Award-Winning IELTS - International English Language Testing System Tutors serving Northlake, IL

My primary goal is to improve the lives of my students by developing their communication skills in English language and helping them achieve what they aspire to be. To achieve this goal, I sometimes need to go "outside the box" to find unconventional solutions for the problems faced by my students.

My mission as a teacher, writer, and researcher is to change the world one conversation at a time.

...Since graduation, I have traveled extensively, teaching two years in a low-income public high school in Tennessee; three years in Spain teaching English while improving my Spanish, and also tutoring children from low income areas of Kentucky and small towns in Valencia. During this time, I also acquired my TEFL certification. While I tutor a...

...and get excited about creating it. I have worked with students in 6,7,8,and 9th grade levels. I enjoy working with students that appreciate art and ask me questions, and have a "can do" attitude towards creating art. I love putting their work on display for others to see! I graduated from Indian River State College...

...to peers. In summary, I am a motivated and dedicated ESL teacher with a proven track record of success in creating engaging and effective learning experiences for students of all ages and backgrounds. I am passionate about empowering my students to reach their full potential and am committed to ongoing professional development to ensure that...

...with those aha! I get it, I can do it ! breakthroughs. I am currently learning Spanish ( again) and definitely appreciate those forehead smacking aha! moments for myself, as well. For my IELTS and TOEFL students, we started from where they were and built on strengths while working on the tough stuff, primarily writing....

...am an English instructor with 17 years of experience teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language. I am experienced in writing tutoring at the college level, and also have experience preparing students for English proficiency tests such as IELTS and TOEFL. I believe that language learning should be fun and personalized! I look forward...

...them with "big ideas" and questions to be considered. Monitor them, guide them, and support the process of learning. I assess learning based on a student demonstrating, in a variety of ways, that they understand themes, concepts, and the impact of all the ideas we study. This may be a blog, writing a script, a...

...in South America: first in Colombia, then in Brazil through a Fulbright grant. Literature, foreign languages, and social studies are my specialties, but I'm comfortable in all subject areas. I'm an encouraging and warm presence in the classroom, and get to know the needs of the students I work with so that we can strive...

...during my time abroad I learned Italian while living in Italy and improved my level of Spanish while living in Spain. I believe that the keys and foundations to learning any language are trying and making mistakes, along with consistency until reaching the level of proficiency. I have a strong passion for teaching, and learning...