The meeting is student-driven. We will address the specific learning goals the student brings to the meeting.The students will work on their writing projects with me, learning how to craft, improve, and/or edit them. 

ABOUT ME
* I am currently working on my own independently produced children's picture book as both author and art director. It will be coming available in 2022! :-)
*Teacher of the Year
*University of Oxford Graduate  -  alumni/professors include Lewis Carroll, JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Percy Shelley, Oscar Wilde, Dorothy Sayers, Dr. Seuss, Wilbert Awdry (Thomas The Tank Engine), and Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials). 
*Member of the Oxford University Harry Potter Society, the Oxford University J.R.R. Tolkien Society, and the Oxford University C.S. Lewis Society. 
*Attended Alice in Wonderland's Mad Hatter Tea Party at Christ Church College, regularly supped in the "Harry Potter Dining Hall," and went to Oxford University's Harry Potter Ball; Visited Roald Dahl's Museum & Story Center (Great Missenden), Peter Pan's Kensington Gardens in London, Pooh Corner (Hartsfield, UK), the Hundred Acre Wood and Poohsticks Bridge in the Ashdown Forest, and the Charles Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, CA.
*University of Edinburgh Graduate - home of novelist Robert Louis Stevenson (Treasure Island), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes), James Barrie (Peter Pan), Walter Scott (Ivanhoe), Athlete Eric Liddell (Chariots of Fire), and Oliver Goldsmith (The Vicar of Wakefield).
*Studied Creative Writing at Cambridge University (UK)
*Studied Children's Literature at King's College London
*Children's Book Writing Certificate (UC San Diego Extension)
*Currently Under Development: Independent Book Published Children's Book
*During my 20+ years of teaching, I have worked with thousands of students from every age and demographic group. I am very likable! Every year students tell me over and over again that I am one of their favorite teachers!
*I have taught sold-out after-school and summer school classes and summer camps for kids. 

The amount of homework - if any - and the time needed to complete it will depend on specific circumstances.  I will provide guidance for student writing projects during our time together. Depending on needs and goals, a student can register to meet with me again for followup and additional guidance.

Teacher feedback (verbal and/or written).

50 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.

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