Experience Summary
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Have lived a very full and diverse life (2 years of my youth in New Zealand), with multiple interests in art, composition of the world, and diversity among people. Genuine curiosity and willingness to be wrong.
Very resourceful-- know how to find tools that work for the people I work with. Very observant about attitudes, motivations, and ways of communication.
Teaching Style
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Adaptive, dependent on need of student. Love to laugh and make jokes as mnemonic devices. Deep understanding of different learning styles (I was in Special Education in high school), and respectful of backgrounds, beliefs, and flexible with last-minute situations.
My Hobbies
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Dancing, drawing and sketching, exercise, creative writing, reading (non-fiction and fiction), NPR news
Other Comments
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| Ballroom Dancing |
 This is one of my top subjects!
Proficiency: Experienced
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| 3 years of competitive ballroom dance (Silver level)
Trained with Darrell Dieringer, Art of Dance, Madison WI (now moving to Seattle) |
| Creative Writing |
Proficiency: Experienced
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| 2 publications in the Madison College Yahara Journal
Compensated work for publishing articles online |
| Earth Science |
Proficiency: I know the basics
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| 1 college course + access to the Professor of Soil Science at UW- Madison, WI. |
| English |
This is one of my top subjects!
Proficiency: Expert
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| College reading and writing comprehension. |
| Marine Biology |
This is one of my top subjects!
Proficiency: Experienced
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| Voracious researcher of Marine Biology in my time outside of work and school. Marine biology is my passion and I love sharing information about it, along with understanding how the marine ecosystem works and the definitions associated with it. |
| Psychology |
Proficiency: I know the basics
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| Multiple college courses.
- Psychology 101
- Men, Society, and Psychology
- Human Sexuality
- Multiple anthropology courses and personal experience. |
| Shakespeare |
Proficiency: Experienced
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| Very familiar with Shakespeare's work. |