Katie
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Katie
Professional Teacher![]()
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Italian
Albanian
Specialties
Test PreparationBusinessKids⬆️ your English confidence in a laid-back setting so you feel relaxed speaking at work and in life
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Italian
Albanian
Specialties
Test PreparationBusinessKids⬆️ your English confidence in a laid-back setting so you feel relaxed speaking at work and in life
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume
From United StatesLiving in Florence, Italy (09:19 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Feb 18, 2021InterestsReadingTravelFood
⚠️ (I'm not currently starting new 1-1 students. Questions? Message me!)
Hi, I'm Katie! I am a Professional Teacher online/offline. I have a degree in Elementary + Special Education and I'm TEFL certified. I used to teach Middle School, and I've been teaching English as a Foreign Language for more than 7 years.
I coach professionals who want to feel free, relaxed, and confident communicating in English so they can speak up at work and in meetings with confidence, start new opportunities without doubting themselves, enjoy traveling and making new friends without stress, and reach their life goals using English!
When I'm not teaching: 🗻🧘🏼📖🥾🌿Me as a Teacher
English should be enjoyable, not stressful, and I'll help you feel more comfortable being yourself in English. After teaching for more than 10 years, I know which strategies and resources are effective, and I will coach, motivate, and help you grow as a person while reaching your English goals.
Our meetings together are a place where you can feel comfortable being yourself, making mistakes, and asking questions. It is my goal for you to learn new things, feel confident and natural speaking, and have the opportunity to use English as much as possible!My lessons & teaching style
My lessons are great for people who already know some English, but want to unblock their speaking and take their confidence to the next level. Each lesson will be personalized and based on your interests and goals.
But if you really want to see your progress, I recommend that you make some time for English between lessons! Before our lesson, I'll send you an article/video for us to discuss together. Even though we will focus primarily on speaking, we will work on new expressions, vocabulary, grammar, and exercises in pronunciation so you feel more confident and prepared to speak as naturally and accurately as possible.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Test templates and examples
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Teaching IELTS Exam Prep - Bridge TEFL - 2022In this Teaching IELTS course, trainees gain a comprehensive understanding of the IELTS exam, including the scoring criteria and question types. The course suggests ways for teaching both general and IELTS specific test-taking strategies. In the final sections, I was required to find practical suggestions for teaching students how to succeed on all of the four components of the test. To complete the course, there was a final project, discussions, readings, and quizzes to complete.
Certificate verified
TEFL Certificate - Via Lingua International - 2016I received this certificate after a four week course at the institute in Florence, Italy. The course was 120 hours and consisted of daily teaching practice and feedback, a one to one student project, lesson design, a grammar examination, and culture studies. This certificate permits me to teach English as a foreign language and is a certificate accepted by most international language schools.
Certificate verified
Elementary and Cross-Categorical Special Education - Carroll University - 2014
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2013 - 2014
Teacher Intern
2014 - 2016
Middle School Teacher
2016 - 2017
EFL Teacher Intern
2017 - 2021
English Teacher
2019 - 2021
New Teacher Mentor and Trainer
2021 - 2024
English Teacher and Communication Coach
Education
2010 - 2014
Bachelor’s - Elementary and Special EducationDual license in Elementary Education (grades 1-8) and Cross-Categorical Special Education (grades 1-8)
Work Experience
2014 - Current
Educational ProfessionalTeaching, coaching, curriculum design, communicating with families, student support, assessment, special education, differentiation, inclusion, social-emotional instruction, restorative practices, community building, ed tech
2021 - 2023
Content CreatorCopywriting, website copy, social media content, email list, marketing, lead magnet, course design
5.0
Rating
84
Students
1,693
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
56 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Guided Conversation 💬 Conversazione guidata | Conversación guiada | Conversation guidée |Geführtes Gespräch | Rozmowa kierowana | 引导式对话
A2 - C2Language Essentials818 lessons completed
USD 27.00+
Package with 3% off
IELTS + TOEFL Exam Preparation ✍ Preparazione per l'esame | preparación para el examen | Préparation aux examens | Prüfungsvorbereitung | przygotowanie do egzaminu | 考试准备
B1 - C2Test Preparation115 lessons completed
USD 31.00+
Package with 3% off
English for Work 💻 Inglese per lavoro | Inglés para el trabajo | Anglais pour le travail | Englisch für die Arbeit | angielski do pracy | 工作英语
A2 - C2Business148 lessons completed
USD 29.00+
Package with 3% off
English for Kids 🖍️ (current students only- not accepting new students)
A1 - B1Kids377 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 4% off
English for Teenagers 🎒 Inglese per adolescenti | ingles para adolescentes | Anglais pour adolescents | Englisch für Jugendliche | Angielski dla nastolatków | 青少年英语
A1 - B2Kids90 lessons completed
USD 27.00+
Package with 3% off
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Vocabulary (13)
Quiz (6)
84 Reviews
milena
21 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Katie è davvero una bravissima docente. Sempre disponibile e capace di rispondere ai tuoi bisogni. Mi sento di consigliarla perché con lei mi sento sempre a mio agio.
Nov 21, 2023
Petra Nemeckova
51 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Lessons with my teacher are very inspiring and fit my needs. I thinks that she knows exactly what helps me to improve my English and what I enjoy about learning English. She gives me so much space to speak and provides me with a lot of stimuli to think about. On top of that, her teaching style is fun.
Oct 31, 2023
Valentina Polverino
22 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I highly reccomand Katie. I was (and I'm currently) able to detect every single improvement I had since the beginning, thanks to the experties she has when she choose both our lesson's topics (so interesting) and the exersises . I asked for some specific goals to be reached and I'm really happy to notice how they have been achieved step by step. So happy and satisfied about this experience!
Aug 18, 2023
Christian Bernauer
39 English lessons
As always it was a great pleasure for me. We are learning together for over 1 year now, and Katie is absolut the best choice!
Sep 28, 2024
milena
21 English lessons
Katie is a kind and very competent teacher. I asked her to help me with a very complex task and she helped me with competence and kindness. Even after working hours, as great professionals do. Thank you Katie, you are really super!
May 31, 2024
daniele berrighi
244 English lessons
My sons love Katie🥰🥰!!!!
May 21, 2024
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