May 24, 2013

Adam Bradford (English and Language Arts)

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Adam Bradford is a professor of English at the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters at Florida Atlantic University. In addition to his work as a researcher and teacher at the university level, Adam has worked as a middle school English teacher and administrator and has over 15 years of experience teaching, tutoring,  read more…

Aleeza Lubin, Director

Aleeza Lubin

Aleeza is a Director and math specialist with My Learning Springboard, overseeing case management, curriculum design, standardized test preparation, and service-learning.  Her diverse background inspired her to masterfully teach many subjects from anthropology to calculus. She began her teaching career in Toronto, Ontario at the largest private Jewish High School in North America. During her  read more…

Alexandra Cohen-Spiegler (Math, French and Standardized Test Preparation)

Alexandra Cohen-Spiegler

Alexandra has been working as a private tutor for close to fifteen years. Coming from a New York City preparatory school background, she perfectly understands the demands made on students. She began tutoring at a community center while still in high school, teaching elementary students to read. Since then, she loves helping students get ahead,  read more…

Amy Klein (Writing)

Amy Klein

Amy Klein believes that learning to write is about learning how to think. In her two decades of being a reporter, editor, and private writing coach, she has helped her staff, colleagues and students find their voice. With an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University, Los Angeles and a Bachelor’s degree in English Writing and Literature  read more…

Andrew Laudel (English Literature and Standardized Test Preparation)

Andrew Laudel

Andrew Laudel is an educator, writer, and artist with experience preparing middle, high school, and college students for success as writers and with standardized testing. Andrew graduated from the University of Michigan with degrees in English Literature and Musical Theatre and has worked in New York City for the past four years as both a  read more…

Barry Gold (Writing Coach)

Barry Gold

  “Just start writing – put your ideas, words, and thoughts down on paper, and the rest will follow” is what Barry tells his students when they have writer’s block.  Currently teaching Advertising Copywriting at the Fashion Institute of Technology, this advice works well as a starting point for new writers in his classroom. With  read more…

Betsy Shevey (Literacy Specialist, Writing Coach, Theater)

Betsy Shevey

Betsy Shevey has been teaching and practicing literary, creative and performing arts for over three decades. Betsy also teaches beginning, intermediate and advanced composition, as well as reading comprehension at the secondary and college levels.  As part of her work as a literacy specialist, Betsy helps students to prepare for the reading and writing sections  read more…

Brad S. Hoffman, CEO

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Brad S. Hoffman, CEO and founder of My Learning Springboard, has always loved working with students and their families. He believes in the power of collaboration and advocates for a holistic, 360-degree view of education. Over the past 15 years, Brad has worked with students from pre-kindergarten through Fortune 500 executives as a classroom teacher, tutor,  read more…

Carol Perloff (Writing Coach and Editor)

Carol Perloff

Carol believes that effective essay writing is 25% brainstorming ideas, 50% organizing them and 25% putting them down on paper. She works with both middle school and high school students preparing application essays. Her approach emphasizes conversation to help tease out their ideas, outlining to structure ideas into a convincing argument and finally critiquing the  read more…

Caron Levis (Reading, Writing, Life Coaching and Organizational Skills)

Caron Levis

Caron Levis–author, playwright, trained actor, and private tutor–has been working in education for over ten years. She uses creative writing, drama, and storytelling to teach literacy, self-awareness, and communication skills to kids of all ages, teachers, and parents. Whether she is teaching reading, writing, study, or life skills she specializes in coaxing out the courage,  read more…