...Completion of International TESOL and TEFL Training (ITTT) 120-hour basic course, 60-hour young learner course, and 60-hour business course. 4 years experience teaching English in classrooms of 8-34 students in Japan, ages 5-15, and one-on-one tutoring for speech contests. One-on-one online busi... (read more)
...I view each student as a holistic person who has innate strengths that can be tapped into. Our public school teachers do their best to differentiate for students, but many times students are left behind or not challenged to the best of their abilities through no fault of the teacher. I believe ... (read more)
...I believe that every child has a voice, and if a child has to struggle to write, it is truly painful. It is important to help every child learn to communicate through their writing. Children also need to learn to read for meaning and to decide, when working with informational text, what is important to remember. (read more)
I have taught at all levels from elementary through college writing, history, business English, grant writing, surveys of American and English literature. I have an extensive writing portfolio from fund raising letters to essays and editorials. I have been published in newspapers and magazines and... (read more)