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Matthew K.

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Bio

I'm a veteran, award-winning educator who has taught and tutored middle school, high school, and college social studies/social science; English and American literature; writing, language, and test-taking skills; as well as, organizational, time-management, and study skills.

A New York State certified teacher, my M.A. and B.A. degrees are from Long Island University. I have over 15 years as a traditional classroom teacher and over six years as a private tutor.

I have over three decades...

I'm a veteran, award-winning educator who has taught and tutored middle school, high school, and college social studies/social science; English and American literature; writing, language, and test-taking skills; as well as, organizational, time-management, and study skills.

A New York State certified teacher, my M.A. and B.A. degrees are from Long Island University. I have over 15 years as a traditional classroom teacher and over six years as a private tutor.

I have over three decades developing language arts, social studies, test-prep, tutoring, and journalism programs and curricula for private and public schools; state departments of education; universities; educational publishers; test-prep companies—I’ve even mentored and taught fellow educators.

(Learning how test-makers make those standardized exams has definitely given my students an advantage.)

My philosophy of education is simple: Everyone can learn. Period!

Many educators teach using whatever style or system works best for them as teachers. When I work with students my approach is to find what style of learning works best for the student!

Oh … And I’ve been known to make the process fun, too!

Born in New York City, English was not my first language, and I have been lucky to have lived abroad and to have traveled during my lifetime.

Teaching and writing are two careers from which I’d never want to retire. Both bring me joy! And so many of my former students remind me that their time with me made a difference!


Education

Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
Political Science
Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
Masters
Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
Other
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Approved Subjects

Creative Writing

Creative Writing

I am a published author and contributor to 14 books; several anthologies; and magazines. I've taught creative writing and journalism at the middle school, high school, and college levels. My poetry has also been published in journals.
English

English

I've created and taught essay writing, creative writing, grammar, usage, and journalism at the middle school, high school, and college levels. In addition, I owned and operated a publishing company creating educational and testing materials for academic publishers and several state departments of education. For several years I edited The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage—One of the most widely used texts in college undergraduate writing and usage courses.
Essay Writing

Essay Writing

I am a published author and contributor to 14 books; several anthologies; and magazines. I've created and taught essay writing, creative writing, grammar, usage, and journalism at the middle school, high school, and college levels. In addition, I owned and operated a publishing company. For several years I edited The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage—One of the most widely used texts in college undergraduate writing and usage courses.
Fiction Writing

Fiction Writing

I am a published author and contributor to 14 books; several anthologies; and magazines. I've taught creative writing and journalism at the middle school, high school, and college levels. In addition, I owned and operated a publishing company producing fiction and nonfiction titles..
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

In addition to my work as an educator, I have done public presentations to audiences of over 1,000 people. As an entertainer and food author, I have appeared on television; performed in plays; done live in-person and Internet shows; and, in less sane moments, performed stand up comedy. As an educator I have also coached championship speech & debate teams.
Regents

Regents

As a New York State certified educator, I created Regents exam questions. In addition, I created similar exams and exam review publications for several other state departments of education. I have also developed curriculum materials for several state and local education departments; educational publishers; and test-prep organizations.
Thesis Writing

Thesis Writing

I am a published author and contributor to 14 books; several anthologies; and magazines. I've created and taught essay writing, creative writing, grammar, usage, and journalism at the middle school, high school, and college levels. In addition, I owned and operated a publishing company. As a college junior, I published my first article in an academic journal and contributed to two additional published journal articles as a graduate student. As an undergraduate student I also helped develop a guide to citations for my university.
United States History

United States History

As a publisher, developer, editor, and writer, I have created reference texts and educational materials for Newsweek, H.W. Wilson, Gale Publishing, and virtually every major educational publisher. I have also created teacher editions for several textbooks. In addition, I have authored curriculum materials for the New York State and New York City Departments of Education. The topics included all aspects of U.S. History as well as Global History and other areas of the social sciences and law.
Writing

Writing

I've created and taught essay writing, creative writing, grammar, usage, and journalism at the middle school, high school, and college levels. For several years I edited "The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage"—One of the most widely used texts in college undergraduate writing and usage courses.
American History
European History
Grammar
Social Studies
Vocabulary
World History

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