+1.360.499.3521 • EnglishTodayNow@gmail.com
Hi, my name is Joanna
I teach English language and literacy skills to children and adults—online and in person.
I create lessons that are engaging and focus on your interests and needs.
Learning to read and speak English isn’t easy. It takes hard work, persistence, and dedication. I would love to help you with this important goal.
“Her work is a testament to her dedication and commitment to making the world a better place for everyone.”
— J. Gable, Former colleague’s LinkedIn recommendation for Joanna
Experience
- ParaEducator (1 year)
- User Experience (UX) writer/editor (4 years)
- Technical Editor (11 years)
Skills
- Teaching Reading
- Teaching English
- Teaching Business English
- Creative and Technical Writing
- Editing/Proofreading
- Intermediate Spanish
- Low Intermediate Russian
Education
- Professional Educator Standards Board Washington State ParaEducator Certificate, June 2025
- Professional Educator Standards Board ELL Subject Matter Certificate, June 2025
- Professional Educator Standards Board Special Education Subject Matter Certificate, June 2025
- UX Content Collective UX Writing Fundamentals Certification, May 2022
- Oxford Seminars Certification in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TESL), December 2015
- Oxford Seminars Certification in Teaching Business English, January 2016
- Master of Science Degree in Technical Writing, Portland State University, December 2007
- American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) Semester Exchange Program, Moscow Linguistics University, Moscow, Russia, May 1993
- Bachelor of Arts Degree, The University of Texas at Austin, December 1992