...My name is Mina. I have been building my inventory of teaching skills and strategies for over 5 years now. From calmly guiding kids through new experiences as their rock climbing instructor, working one-on-one with autistic children as a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), or teaching Japanese for classes of 12 children, my teaching experience has run the gamut of environments and needs. (read more)
...By being a “guide on the side” I can become a partner in my students’ success and lifetime learning. Science is all around us. I endeavor to connect students to Science in real life and show students how the information they are learning connects to their own life. (read more)
...This way, as I have found, they learn to understand the why and how rather than the what.I have taken the networking course offering at UCLA and have mastered the material. In my day-to-day, I work on networking-focused research. More specifically, the development of new networking algorithms for IP lookups, packet classification, etc. on next-gen programmable switches. (read more)
...I enjoy history and math and love reading. My hobbies include card collecting, biking, hiking, and technology. I have 5 children.I have taught elementary math for more than 20 years. (read more)
...Colleges now look at students differently: instead of a well-rounded student who dabbles in several things, they are now looking for students who excel competitively and shine in their field at a national/international level. It's never too early or late to start - I have had students achieve su... (read more)