Experience Summary
I am currently a graduate student at USF, Tampa, in the English Education department. I have a temporary Florida educator's certificate in English 6-12. I have worked with students ranging from "at-risk" 1st graders, to professional adults returning to school. I have worked for The Princeton Review as an SAT, NSAT, and GRE teacher/tutor and have been self-employed as a private tutor for reading, writing, French, math, and intermediate science. In Spring of 2006 I substitute taught for Manatee County, FL. As a graduate of New College of Florida, the public honors college for the state of Florida, I have a BA in Literature / Gender Studies. I wrote my undergraduate thesis on "The Healing Power of Narrative: 1937 Haitian Massacre and Two Literary Representations."
Teaching Style
As the child of two educators, I am passionate that education can make a difference in people's lives. I believe in a constructivist approach to teaching and learning. It is my job as a teacher and tutor to discover students' strengths and weaknesses and build upon their strengths. Through the activation of prior knowledge and the connection to personal experience, I have seen students achieve great success in a variety of academic disciplines.