...I am able to explain grammar, work on essay planning and writing, advise on writing lab reports, and help the student maintain a professional voice. ESL: I lived outside of the US for most of my life so I am also experienced in working with non-native English speakers and I would be a good match for anyone looking for ESL lessons. Please contact me in order to schedule lessons. (read more)
...Throughout our sessions, I try to tease out my students’ curiosity and foster perseverance. I push them to ask themselves questions, fight through problems, look for clues, set goals, and get the most out of their mistakes. If one way of looking at a concept isn’t clicking, I try out different angles until we find the one that does. (read more)
...My ESL Endorsement from FIU enabled me to work well with students new to the US. For five years I taught at the Alternative High School on Rikers Island, a correctional facility for adolescent boys called Island Academy. There I was well equipped to write and implement lessons focused on the needs of students who lacked basic skills. (read more)
I love to learn and I love teaching. That is why I recently retired from a forty-three year teaching career. Most of my career was in Florida teaching high school students with the last eleven years in Georgia working with students with learning differences. (read more)
3 Subjects: includingPrealgebra,Biology,Elementary Math