...I am a huge proponent of using examples to aid students’ comprehension of new ideas, and then slowly ramp up the difficulty of the examples. I am also fond of assigning homework, to make sure that the student can take away what they learned in our session and apply it on their own. I pull the h... (read more)
...As far as my language instruction training, I not only love languages, but thoroughly understand how to go about learning them most efficiently. Language is an inherently social endeavor, and I believe in conversation and immersion as the foremost tools in acquiring proficiency in a new language... (read more)
...Experience teaching high school algebra and preparing students for standardized testing: making complicated concepts easier to understand; building math skills; assessing and improving test-taking skills. Previous high school tutor for Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry and Precalculus... (read more)
...I've been published by NAIS, Journeys in Film, and been an invited essayist at the Johns Hopkins MLA Jubilee celebration. I also had to write countless papers in varying styles - from reflections to 30 page research papers - in earning my Masters at JHU. I've taught middle and high school English, grammar, and writing at the honors and AP level. (read more)
...In college, while working towards my Spanish degree, I studied Spanish literature and language for a year in Spain. During this time I acted as a teacher's assistant teaching 30 to 40 student classes English conversation and grammar. When returning to the United States I participated in a tutoring program in the community. (read more)