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Karen

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I love helping students of all ages learn. One of the best things about teaching is seeing the "light go on" when a student is learning something new or particularly challenging to them. Those "Aha!" moments are what drive and energize me. I have worked with students most of my life, starting as a babysitter, then becoming a Youth Director, and finally becoming a full-time professional teacher in 2001.

I completed my bachelor's degree in Vocal Performance at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. When I realized I wanted to teach, I took additional education courses at Pasco-Hernando State College, Saint Leo University, and Florida Southern College, then became a certified professional educator. I recently completed my master's degree in Vocal Performance at the University of North Florida.

I am certified to teach in Florida and Georgia with subject area endorsements in Music K-12, English 6-12, ESOL K-12, and Elementary Education PreK-3. I tutor English, Literature, Grammar, Test Preparation, Music, Music Theory, and Microsoft Office (including Word, Teams, Excel, Outlook), among other subjects.

I have five years of online tutoring experience, and in the 8,600 classes that I taught, the parents have described me as meticulous, encouraging, attentive, professional, engaging, and appropriately humorous. My teaching philosophy is to connect with the student as a person first and foremost, then approach learning in an individualized and personalized strategy. While some rules and methodologies are consistent within curricula, there is no "one-size-fits-all" technique for learning. I am gifted at finding the right approach for each student to help them learn the best.

When I'm not teaching, I enjoy reading and listening to audiobooks, playing the guitar and ukulele, enjoying time with my husband, pets, extended family, cooking, and singing. You can also find me on my phone. I like playing games, posting on social media, watching YouTube, or reading about current events.

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Karen’s Qualifications

Education & Certification

Undergraduate Degree: Samford University - Bachelor of Science, Music

Graduate Degree: University of North Florida - Master of Science, Voice and Opera

Hobbies

Singing and Performing music Playing guitar and ukulele Cooking and baking Reading (books, magazines, websites) Gaming

Tutoring Subjects

1st Grade ELA (in Spanish)

1st Grade Math (in Spanish)

2nd Grade ELA (in Spanish)

2nd Grade Math (in Spanish)

3rd Grade ELA (in Spanish)

3rd Grade Math (in Spanish)

4th Grade ELA (in Spanish)

4th Grade Math (in Spanish)

5th Grade ELA (in Spanish)

5th Grade Math (in Spanish)

6th Grade AP Language Composition

Academic Coaching

ACCUPLACER Prep

ACCUPLACER ESL - Listening

ACCUPLACER ESL - Reading Skills

ACCUPLACER ESL - Sentence Meaning

ACCUPLACER Language Use

ACCUPLACER WritePlacer

ACT English

ACT Reading

ACT Writing

Admissions

Adult ESL/ELL

Adult Literacy

AP Music Theory

Art

Audition Prep

Basic Computer Literacy

Beginner Spanish (Grades 2-3)

Beginner Spanish (Grades 4-5)

Beginner Spanish (Grades 6-8)

Beginner Spanish (Grades K-1)

Beginner Spanish for Adults

British Literature

Business

Business Writing

Classics

CLEP Prep

CLEP College Composition

CLEP College Composition Modular

CLEP English Literature

College Application Essays

College English

COMPASS Prep

COMPASS Reading

COMPASS Writing Skills

Composition

Conducting

Conversational German

Creative Writing

Elementary Reading and Phonics Class

Elementary School English

Elementary School Math

Elementary School Reading

Elementary School Science

Elementary School Writing

Eleven Plus English Prep

Eleven Plus Exam Prep

English

English Grammar and Syntax

ESL/ELL

Essay Editing

Expository Writing

Fiction Writing

Fine Arts

Florida EOC Assessment Prep

GED Prep

GED Math

GED Reasoning Through Language Arts

GED Science

GED Social Studies

German

German 1

Graduate Test Prep

Handwriting

High School English

High School Writing

IB Language A: Language and Literature

IB Language A: Literature

IB Literature and Performance

IB Music

IB Theatre

IB World Religions

Improvisation

Introduction to Spanish (Grades 2-3)

Introduction to Spanish (Grades 4-5)

Introduction to Spanish (Grades 6-8)

Introduction to Spanish (Grades K-1)

Introduction to Spanish for Adults

Introduction to Spanish for Preschoolers

Languages

Late Elementary Reading Comprehension

Literature

Math

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Middle School English

Middle School Math

Middle School Reading

Middle School Reading Comprehension

Middle School Science

Middle School Social Studies

Middle School Writing

Multiplication Tricks

Music

Music Theory

Other

PCAT Reading Comprehension

PCAT Verbal Ability

PCAT Writing

Performing Arts

Photoshop

Pre-Reading Super Skills Class

Presentation Skills

Productivity

Professional Certifications

Public Speaking

Reading

Reading Comprehension Class

Reading Fundamentals: Phonics and Decoding

Religion

Robust Reading Class

Science

Short Story Fairytales

Singing

Social Networking

Social Sciences

Social Studies

Songwriting

Spanish

Spanish 1

Spanish 2

Spelling Bee

Spelling, Grammar, and Writing Skills Class

Study Skills

Study Skills and Organization

Technology and Coding

TEFL - Teaching English as a Foreign Language

TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Test Prep

Visual Arts

Vocal Training

Voice

Web Design

Writing

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