...I taught developmental writing classes and composition classes. I taught literature and creative writing courses. I taught literature classes ranging from Children's Literature to Mythology. (read more)
...That score helped me get acceptance letters to several highly competitive PhD programs, and it was one of the reasons that I was awarded two years of fellowship funding from the graduate school I ultimately chose to attend. My experiences with standardized testing taught me that great test score... (read more)
...I have written short novels, created solo performance pieces, and made fun masks. While I was abroad in Paris, I trained in physical performance - this included mime, acrobatics, trapeze, and classic dance. My mother is French and my father is American, so we lived in France for the first seven years of my life before moving to the United States. (read more)
...I have my MFA in Creative Writing. As a high school English and reading teacher of 20+ years, I have equipped thousands of students for numerous standardized tests, especially the ACT. The strategies and skills required for an untimed test versus a timed test are vastly different. (read more)
...I have a strong background in teaching students who speak languages other than English at home, and students struggling to make sense of academic skills and concepts. As a tutor, I emphasize: academic vocabulary, using hands-on, concrete experiences, and maintaining a light-hearted, ‘risk free’ ... (read more)