...I have a B.A. in Elementary Education and a minor in Deaf Education from Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD. As part of my program of study at Augustana, I also pursued a concentration in music and played oboe for four years in the Augustana College Band and Orchestra. On occasion, I have brought my oboe into the classroom for teaching purposes. (read more)
I have more than 15 years of experience teaching high school English and 3 years at the university level. My love of English and impressive knowledge of the field make me a perfect candidate to tutor. I am experienced in American, World, British Literature, Grammar and Composition, and Communications. (read more)
...I have attended professional development on incorporating writing across the curriculum. I have taught lessons on writing process, providing textual evidence, bibliographies, annotating, etc. While attending Vanderbilt, we had to find and learn about researched based writing practices to use in the classroom. (read more)
...My approach to educating a person is rooted in my college education classes. A student needs to hear the material, see someone use the material (examples), work together with someone on the material (guided practice), and finally use the material on his or her own. Using this method, I have bee... (read more)