...Sources such as graphic novels, audiobooks, and films bring history and literature alive. Gamified learning sites help students review skills and master content in a fun way. My lessons bring vigor by drawing from a variety of curriculums including the History Comes Alive series, the Springboard English Program, and the Reading Like a Historian (SHEG) from Stanford. (read more)
...I helped a 13yr old who could not read basic words, but knew every phonic rule, how to read by underlining/splitting up words and covering parts to help her learn to blend and apply all the phonics rules she already knew, so that she became a fluent reader! I have a Masters in Elementary Educat... (read more)
...I have a Bachelors in Marketing and a Masters in Education from Northeastern Illinois University. I student taught second grade for six months in 2010. I also worked for Language Stars, a language company for kids. (read more)
4 Subjects: includingReading,Italian,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...Many of my students grew multiple years in math skill in a single year (as measured by entrance and exit tests). I am good at connecting with my students and also with related problems such as test anxiety. I am a learning coach for my students. I taught Math in the Public School system for30 years. (read more)
...I am credentialed in both English and TESOL. I genuinely believe that teachers have a unique opportunity to transform the lives of others, and I agree with William Butler Yeats, who said, "Education is not the filling up of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
My students and their families h... (read more)