Digital portfolio » TESOL & second-language education research

Initiated during an M.A. teaching internship at Northern Illinois University (2016-17), this portfolio offers artifacts related to my formation as a TESOL instructor and researcher.

John is very patient, experienced and prepared. … [W]hat I really like is that he sent me a detailed summary of “what we covered” after each lesson.

Tutoring parent

[John is] quick to volunteer, quicker to comply with a request, caring and compassionate to clients and to the larger world, a true gentleman, and an excellent teacher with a positive attitude. (English instructor, coordinator of ESL, Northern Illinois University)

Laura Bird