...Though I focused primarily on violin in middle school, in high school my interests became split between violin, orchestrating/arranging music, and music composition, so much so that I eventually chose composition as my major. While studying at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts,... (read more)
...The most common question I hear is, "Why are we learning this?" or "Why is this useful?". I've found most of my students learn the material better if you give them an application for it. Its not tested though so standard schooling tends to gloss over topics like this in favor of time but I feel like it is nearly as important as the material itself. (read more)
...One of my tasks as an advance reader is to point out any typos or grammatical errors in the unfinished drafts. Additionally, I was an editor of my school newspaper, thus I have had a lot of experience proofreading and editing. I speak to students and observe them working on school work in order to help them with their study skills. (read more)
...The first agency I trained with was a non-profit literacy council that focused on straight reading and phonics. The second agency was an education coalition that focused on a one-on-one method for tutoring and mentoring school students. Those two systems put together enables me to teach a variety of skills to a larger audience while achieving maximum results. (read more)
...Joseph's College of New York, and graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor Of Arts degree in English and Secondary Education. I have had the great fortune of working as a lead tutor in the School's Academic Writing Center. The experience helped me strengthen my writing skills, allowed me to work closely with my peers, and gave me the opportunity to work with a diverse group of students. (read more)