...I have been teaching reading comprehension and reading strategy skills for 5 years to students ranging from elementary to college level. I have been playing and teaching chess for many years. My students have ranged from ages 4 through adult. (read more)
I am a 4th-year Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student at Georgia Tech. I have a 3.96/4.00 GPA and greatly enjoy learning, teaching, research, and higher education. I have received Faculty Honors from my university each of the last 3 semesters and have broad experience in academic and professional settings through jobs and internships. (read more)
...I take a cross-curricular approach that relates English to other subjects so students get a fuller understanding of the subject. I worked as an English as a Second Language Consultant for three years while I was an undergraduate. I helped speakers of many different languages (Russian, Farsi, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) achieve excellent proficiency in English through their work with me. (read more)
...Real world applications always make the lessons interesting. I believe in a lot of contextualization as most of us are very visual creatures. I encourage my students to be like actors and play a part which in turn will help rid them of their inhibitions. (read more)