...I have used InDesign to create many documents, direct mail pieces, newsletters, business cards and the like. With over 25 years in the printing and graphics industries, I am highly skilled in desktop publishing and the programs it uses. I have also written a book on desktop publishing that was commissioned by the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation. (read more)
...I love the spark of excitement in an "aha moment" and seeing my students grow and become more confident. I see tutoring as an opportunity to empower students to navigate problems independently. Rather than teaching strategies and procedures alone, I dig into the “why”s underneath- why a method works, how it relates to other concepts, why we are doing what we are doing. (read more)
...I also designed and taught my own undergraduate level course on hidden parts of American History, and a second course on the American education system. As an undergraduate at Tufts University, I was trained in a multidisciplinary, big picture method of editing and revising writing as part of the... (read more)
...As a curriculum developer, workshop leader, and instructor for a Bay Area nonprofit, I've spent hundreds of hours providing group and one-on-one tutoring, mentoring, and coaching in "applied rationality"--a toolbox of practical skills ranging from forming clear goals and making solid plans to bui... (read more)
...Writing: I spend much of my free time writing and I enjoy helping students with their writing as well. I am able to explain grammar, work on essay planning and writing, advise on writing lab reports, and help the student maintain a professional voice. ESL: I lived outside of the US for most of ... (read more)