...Serving as an AP reader every June was an opportunity to see what the best high school writers in the nation were capable of! For a teacher of writing, the goal must always be to help students find their "personal voice," and to use that voice to change the world! College application essays can be a source of frustration for students. (read more)
...I have helped college students with study skills for several years. I teach them how to take notes in class, how to use those notes to study for an exam and how to glean important subject information from their textbook. Study skills are the key to preparing and mastering the course and the test. (read more)
...I have helped dozens of students with college application essays. I help them generate ideas and ensure that the application is tailored to the college of their choosing. As a freelance writer, I teach creative ways to introduce a topic and tell a compelling story. (read more)
...I have a BA in history, an MA in the history of science, and have received multiple grants supporting my own primary source research. I graduated from Oregon State University's History and Philosophy of Science program in December 2019 with a 3.93 GPA. My research focused on the History of Medicine and the ethics of experimentation in Germany between 1900 and 1933. (read more)
...I do everything I can in my lesson planning to ensure that those goals are both within reach and challenging without being intimidating. I find that creative writing can be both to some students. I think it's important to mitigate that by making the learned material fun and engaging. (read more)