Madison ElliottOmaha, NEEnglish Language Arts and Teaching English as a New Language Teacher
I am a native English speaker and I have taught English Language Arts in public schools for two years. I have also completed internships, substitute taught, and tutored for an additional three. Overall, I have a lot of experience in teaching others how to speak, read, write, and listen in the English language.
I attended the University of South Dakota from 2017-2022 and graduated with honors. During my time at the university, I fell in love with the international student program, and met many students from different countries. This peaked my interest in communicating and learning with others who are not native English speakers.
My interest grew into adding a minor in Teaching English as a New Language to my academic plan. I graduated in 2022 with my minor, as well as my major, Secondary Education for English. Presently, I am working in the public schools teaching both English and speech. Although I love my job and my students, I plan to expand my skills to remote teaching and learning.
My lessons are fun, engaging, and diverse. I have seen so much growth in my students in their abilities to communicate in their speaking and writing. Through playing games, like telephone and sparkle, to writing essays and participating in debates at the end of the quarter, my students have learned to properly and effectively utilize the English language to the best of their ability.
