"Michelle D. is a professional tutor with an Instructional Designer certification from Full Sail University. She has more than 10 years of experience teaching in the classroom and online.

Her subjects include English, Writing, ESL, ASVAB, computers, Spanish, and multimedia Journalism. She is dynamic and enthusiastic about helping students to reach their educational and career goals.

She has taught students at many levels of education, including elementary school students through college graduates. She adapts to all types of learning styles, and she effectively and efficiently tailors her courses and learning materials to accommodate students' learning needs.

Michelle started teaching as a peer tutor in 1990-91 at a NYC High School where she tutored Math, Spanish, History, and English. Since then, she earned her B.A., M.S. and M.A. college degrees in traditional Journalism, Gen. Admin., and Digital Journalism, respectively.

In 2014, after earning her Instructional Designer certification from Full Sail University, she returned to Mercer County Community College (MCCC) as an Education Specialist to teach college prep subjects such as AP English, the PARCC, ESL, SAT, and ACT to high schoolers. She was successful with her students at MCCC, where she had positive feedbacks.

(Dryden was previously an English-Writing tutor at MCCC from Oct. 2008 thru Feb. 2011).

Upon returning to MCCC in 2014 -18, she also taught college English at all levels, and ESL and GED to community students who were seeking computers and job skills for career advancements.

During this time, she was also an MCCC professor of Journalism, and a professor for new students who needed study skills and college 101 orientation.

Since 2020, she now works independently via online tutoring platforms. And, she prefers to teach English, writing, and Journalism-related subjects.

You may request her for private tutoring, or make instant bookings during her availability." less...