...In graduate school, I worked as a teacher at Phillips Academy Summer Session, and I taught creative writing as well as debate. Most recently, I was an eighth grade English teacher. Because I have worked with middle school, high school, and college students, I am adept at identifying a student's strengths and weaknesses. (read more)
...I taught English 5 for two years at SmArT Academy Christian School using the Prentice Hall textbooks and providing supplemental materials and texts for my ESL/ELD students. I also tutored students grades 3-8 in Reading & Critical Reading at SmArT, developing my own curriculum and lesson plans in... (read more)
...I graduated from The Governor's Academy with a high school GPA of 3.98 (unweighted) and 4.62 (weighted). I scored 1530 on the SAT, with 790 in Math and 740 in Reading/Writing, and achieved a composite score of 34 on the ACT, with a perfect 36 in Reading and 34 in Math. I have extensive experienc... (read more)
I tend to have a gregarious nature when I'm vis-a-vis with a student which is why I incorporate individual conferencing in the curriculum I've established in my college classrooms on campus. I'm friendly but firm, and although some students have initially found my pedagogical style somewhat dauntin... (read more)