...I started my teaching career at Eisenhower Middle School in the Hillsborough County School District working with the general student population and ESL students. It was then that I realized how much I enjoyed teaching ESL and working with students to improve their English language skills. I re... (read more)
...Whether for just simple cards to express feelings, to writing a book or short story, writing a description or a paragraph, knowing how to write opens a whole new world of possibilities. Transferring words into sentences to form a whole story is the key. Learn how to express emotions by putting it on paper and letting the sentences become the translation. (read more)
...In my Creative Writing course, we explored nonfiction, poetry, and worldbuilding as well. The course wasn't just turning students loose on a blank page and hoping for the best, but incorporated discussion of readings, tropes, genre, likes and dislikes, motivation, and how to get unstuck. When G... (read more)
...I struggled as a student with likely undiagnosed mild learning disabilities. I thrive on helping students who don't naturally grasp reading and writing. I understand how dyslexia presents itself, what the challenges are and how to gently but methodically address it. (read more)
...I enjoy fantasy, science fiction, adventure, and mystery novels. Since reading is one of my main hobbies, I collect books, and next year, I hope to enter a master's degree program for literary analysis. I'm currently in school for Linguistics and English, and I've taken a variety of classes for professional and academic writing. (read more)