...Throughout the years I have worked as a special education teacher and teacher of the visually impaired (TVI). I have also worked as a music therapist, vision rehabilitation teacher, and as a tutor specializing in the Wilson Reading Program. I currently work full time as a TVI and am an adjunct p... (read more)
...With an undergraduate degree in philosophy and premed from the University of Chicago, as well as two graduate degrees (from Northwestern University and College of Saint Rose) in education, I have a breath of subjects I am comfortable teaching and analyzing. This has carried over particularly wel... (read more)
...Students with special needs need guidance and redirection for academia. They are intellectual and eager to learn and need someone with the right motivation and patience. I student taught in an inclusive classroom and had hands-on experience helping students with special needs succeed. (read more)
...I have also taught biology classes at the high school level with a focus on microbiological concepts. As an adult living with ADD, and I have been able to use my experiences to help students excel. Several of my students have some degree of attention deficiency, and this has given me the ability to use what I've learned from personal experience to facilitate student learning. (read more)
...I have a student-centered teaching philosophy.I have taught reading in both English and Russian. I worked for several years at Sylvan Learning Center in Portland, Or, improving students' reading, writing and math skills in a one-on-one environment. I taught reading to a group of foreign exchange students. (read more)