plan to attend grad school for literacy with the recent push for reading in New York State and nationally it is important to focus upon reading. From my student teaching experience, I have noticed that the problem with the reading of history and other subjects is a lack of comprehension skills in order to retain information. (read more)