I provide individualized academic tutoring services for students in elementary, middle, and high school. My teaching focuses on a heart-centered, relationship-based approach that empowers students with the academic, social, and organizational skills they need to become independent learners.I received a Masters in Education from Columbia University, Teachers College. I have professional training and instructional experience from the International Baccalaureate (IB) and Reggio Emilia frameworks. I began my career as an elementary classroom teacher in New York City, and have since taught in Thailand, Italy, San Francisco, and Marin County.My educational approach is rooted in a belief that children possess competence, limitless potential, and the innate ability to construct their own meaning of their experiences. Therefore, I help my students meet their goals by building on their questions and interests, engaging them in problem-solving and critical thinking, and applying those skills to real-life situations. I provide such learning experiences by combining my knowledge of the IB and Reggio Emilia philosophies and formal training in stress reduction techniques to increase academic performance. My passion and commitment to my work as an educator stem from 14 years of classroom teaching at a Reggio Emilia-inspired school in San Francisco. Eventually, I assumed a leadership position to head its upper elementary program. With the dual role of the full-time classroom teacher and program coordinator, I designed and implemented a dynamic project-based curriculum, which led me to discover the critical value of relationships in education: a sound interpersonal connection with each of my students allows for a deeper understanding of their individual strengths and learning styles. This realization inspired me to create Tutors of Marin - a private tutoring service that reflects my vision of heart-centered, relationship-based education.

I offer private tutoring services.

- Designing and implementing a K-5 student-centered, project-based, multi-disciplinary curriculum that honors the interests and individual needs of every child-Using documentation and assessment as tools to optimize student-learning goals and to make their experience of exploration visible - Collaborating with a team of directors to plan staff-training sessions throughout the school year - Applying technology to individualize learning goals based on needs of each student (Khan Academy; computer programing; Photoshop; Google Apps for Language Arts)-Collaborating with the students to create the physical learning environment through documentation panels, blog posts, and featured student work-Designing a balanced literacy platform for the whole elementary program through Lucy Calkins - Readers/Writer’s Workshop, Wilson Fundations, Handwriting Without Tears, and Fountas & PinnellWorking with Spanish teacher to design a project-based social studies curriculum

- Worked in close partnership with my co-teacher to design and execute lessons and activities - Devised social/emotional plans with the counselor to support children with learning differences - Facilitated a Responsive Classroom to encourage collaboration through the process of inquiry - Implemented Literacy and Assessment through Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System- Taught Singapore Math and Full Option Science System (FOSS Science Curriculum)- Implemented technology to support child-directed assessment through software such as Explain Everything, iMovie, and Google apps

• Designed and implemented curriculum based on International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (IB PYP) framework• Used official IB PYP planning materials, such as Making the PYP Happen, Knowledge Scope and Sequence, and IB planning documents• Designed a centers-based learning environment for children to learn through inquiry• Implemented Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop and Investigations Math curriculum• Designed documentation panels, which displayed the learning process and conceptual understandings of each unit of inquiry• Developed Individualized Education Plans (IEP) for children with learning difficulties• Incorporated learning technology such as “Smart Board,” iPad tablets, and computers• Facilitated an after-school club to teach Photography skills to elementary school children• Administered a class blog on the Internet as an alternative way to make learning visible to families and colleagues

• Developed Literacy and Assessment through Fountas & Pinnel• Used SRA reading program by McGraw-Hill and the online literacy program “Razkids” • Worked with head of curriculum to design curriculum map

• Co-explored learning experiences with the children in the context of a project-based curriculum • Facilitated combined 1st-5th and 1st-2nd grade classrooms respectively• Designed and implemented a Spanish Enrichment curriculum called De Colores• Facilitated exploration of long-term, multi-disciplinary projects• Involved the children in helping create the physical environment of the classroom, keeping in mind that the structures, objects and activities would encourage children to formulate choices, to engage in problem solving, and to arrive at their own discoveries

• Developed and taught a yearlong interdisciplinary unit in Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Music and Art through a student-centered educational philosophy called “Explorations”• Attended monthly onsite professional development training to cultivate professional growth• Created a research-technology unit by helping students critically examine various research methods using the Internet, Digital-Libraries, and computerized interactive stations in museums