...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)
...My fiction has won several awards, and I’ve been a Fellow at MacDowell, Yaddo, and other artist residencies. I’ve also won numerous teaching awards, including commendations from my University’s Center for Teaching and Career Center. I've taught courses in creative writing, rhetoric, composition, and grammar, and I also mentor in fiction. (read more)
...I am currently pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Iowa.BA in English and American Literature from New York University; MFA in progress in Creative Writing (Poetry) from the University of Iowa BA in English & American Literature from New York University; MFA in progress in Po... (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)
...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)