...I had them placed in inclusive settings, with much resistance form our district who told us that they couldn’t learn to read or write. I retaught them everything when they got home from school. I did this through high school, worked as a 1:1 for my younger son through eighth grade with additional tutoring after school, and then homeschooled him in high school. (read more)
3 Subjects: includingElementary Science,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...I earned an 800 on both the SAT Reading and Writing section when I took the test in 2007. Since then, I have continued to hone my writing skills in English writing classes at Yale and during a semester abroad at Oxford University. In my professional life, I have served as an editor for several blogs and helped individual writers polish their articles for publication. (read more)
I hold a degree in Early Childhood/Childhood Education, specializing in English for children from birth to grade 6, and I am a certified teacher. This educational foundation has equipped me with the skills necessary to create engaging and effective learning experiences tailored to the developmental... (read more)
...I have only limited formal teaching experience, although I have taught limnology to two students enrolled in Empire State College, a "college without walls." However, "teaching" in the broad sense was an integral part of my entire career. I often served as an expert witness explaining to an Adm... (read more)
...During my time as a teacher, I have focused my professional development on study skills. This relatively new age of learning consists of many online activities, remote learning and most of all, Google. In my studies, I have accumulated many strategies to assist students with remembering content, not be memorization but through visual aids, progressive Venn Diagrams and many others. (read more)