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With over seventeen years experience as a teacher, tutor, academic coach, and professional development facilitator, I am highly qualified and available to meet your academic or training needs. I have worked as a classroom teacher with elementary through high school students in English language arts, an ESL teacher assisting with all content areas, an instructional coach and tech coordinator for public schools, and a nonprofit teacher volunteeer for life, study, and testing skills. In addition, I am a certified trainer through a number of companies, including a Google certified trainer. My specialties are instructional technology, English, reading, grammar, writing, study skills, GSuite, English as a Second Language, and more. I have experience with and am available to work with all grades elementary through adult. Choose me for your academic needs, and you will not regret it!

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Carissa’s Qualifications
Education & Certification

Undergraduate Degree: University of Alabama at Birmingham - Bachelor of Education, English

Graduate Degree: University of Alabama at Birmingham - Masters in Education, Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL)

Hobbies

In my spare time I enjoy adventure, learning, writing, and spending time with friends and family.

Tutoring Subjects
ACT English
American Literature
Elementary School
Elementary School Reading
Elementary School Writing
English
English Grammar and Syntax
ESL/ELL
Essay Editing
High School English
High School Level American Literature
High School Writing
Middle School Reading
Middle School Reading Comprehension
Middle School Writing
Other
Study Skills
Study Skills and Organization
Test Prep
Writing