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Derek G.
Private tutor in Katy, TX
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Education
BA in English Literature from Baylor University MA in English Literature and Creative Writing from Hostra University (honor of distinction on graduate thesis) MSEd in Special Education from Long Island University (3.9 gpa) Education blogger for the Huffington Post Winner of Baylor University's Beall Poetry Festival for Fiction Writing
Experience
Although I currently teach high school English and Special Education in Katy ISD, I started working with students when I was in high school. I tutored junior high students through my school's PALs program, a program I was elected to participate in by my peers. I also coached my neighborhood swim team and worked with children aged 4-18. I enjoyed working with kids and carried this with me to college, where I worked as a teacher for a local non-profit daycare. I began my career as a teacher when I was accepted in an alternative certification program called the New York City Teaching Fellows. This competitive program accepts less than 10% of applicants, and it allowed me to work as a teacher while I took graduate school classes at night. During this time I worked at the Academy for Young Writers in Brooklyn, NY, teaching English to both general education and special education students. I started and taught a Writer's Lab course that helped students to investigate different writing styles and techniques and helped prepare them for their state assessments. In addition to my roles as a teacher I also developed IEPs, managed the 11th grade teaching staff, and founded an after school music club. I am currently and English and Special Education teacher for 9th and 10th grade in Katy ISD. In this role I prepare students for their STAAR tests, modify curriculum for special education students, and teach in both large and small English classes.
Subject Expertise
10th Grade Reading, 10th Grade Writing, 11th Grade Reading, 11th Grade Writing, 12th Grade Reading, 12th Grade Writing, 2nd Grade Reading, 2nd Grade Writing, 3rd Grade Reading, 3rd Grade Writing, 4th Grade Reading, 4th Grade Writing, 5th Grade Reading, 5th Grade Writing, 6th Grade Reading, 6th Grade Writing, 7th Grade Reading, 7th Grade Writing, 8th Grade Reading, 8th Grade Writing, 9th Grade Reading, 9th Grade Writing, ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension, ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills, ACCUPLACER WritePlacer , ACT English, ACT Reading, ACT with Writing, ACT Writing, ADD, ADHD, Advanced Placement, American Literature, AP, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, ASPIRE English, ASPIRE Reading, British Literature, CLEP College Composition, CLEP English Literature, College Essays, COMPASS Reading, COMPASS Writing Skills, English, Essay Editing, Expository Writing, GRE Analytical Writing, GRE Subject Test in Literature in English, Introduction to Fiction, Introduction to Poetry, Kindergarten - 8th Grade, Literary Analysis, Literature, Middle School, Persuasive Writing, Poetry Writing, PSAT, PSAT Critical Reading, PSAT Writing Skills, Reading, SAT Critical Reading, SAT Subject Test in Literature, SAT Verbal, SAT Writing, Special Education, STAAR, STAAR EOC, Study Skills, Study Skills And Organization, Summer Tutoring, Technical Writing, World Literature, Writing