...The more challenging the students, the more I wanted to prove that I could help them be a success in the classroom. My favorite teaching moments all include students who didn't believe they could succeed but proved they could once I gave them the right tools. Later in college I started teaching... (read more)
...During that time I also taught at the undergraduate level and was a guest lecturer in a Master's course. I have also tutored high school students in the IB program in Dubai. Moreover, I grew up overseas (Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, South Africa) and know how difficult changing schools (multiple times) can be, both emotionally and academically. (read more)
...I began my teaching career working at a small junior boarding school in northwestern Connecticut. After relocating, I began working at a public high school in Upstate New York. Throughout the past nine years of my teaching career, I have tutored students over their summer breaks. (read more)
...Thirty percent of my student population has an IEP or 504 behavioral plan. I work with a Special Education teacher daily to plan out appropriate lessons to strengthen all students understandings. This allows me to be a better teacher, to all students. (read more)
...Experience with many different curriculums, interventions and online resources to support the acquisition of reading skills including phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency and comprehension. In my many years of working with individuals with special needs I have created numerous goals, provided sc... (read more)