What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade Kindergarten - 1
Learners will enjoy light conversation in English while I help guide it along by asking questions and facilitating the conversation with me and among the other learners. When there’s more than one student in the class we will also be learning how to let the conversation flow, asking questions, listening intently so as not to be conversational hogs. I’ll be modeling good conversational etiquette. Learners with social anxieties are more than welcome to join us. I'm in tune to their needs as well My super power is creating a pleasant and positive atmosphere for kids so they feel super comfortable conversing with me. I have a "General American" Accent that they can pick up on if English is their second language. I’m the mother of two and remember how tiresome it is answering millions of questions when you have so much to get done each day. So let your learners hang out with me and just talk (or sing) about whatever they would like to talk about and unbeknownst to them I’ll be gently helping them build valuable communication skills, build confidence and hear good pronunciation, enunciation, vocabulary and proper grammar. Do enroll as early as possible because I cancel weeks if no one is enrolled for that particular week. *********************************************************************************************************************************************** Parents, please understand that teachers keep less than 50% of the list price. The Outschool fee is -30% for all income teachers make for each class on this platform. Then I have to pay my self-employment taxes, electricity, high speed internet, software subscriptions, and the time to build the courses etc. I also need to be paid for the time I spend answering messages and my energy and time to teach live classes. Effective June 2023 I’m setting all of my pricing to reflect a one to one class (no more group rate pricing) so that no one has to wait on other learners to enroll before I teach the class. Extra learners can be added and that income will help fund me so I can make more great courses. Thank you for your support! *********************************************************************************************************************************************
Learning Goals
Students will be gently guided in conversation and their communication skills such as pronunciation, enunciation and good grammar while conversing with me and other learners each week.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
It is helpful for learners to be on camera with their mouth in view. This helps me see what they are saying and how they are pronouncing specific words. This also helps me to watch their body language as they converse with me. It would be super helpful if the adult helper could make sure the learner is in full camera view.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Bob Jones University
Nothing more rewarding, as an educator, than to see faces light up with joy after accomplishing something they thought was much too difficult to accomplish!
Sometimes, a learner needs to be gently nudged beyond what they think they can do. Tears and frustration sometimes follow but are usually just an outburst of fear and a ploy for me to let them give up.
Because of my years of one-on-one teaching experiences, as a teacher (and the mother of two), I feel I’ve mastered the crucial teaching finesse of helping learners through their learning fears.
As a seasoned learner and educator (and never a brick and mortar teacher) my super power is creating a fun, patient, loving and safe atmosphere for students of all ages.
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Because of my passion for learning, home education and teaching, I committed and took the ultimate plunge and educated my own two children (son and daughter) at home from the time they were born (they were never in day care) until they both started in an early middle college.
Early middle college is where students take a high school along with a combined schedule with real college classes all on a technical college campus. Both started taking real college classes at age 14, both finished a bachelor degree by age 21 and graduated with honors.
At age 16, I was hired for my first official job, at my local music store to teach private piano lessons. I taught many students in my two years there and then I went on to earn my B.S. in Music Education. Since then, I've taught private piano lessons over the years to folks from ages 4-84.
For 3.5 years I was with VIPKid and taught 5,922 one on one, twenty five minute, online, immersion English lessons to 1680 different Chinese children ages 3-16.
For 4 semesters, I was one of around 150 elite teachers, hand picked out of over 160,000 teachers to be allowed to teach classrooms full of rural Chinese students in a live online session. That was super fun!
Currently, I’m a “Master” piano and voice instructor at my local Music & Arts store and at a booming dance and music studio, as well as teaching lessons in my own home.
I'm extremely busy 56 year old and in high demand, teaching all of my talents and hobbies.
Over my life, as a curious and hard working "multipotentialite", I've definitely not been afraid to push myself constantly, at every age, to learn new and exciting things.
Classically trained pianist
Black belt in Tae-kwon-do
Adobe Photoshop artist
Seamstress
Cake decorator
…are just some of my hobbies.
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Thank you for enrolling in any of my courses and for all of the heart warming public feedback. Your words keep me motivated and encouraged.
Parents, please understand that teachers keep less than 50% of the actual listed price here on Outschool after their -30% fee on ALL of our income is taken out as well, as our self employment taxes, supplies, internet connection etc. etc. etc.
My prices are set according to the time, attention, energy, love and patience that I bring every single minute while teaching or messaging your learner.
Learn to Love to Learn!
Lisa O.
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Live Group Class
$30
weekly1x per week
30 min
Completed by 22 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-7
1-6 learners per class