About the teacher
About Me
I didn't plan on becoming a teacher. I started teaching as a hobby, and found my passion instead.
Sixteen years later, I've taught almost every kind of learner there is. Kindergarteners taking their first steps into a new language. Primary and middle school students in full classrooms. Adults in small groups and in one-on-one lessons, each with their own reasons for being there. Every age asks something different of a teacher, and learning to meet all of them has shaped everything about how I work.
I believe teaching is the one thing that truly lets us transcend. What we teach doesn't stay in the classroom, it travels with our students into conversations, jobs, and lives we'll never see. That thought keeps me in this work.
What I enjoy most isn't teaching itself. It's the moment a student starts enjoying learning. When a child asks for one more round of a game without realizing they're practicing. When an adult who was nervous on day one starts talking without stopping to think first. When the effort stops feeling like effort. That's when I know a class is working.
After sixteen years, I still walk into every lesson curious about who's in front of me and what they'll need.
My Experience Includes
ESL teaching across all levels, from kindergarten through middle school, over 16 years.
TKT certification from Cambridge, all three modules completed.
Preparing students for Cambridge KET and PET exams.
Teaching international students, including Japanese and Korean learners.
Leading a student trip to London and Scotland, from planning the itinerary to managing the group throughout the stay.
Small group and one-on-one adult classes.
Google Certified Educator, Levels 1 and 2.
Working in private school environments.
My Legacy as a Teacher
I don't measure my work by how many units I cover or how many mistakes I correct. I measure it by what my students carry with them once the class is over.
I want every student who walks into my class to leave with more than vocabulary and grammar rules. I want them to leave with the confidence to actually use what they've learned to speak up without stopping to translate first, to follow a conversation they once would have missed, to say what they really think in a language that wasn't always theirs.
I want my students to use English the way I once helped a group of them use it in London and Scotland, not because a lesson required it, but because life did. To order food. Ask for directions. Make a friend.
I believe teaching is one of the truest ways we transcend ourselves. What I teach doesn't stay in my class, it leaves with every student, into every conversation, trip, and opportunity they'll ever have.