"To my teaching role, I bring my doctoral degree in The Study of Literature through Performance in Cultural and Historical contexts and my master of arts degree studying how gifted, creative learners learn. An experienced overseas learner-centered educator, I offer research-based, shared-inquiry, innovative formative language arts practices that inspire students to revise and offer their best exam performances. I offer IB English Literature A and B, Theory of Knowledge, and Theater Arts; I supervise Extended Essays; I was a former IB Examiner of the EE and Paper 1 Commentary; I am a Creative Writing teacher and a published author of research and creative work.

I invite students into the world of discovery learning that develops their centers of control for learning and their character-learner traits: curiosity, reflectivity, understanding, integrity, communication skills, compassion, principled risk-taking courage, and balance. They learn how to learn as they become close readers of themselves, literature, and our evolving world subject to evolving Nature. They travel, exploring both inner and outer landscapes, and a great variety of cultural and historical contexts . Realizing, as did Einstein, that imagination is greater than knowledge, they become problem solvers in real-life circumstances. They learn to understand a creative work in context relative to an author's purpose. They learn to appreciate authors' creative choices and why. Many of my IB students have received full marks of 7/7 or 6/7, giving them possible university scholarships or tertiary English wavers. A number of my students also publish.

Students benefit from and enjoy learning with me. Please contact me with your questions and to schedule lessons." less...