...In college I took a seminar on how to teach English to non-native learners. This seminar included teaching classes twice a week to English learners. I have tutored a number of ESL/ESOL students since then, everything from conversational partners to academic help in a variety of subjects. (read more)
...Further evidence of my having good study skills myself: dean's list, magna cum laude for Bachelor of Arts degree; A's in graduate courses; and passing with honors the teachers' Praxis II exam on English Content Knowledge. I've also studied the pedagogy of teaching study skills and have attended ... (read more)
...Since starting graduate school in 1968, I have taught public speaking. I taught the subject to 8th graders, company presidents, middle managers, and college freshmen. My coaching reinforces what my client does well, but also offers alternatives for behaviors that do not help the speaker. (read more)
I am an experienced teacher whose main priority is to make learning both fun and effective. I seek to engage my students by using a variety of creative methods, including wordplay, videos, Mad Libs, etc. and also by making the subject matter relevant to the student. With my experience teaching wri... (read more)