...Some of those schools were Title 1 schools, which support students from low-income families and students with special needs. I have also worked as a reading resource teacher with students in IEPs and those with learning disabilities. I also take pride in my work as a personal tutor in an outreach program, including children from less privileged families. (read more)
...I just now noticed I wasn't actually certified by WyzAnt. In high school and college I took public speaking courses and I received an A on every single speech. I was briefly on the speech team in high school as well. (read more)
...I would practice almost every day of the week, so I became one of the youngest second degree black belts in the school. My teaching of martial arts is specifically for self defense, discipline, and compassion. While speech is a necessity to be a licensed teacher, it is not the only place I learned to publicly speak. (read more)
...Upon returning to the United States, I also taught newcomers at a school in Cleveland, Ohio, where in just one year students went from zero English to using the English language in their daily lives. I believe in the direct approach to ESL, focusing extensively on students' speaking and listenin... (read more)