...I pride myself on meeting students at their current ability levels while still challenging them to reach their full potential. My focus is to not only help students get the correct answers but also to help them retain the underlying concepts. Most of all, I strive to instill in students a passion for learning. (read more)
...I've also studied foreign languages while living overseas, so I know what it's like to be a language student as well as a language teacher. I have taught elementary school students 3-8 years old in both public and private schools. I have an Elementary Teaching Credential, as well as a Special Ed. (read more)
...In addition, for a period of one year, I taught English language skills (reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension) in a private language school in Santander, Spain. Teachers were trained at the school to use the "direct method" of instruction. When I returned from Spain to graduate school in the U.S., I tutored international students in English language acquisition. (read more)
...When I left Istanbul I was an ESL Instructor at Okan University, assisting students improve their academic English. My students appreciate my teaching method because I believe in bringing real world language into the classroom, practicing meaningful and purposeful communication. I have an honest, expressive face which I use to provide real-time feedback and speechless error correction. (read more)