Brett G.
Private tutor in Los Angeles, CA
Education
Hunter College — New York, NY • Graduate program in TESOL, grades K-12 with a 3.83 GPA SIT TESOL — Chicago, IL • School for International Training TESOL Certificate Course had an experiential hands-on approach. • The course included 130 hours of workshops, teaching practice with non-native English-speaking students, and feedback from licensed SIT trainers. University of North Carolina (UNC) — Chapel Hill, NC • Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, News-Editorial Sequence
Experience
Community Health Academy of the Heights — New York, NY (August 2012 – August 2014) • Taught English to high school ELLs in both pullout (beginners) and co-teaching classes (intermediate). M.S. 45 — New York, NY (January 2012 – May 2012) • Designing and teaching at least 8 English lessons per week for beginner, intermediate, and advanced emergent bilinguals in 7th and 8th grade. Professional Business College — New York, NY (September 2011 – January 2012) • Teaching Interpersonal Skills and English Composition classes to adults studying for their GED and/or associate’s degree. Tutor, Champion Learning Center — New York, NY (January 2011 – June 2011) • Tutored three New York City high school students primarily in English, usually for two or three hours per session. English Teacher — Bogota, Colombia (August 2007 – June 2008) • Worked with Peterson’s English Institute teaching individual, 90-minute classes to businessmen and women. Member, Spanish Horizons Club — Chicago, IL (December 2006 – August 2007) • Met once per week and participated in Spanish-speaking activities with native Spanish speakers. PUBLISHED WRITING/ PROJECTS Documentaries (2010 - Present) • Co-directed an Oscar-nominated short documentary, The Champion, which profiles a former Iraqi boxing champion who lives in Chicago. http://www.thechampionfilm.com • Handed out supplies to earthquake victims in Haiti, and shot footage for a feature-length documentary. http://tinyurl.com/374fqvq Publication • Authored and published The Monk, a biography about a former skier and coach for the U.S. National Team who amidst numerous personal tragedies continues to demonstrate unwavering spirit. http://tinyurl.com/bcx8f4 HONORS William Randolph Hearst Foundation National Journalism Contest http://tinyurl.com/arqc9m • Finalist in the most prestigious national contest open to undergraduate journalism majors. • One of two UNC students chosen for feature writing category. Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society http://www.phietasigma.org • Member of nation’s oldest and largest honor society for first-year college and university students.
Subject Expertise
ACCUPLACER Reading ComprehensionHandwritingSAT WritingSAT VerbalSAT Critical ReadingEnglishESL/ELLSpanish 1Study Skills And OrganizationStudy SkillsWritingCreative WritingCollege EssaysACCUPLACER WritePlacerACCUPLACER Sentence Skills10th Grade WritingACCUPLACER ESL9th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading8th Grade Writing8th Grade Reading7th Grade Reading7th Grade Writing1st Grade Writing1st Grade Reading12th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing10th Grade Reading11th Grade Reading
Availability
Weekdays at any time, Weekends at any time
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
Photography Film Travel Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Golf, Working Out, Hiking Reading Speaking Spanish
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