...I have my masters in Education. I have been teaching consistently since obtaining my certification in 2013. I have designed curriculum aligned with the common core standards. (read more)
...I passed the Praxis II test with a score of 97% when I became a social studies teacher, licensed in Connecticut, in 2009. I am a Connecticut certified Social Studies teacher and I have a BA from University of California, Berkeley in History and Economics. I have tutored and taught elementary, middle and high school students US history, World history and European history for the past 6 years. (read more)
...I worked at Lindamood Bell Learning Processes for two years, where I was trained to teach reading from the ground up: building an awareness of letter sounds, familiarizing students with common prefixes, suffixes, vowel rules and expectancies, learning to recognize words, and working on fluency an... (read more)
...I was also an editor for Chico State's literary magazine, The Watershed Review, for one semester. I worked on Chico State's student newspaper, The Orion, for a year -- one semester as an arts and entertainment reporter and one semester as the arts and entertainment section editor. Currently, I am a freelance writer for three different companies. (read more)
...My passion for history is evident in my lesson plans. I believe literature is meaningless unless the student understands the social and political climate of a period. Great communication skills and an understanding of the evolution of society are essential to success in today's competitive climate. (read more)