"I'm Katie! I've been teaching for two decades in a variety of settings including public high school, private school, university classrooms, and writing centers. My journey began 25 years ago when I was an undergraduate English major. I worked as a writing tutor assisting peer students with writing assignments across every discipline. I then attended graduate school and earned a Masters in Teaching English. It was a demanding program with a focus on literature, and I finished with Magna Cum Laude status, a certified teaching license, and qualifications to teach both high school and college.

Since then, I've taught in public high schools, private schools, one-on-one tutoring sessions, and university classrooms. I spent 6 years as the Writing Center Director at a small college and trained writing tutors as I also taught composition classes. I also received the Teaching Excellence Award in 2018.

I value student response and perspectives on what they read, and I believe the dialogue that takes place between us is the basis for student writing. I use my past experience as a University Writing Center Director and my knowledge of peer tutoring practice to show students that writing can be a collaborative process. No single assignment or text stands in isolation. I encourage students to find relationships between assignments, texts, and ideas as they move from one unit to another throughout the school year and grow with every step.

I can tutor students in AP Language and Composition, English classes at the high school level, and any Humanities class in college that requires writing. I specialize in literary papers and personal essays for college admissions and scholarship applications. My own personal essays have been published in a variety of media outlets from Huffington Post to HerStry, so I have a passion for writing and coaching students to become better writers and communicators. Feel free to contact me with any questions, and I'd love to help you learn and grow!" less...