Experience Summary
I have tutored and taught classes online and in-person for over 20 years and am nationally board certified. I have edited over three-thousand essays, and have tutored grammar, poetry, and all aspects of writing and rhetoric. I have taught middle school through college-level English language and literature in the public and private sectors. I tutor for results in the majority of standardized tests, including all teacher certification tests. For the past 20+ years, I have taught and tutored English and ESL. My credentials are available as a public TN educator look up. the past year I chose to take time off from teaching to focus on obtaining my MAT in secondary English, which I will complete in May of this year. I am very anxious to begin teaching again. The years that I taught were extremely rewarding and fulfilling. My students exhibited diversities in learning styles, backgrounds, cultures, and interests. I have taught English to students at various levels, including, standard, honors, and advanced placement. It has been, and will always be my utmost goal to tailor my teaching methods to best meet the needs of all of my learners to ensure the highest level of success for each of my students/clients. I have now obtained my Ph.D. in education and am nationally board certified.
Teaching Style
My students exhibited diversities in learning styles, backgrounds, cultures, and interests. I have taught English to students at many levels, including, standard, honors and advanced placement. Additionally, I was an active club sponsor and peer mediator. It has been and will always be my utmost goal to tailor my teaching methods to best meet the needs of all of my learners in order to ensure the highest level of success for each child.
When I began my teaching career, my passion for English propelled me to initiate and nurture the same love of literature and writing in young people. However, although the aforementioned mantra remains in tact, another overarching mission evolved––to devote myself to the betterment of children’s lives using all of the knowledge, experience, skills and devotion that I have to offer. Two of the greatest rewards that I have received thus far in my teaching career are those of seeing the successes of my students, and secondly, having the wonderful gift of lifelong learning for myself.
My Hobbies
Reading, Music, Film, having great conversations.
Other Comments
I have my M.A.T. in ICL, my doctorate in EDPR, and I have National Board Certification.
| ACT |
Proficiency: Expert
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| I have tutored students to take the ACT for over 10 years. |
| Composition |
Proficiency: Expert
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| I am a writing specialist within my field of language arts. I have helped compose and edited over 1500 essays in career. |
| Creative Writing |
Proficiency: Expert
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| Expert |
| GMAT |
Proficiency: Expert
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| I have tutored students for the GMAT with great success. |
| Grammar |
Proficiency: Expert
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| I am highly proficient in teaching all aspects of grammar |
| Literature |
Proficiency: Expert
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| Literature was a concentration within my major, and I have taught most genres of literature to students for over 10 years. |
| Praxis Exam |
Proficiency: Expert
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| I have taken and been successful in taking 7 Praxis exams, and have tutored others who needed help with the tests. |
| Sociology |
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| I am an expert in writing sociology researched papera. |
| Testing Skills |
Proficiency: Expert
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| Expert |