...Here, I have led district-wide professional training for creating a positive classroom climate and social-emotionally safe spaces. I am most excited in my teaching when I can support students finding their own voice in writing, advance their critical reading skills and strengths, and form perspe... (read more)
...I am committed to promoting information-sharing and collaboration as well as student interaction/engagement to create a rich, stimulating and diverse learning community which is grounded in real events and theory. Whether lecturing or hands on in the classroom, I believe in engaging in real worl... (read more)
...My work with a Club Z! student on the ASVAB helped him go from a 94 to a 117 on the GT section, surpassing the 105 needed to get his option 40 contract for guaranteed admission to the 75th Ranger Regiment and automatic access to Ranger school. Good nonfiction writing for research requires findin... (read more)
...I have taught special needs students for three years, working with emotionally disturbed students, in particular. I worked for those three years, 2003-2006,as a certified full-time teacher in public schools. Since then, I have worked part-time with learning disabled, ADHD and OHI students. (read more)
...I've taught college and high school Spanish and have tutored extensively over the years.I've taught English reading, writing, and literature to both high school and college students. The best way to learn vocabulary is by reading and using new words in context. I have taught English and Spanish at the high school and college level for many years. (read more)