...My Bachelor's degree from Grinnell College was in English, and I am an avid reader interested in many subjects. In addition to my literacy specialty at Bank Street, I have taken separate classes on Orton-Gillingham methods and RAVE-O. I am NYS certified in elementary education and literacy with a Master's degree from Bank Street College of Education. (read more)
...When a teacher integrates a child's interests with encouragement, students are more likely to be engaged for success. I enjoy tutoring and I have found that the one-to-one atmosphere allows students to become more self-aware of who they are and what helps them succeed.I am a certified teacher fo... (read more)
...I retired from digital marketing after the company that I helped found- StreetEasy was acquired by Zillow. Before StreetEasy I worked at CondeNast, Hearst, and TheKnot.com heading up their marketing. After graduating from Emory University, twenty five years ago, with a degree in English (concentration in the works of Shakespeare) I taught elementary school language arts for two years. (read more)
...I taught two specialized courses on the college level to 12th graders: African-American Literature and Multi-Cultural Literature. Both of these courses integrated literature with cultural studies. Students in all of my classes were required to write various types of essays as well as some creative pieces. (read more)