...In my 17 years as a high school English teacher, I taught more than 400 students with special needs. I worked closely with case managers, parents, and students to develop accommodations and address each individual student's needs. I have a proven ability to refocus and redirect students, and to employ strategies to address these learning challenges. (read more)
Hello! My name is Faina and I'm currently a senior at the University of Maryland pursuing a dual degree in Government and Public Relations with a minor in Russian studies. I'm incredibly passionate about all of my areas of study, and I believe that is part of what makes me a solid tutor-- I'm excited about what we're learning! (read more)
...Language can transform themselves and their worlds. The students I know want to create things, so I want them to play with writing before they must use writing as a method of crafting arguments and sharing research. Sadly, most of us have "art scars" around writing, meaning we remember moments ... (read more)
...At Harvard Divinity School, I studied American Religious History in the 19th and 20th centuries. My work focuses primarily on American Christianity and racial violence. I am particularly interested in memory practices and how they are determined by religious and political ideas. (read more)
...I have over seven years of experience utilizing Arabic in a professional setting, and have taught and tutored Arabic and English in classrooms from grade school to university levels. I was an Arabic Flagship Scholar and returned from my year-long study abroad in Meknes, Morocco. I subsequently ... (read more)