"Karibu! I'm a native Nebraskan, with a global perspective of over ten years in international education. I currently teach at an IBO / IGCSE international school in Prague, Czech Republic. I most recently taught college writing/composition at University of Nebraska-Kearney. My writing has won awards (Best Thesis at the university, a graduate assistantship) and I've published several journals and academic book reviews. My experience includes teaching high school English in Madagascar, Indonesia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, the Czech Republic and Seattle. I graduated from Northwestern College, cum laude, with a B.A. in English Education and from UNK with a Masters of English with specialization in the teaching of Writing/Composition/Rhetoric. I hold a current Masters teaching certificate in Iowa.

My classroom experience includes teaching English grades 6-13, ACT/SAT prep courses, coaching students through the college essay writing process, and instruction in AP Lit and AP Language. I am also experienced with IB English curriculum and assessments included the Personal Project, Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge Essay, English B, and English Language and Literature. My students have gone on to Princeton, MITT, Yale, Brown, Stanford, and Cornell.

Learning should be fun and interesting, even if the topic isn't a student's favorite. When teaching, I introduce lessons in a fun and creative way, then teach the material to be accessible. I believe learning should be practical, so I do my best to structure lessons to be transferable to other subjects. My teaching style is to challenge students while coming alongside them to grow in an encouraging way. I try to bring the combination of appropriate challenge and encouragement into my tutoring. I love empowering the students I teach to become better and more independent writers.

I'm excited to help you succeed in your writing and look forward to connecting with you." less...