About the Site

I believe that teaching is, and should be, collaborative. In my education, I am taught by many experienced teachers and researchers as part of my degree. I value my colleagues, mentors, and professors, and the different experiences and perspectives that each person in my teaching community brings. However, my teaching community is limited to those around me.

I see this especially in my own work with the Program of Intensive English (PIE) at NAU, which suffers from a lack of communication with other educators in different fields. The PIE is trying to update their courses and overall curriculum to be better suited to a communication age, and to learn how to perform better. Through this site, I hope to educate others on ESL practices and how to make their American students more well-rounded academics, and to promote discourse between teachers that can be used by my program.

Let’s create good ideas together!

A little about me professionally

EDUCATION
2016: AA in English
2018: BA in English with a minor in Linguistics
2018: TESOL certificate
2020 (in progress): MA TESOL Degree

EXPERIENCE
5 years of teaching in the following fields: ESL education, Immigration applications, Political Science, Composition
6 years of experience as a tutor
Assistant director of 2 ESL tutoring centers

Current Club Affiliations
President of the Graduate English Organization at NAU
Vice President of the Graduate Student Government at NAU
2nd Year MA TESL Representative