Kayleigh E.
Private tutor in Steamboat Springs, CO
Education
EDUCATION Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO September 2012 - May 2015 Bachelor of Arts – Major: English, Minor: Education Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Distinction in English, Deans List 2012-2013 GPA: 3.94 Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT Fall 2011-Spring 2012 Honors: College Scholar Spring 2012 GPA: 3.75 Steamboat Springs High School, Steamboat Springs, CO Fall 2007-Spring 2011 Honors: Summa Cum Laude Graduate GPA: 4.045
Experience
Previous Tutoring Experience: Catamount Institute Intern, Colorado Springs, CO Fall 2013-May 2015 • Science based environmental education intern • Created and executed lesson plans for the YES Club after school program • Planned largest fundraising event and organized silent auction Aide in Steamboat Springs High School English Classroom, Steamboat Springs, CO Summer 2013 • Shadowed an English teacher at Steamboat Springs High School • Collaborated in the lesson planning process, led students through reading and writing exercises Colorado College Aides in Colorado Springs Spring 2013 • Shadowed an English teacher at Palmer High School for 30 hours • Facilitated class discussion, planned and led multiple classes Monkton Central School-Middlebury College World Language Program 2011-2012 • Taught Spanish to a sixth grade class at Monkton Central Elementary School for one hour each Monday • Developed lesson plans that incorporated various teaching methods and strategies Escuela Del Sol Day School Summer 2010 • Taught English as a second language to three, four, and five years olds in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Children’s Literacy Center Tutor 2012-2013 • Tutored a third grade student twice a week in literacy Test Scores (ACT & AP) ACT: 31 (of 36) AP Exam Spanish Language: 4 (of 5) AP Exam 2D Studio Art: 3 (of 5) AP Exam English Literature: 4 (of 5) AP Exam English Language: 5 (of 5) Why I would like to tutor: I am passionate about education, learning, and youth. While at Colorado College, I decided that I would like to teach high school English one day, so I pursued an English degree with a minor in Education. I love explaining difficult concepts to students and thinking of effective practices for communicating content. Additionally I believe that working with a student one-on-one is one of the most effective ways to help them reach their academic goals. In essence, I love working with youth, teaching and talking about reading and writing, and helping students understand content that has previously baffled them. Relevant Classes: Poems, Poets, Poetry Intermediate Spanish I Education in America Intermediate Spanish II Education Quality & Equity Bilingual & Popular Education Intermediate Spanish for Social Sciences Introduction to Poetry Contemporary Issues in Education Introduction to Shakespeare Introduction to Literary Theory American Lit: American Dreams/Nightmares Independent Reading: Adolescent Lit. 20th-Century African-American Lit: Black Writers in Paris Junior Seminar: Chaucer and His Circle Senior English Seminar Educational Psychology Advanced Independent Education Capstone: Curriculum Design & Storytelling Youth Empowerment Senior Thesis: The Palindromic Imagination as Counter Hegemonic Discourse in The Poisonwood Bible Major Authors: Jane Austen
Subject Expertise
Literary AnalysisBritish LiteratureCollege EssaysCreative WritingEssay EditingExpository WritingFiction WritingGrammar and MechanicsIntroduction to FictionIntroduction to PoetryAP Spanish LanguageLiteraturePersuasive WritingPoetry WritingShakespeareShort NovelSpanish 2Spanish 3Spanish 4Writing6th Grade WritingEnglishSpanish 110th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing6th Grade ReadingSpanish7th Grade Reading7th Grade Writing8th Grade Reading8th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading9th Grade WritingAmerican LiteratureAP English Language and CompositionAP English Literature and Composition
Availability
Any day at any time
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I grew up in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and attended Middlebury College in Vermont for my freshman year of college, then transferred to Colorado College as a sophomore. I love Colorado, the mountains, and being outside. I spend my time hiking, reading, painting, and taking photos. I am fortunate enough to have traveled extensively, spending over a month in Zambia, France, and Sweden. I also spent a semester in Santiago, Chile, studying their education system.
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