• 7th & 8th Grade English, Reading, Communications and Writing (3 years) • High School Journalism (3 years) • High School English and Literature (5 years) • Online teacher and tutor (3 years)
My philosophy of education is to make it as fun, personalized, and as interactive as possible for the kids. I always try to even out my direct instruction/lecture time with plenty of opportunities for students to practice these new skills, take polls, play review games, and collaborate with peers.
• Graduated Cum Laude from Kansas State University in 2010 • ETS (Praxis II) Recognition of Excellence (top 5% nationwide) for secondary-level teaching practices
Teaching--especially in English, writing, and language arts--is a true passion of mine. I graduated Cum Laude from Kansas State University in 2010 with a Secondary Education degree in English and Journalism, and then went on to teach in the public schools for before setting off on my own as an online teacher and tutor.
I am happily married to my husband Brad, and we have two beautiful daughters, Sophia and Elise. We currently reside in Kansas in a small town, and we love the small town life. Oh, and Zerr is pronounced "Zarr," so it rhymes with "car."
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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Arts & Music, Other (Art), ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA), Literature, Professional Development, Family Consumer Sciences, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Poetry, Test Preparation, Close Reading