My name is Barbie Parker. I have a Masters in Education and a Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance. I have been a public school educator for over 25 years. I am very passionate about teaching ESL/Reading and have been an online ESL teacher for VipKids and the Mini Mighty Reaching Club for the past 2 years where I have taught 50 classes a week. I have taught both private classes and also group classes with private classes being my favorite. I have retired now from public...
My name is Barbie Parker. I have a Masters in Education and a Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance. I have been a public school educator for over 25 years. I am very passionate about teaching ESL/Reading and have been an online ESL teacher for VipKids and the Mini Mighty Reaching Club for the past 2 years where I have taught 50 classes a week. I have taught both private classes and also group classes with private classes being my favorite. I have retired now from public teaching and therefore my hours are extremely flexible.
I have also been a dance teacher - teaching ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and musical theatre for the past 40 years. In my spare time I love to work out - avid Cross Fit and Peloton athlete. I am also a Road cyclist and Mountain biking enthusiast. I snow ski every chance I get and when I am home I love to sew, knit and cook! I am especially found of making homemade sourdough bread. I would love to share any of my passions with you!
I have over 3000 classes taught in ESL and I have a TESOL Foundational and Advanced Certification.
I have a Masters in Education from the University of Houston, Texas.
Teaching Certifications for K - 12 with a Principal Certification.
With over 40 years of dance training - I do consider myself an expert in teaching dance. I teach Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical and Musical Theatre. I also can prepare you for tryouts for a precision dance group. I have coached high school dance teams (past 25 years), college dance teams (University of Hawaii) and also NFL - Houston Oilers in Texas.
Regarding Fitness I am passionate about cycling, snow skiing , and weight training. I have over 75 years of experience - combined!
I love all types of hobbies but I spend most of my free time Sewing, Knitting and Cooking. I would love to teach you how to do any of these or help you would any current projects.
Please contact me if you would like to schedule lessons. I am very flexible with my hours and am very willing to work with your schedule. Learni
