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Fun Facts
My greatest passions are for literature and music. A great story or a cleverly-constructed tune truly make me excited to share and analyze, and I enjoy being able to bring that enthusiasm to the table in education. I've studied music, literature, and history, both in school and independently. I also taught myself piano in high school and have performed playing and singing at open mics around town. Though it was not a priority in school, I delved into 19th century literature and loved it.
About Me
I'm a senior at EWU, soon to have my teaching certificate after student-teaching at Shadle Park High. Eventually, my current plan is to move to Alaska to help relieve the teacher shortage there and to benefit the students who tend to be underserved. While I may consider doing administrative work in the future, I believe that my passion for teaching will likely keep me as a high-school teacher for the foreseeable future.
Experience
Most of my experience has come from working with a 10th grade class at Shadle Park High, observing and teaching several lessons. Prior to that I've mentored students at church, especially in training for acapella choir. I've also worked a great deal with peers, helping to piece through difficult excerpts of texts or applying mathematical concepts and formulas. My greatest success has come just from teaching the discipline of perseverance, with which any subject can be grasped.
Approach
While I've learned a great deal in school, I've learned far more in independent research and study. In high school I generally felt like the system was holding me back, and so I completed the work I had to while focusing on more interesting pursuits. The better strategy, however, as I've found from teaching experiences, is to incorporate the students' interests into the teaching. Then they will continue to teach themselves inadvertently, which is a necessity for a great education.
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EnrolledEducation Tutoring
Educational Psychology: 4.0
Intro to Special Education 3.2
Foundations of Assessment 3.7
Foundations of Secondary Classroom Management 3.7
Grammar for Teachers 4.0
Content Area Reading 3.0
Secondary Strategies 3.4
Literature Tutoring
American Literature I 4.0
Literature of the Bible 3.2
Shakespeare 3.3
British Literature I 4.0
American Literature II 3.3
Teaching Literature to Adolescents 3.9
My personal reading is varied and deeply analytical. I'm familiar with various forms of analyzing poetry and prose, and can help any struggling reader to ask the necessary questions that will benefit their reading of difficult texts.
Reading Comprehension Tutoring
In my literature courses, I've helped many peers understand the more difficult texts we were asked to analyze. The piecemeal approach is often necessary, as well as the discipline of persistence, which is difficult to develop, but necessary. I've taken courses over all periods of American and British literature, scoring 3.0 or above, and am familiar with works of other cultures as well.
Study Skills Tutoring
The need to study was something I always struggled with as a primary and secondary school student. But working with students in the secondary education program has allowed me to practice keeping kids focused and I've learned how to mediate distractions to learning. The necessity of repetition even when it seems unhelpful, is a difficult truth for all students to accept, but I am learning how to communicate that concept.
Writing Tutoring
English Composition 3.4
Intro to Creative Writing 4.0
Intro to Fiction 3.7
Intro to Poetry 3.8
The Composition Process 3.0
Grammar for Teachers 4.0
Writing is a passion of mine, academically and recreationally, and there are many techniques I've become familiar with to help students understand the value of writing well.
AP English Tutoring
American Literature I 4.0
Literature of the Bible 3.2
Shakespeare 3.3
British Literature I 4.0
American Literature II 3.3
Teaching Literature to Adolescents 3.9
I'm familiar with the canon of academic literature and the level of analysis and work that is required by college courses. AP courses are very demanding, but practice will lead to success. In student-teaching, I've taught an AP class, specifically on the analysis of poetry.
Government Tutoring
My knowledge of the government comes largely from independent study and research rather than college classes. I'm familiar with the function of primary elections and the electoral college, which is extremely important and yet neglected a great deal in modern education. I've analyzed the Declaration and Constitution among other political documents and studied how different presidents have interpreted them differently.
History Tutoring
History of the Present 3.6
Peasant Societies 3.7
Western Heritage 3.7
Early African American History 3.7
Art History of Modern Times 3.1
Both through these studies and through independent study and research I've succeeded in developing an understanding of the changing world and its patterns. History has become a recreational passion for me, and it is a pleasure to help others connect these dots among such a wealth of material, which can seem overwhelming.
Music Theory Tutoring
At Columbia Basin College, I studied Music theory exclusively and the study greatly refined my own musical composition as a result, though it did not lead me to become a music teacher, as I had intended. I completed two years of music theory, never receiving below a 3.3.
Religion Tutoring
Philosophy of Religion 4.0
Western Heritage 3.7
Literature of the Bible 3.2
Though i have my own deeply-held religious views, I'm very eager to hear what others believe, and I've found that sharing this curiosity can help others to analyze religious texts and better understand their place in our world. I've studied the bible thoroughly, and have also enjoyed analyzing texts of Hinduism and other cultures.
Writing Advance Tutoring
English Composition 3.4
Intro to Creative Writing 4.0
Intro to Fiction 3.7
Intro to Poetry 3.8
The Composition Process 3.0
Grammar for Teachers 4.0
Writing is a passion of mine, academically and recreationally, and there are many techniques I've become familiar with to help students understand the value of writing well.
Ear Training Tutoring
At Columbia Basin College, I studied Music theory exclusively and the study greatly refined my own musical composition as a result, though it did not lead me to become a music teacher, as I had intended. I completed two years of music theory, never receiving below a 3.3.
Music Theory Tutoring
At Columbia Basin College, I studied Music theory exclusively and the study greatly refined my own musical composition as a result, though it did not lead me to become a music teacher, as I had intended. I completed two years of music theory, never receiving below a 3.3.
I succeeded especially well at ear-training. Though it is naturally easier for me, I've learned where the difficulty lies for others and have found that consistent practice can perfect this skill with anyone who is not absolutely tone-deaf.
English Tutoring
Grammar for Teachers 4.0
Shakespeare 3.3
English Composition 3.4
Intro to Creative Writing 4.0
Intro to Fiction 3.7
Intro to Poetry 3.8
Algebra Tutoring
Precalculus I 3.2
Precalculus II 3.6
Calculus I 3.4
Originally planning to become a high-school math teacher, I took and succeeded in many math classes up until a certain level of difficulty beyond which I was unable to advance. However, high school level of math is still something I'm very practiced in and familiar with.
Pre Algebra Tutoring
Precalculus I 3.2
Precalculus II 3.6
Calculus I 3.4
Originally planning to become a high-school math teacher, I took and succeeded in many math classes up until a certain level of difficulty beyond which I was unable to advance. However, high school level of math is still something I'm very practiced in and familiar with.
Math Tutoring
Precalculus I 3.2
Precalculus II 3.6
Calculus I 3.4
Originally planning to become a high-school math teacher, I took and succeeded in many math classes up until a certain level of difficulty beyond which I was unable to advance. However, high school level of math is still something I'm very practiced in and familiar with.