...I find great pleasure in going into work and fostering an encouraging, positive, lively classroom. I enjoy working closely with each individual student while adjusting my teaching techniques to what works best for each one of students. I will create a personal academic game plan to ensure the s... (read more)
...When working with students with dyslexia I use a variety of approaches. I have a strong background in multi-sensory teaching, and call on that to develop lessons that make the materials accessible and interesting to my pupils. I also do a lot of co-reading during my lessons, giving students a vital link between the written word and the spoken word. (read more)
...Public Speaking has been a passion of mine for many years. In high school I was president of the speech club. After college and I entered seminary and enjoyed courses in public speaking and sermon preparation. (read more)
...My eighth job is to develop in students a sense of intrigue and reverence for learning. Reaching this goal is easy if I have completed my other seven jobs; fascination with learning grows out of all the rest.Having spent years studying and teaching others how people learn and how to make learnin... (read more)
...I'm pursuing a minor in Spanish and just spent the spring semester of my junior year in Spain, taking classes taught exclusively in Spanish at the University of Barcelona. I can converse at a fluent level. I enjoy learning and teaching spanish for a variety of reasons. (read more)