My education covers a broad spectrum of disciplines and genres that enables me to better serve the needs of the students. I have over 15 years of experience in classroom environments, teaching amongst diverse student populations representing various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as different emotional / learning needs. Additionally, I have 8 years of experience teaching across virtual platforms. My experience includes curriculum design, Autism and Special Education, Adult Education, HSE instruction, Early Intervention, General Studies, etc. I use a variety of creative teaching techniques to engage students with different learning styles and needs.

I have been teaching and tutoring in the classroom over twenty years. I have worked at high school and college tutoring centers. In addition, I scored English papers for the Bellevue (WA) School District, for two years, and for the Educational Testing Service for eleven years since 2007, including two years as a scoring supervisor. PMy students have won national awards for their essays. Primary obstacles hinder a student’s learning: confidence or an uncertain relationship with words, grammar / punctuation skills, and problems when English is a second language. Too often students have not had the experience of seeing their…