...I have an excellent track record of student improvement and genuinely enjoy helping students reach their goals. Having tutored Calculus students for over 10 years with great success, I am well qualified to teach or tutor the material. I have helped many students go from failing to excelling in their Calculus classes, and seen most of them receive 4s and 5s on their AP tests. (read more)
...I am also a regular tutor for UPchieve, an online tutoring platform, and provide services in math, English, writing, and college preparedness. On top of all of this, I graduated from high school with a 4.42 GPA and received a 32 on my ACT without retaking it. I understand many different curriculums, as I have attended schools in four different states! (read more)
...I have worked with students with attentional difficulties for over five years and found that these students are just as smart and capable as their peers, but just need a few changes to be successful! I break tasks up into smaller pieces so that they can be done quickly and not any one thing seems like to big a burden. Moving quickly through lots of little things makes them all manageable. (read more)
...For my 23 years in the classroom, I taught almost all grades, but taught 4th and 5th grades for the majority of those years. My role the last 4 years of my career was as a Teacher on Special Assignment for my district. That role helped me learn in depth about early literacy-phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, etc. (read more)
...I guide my students to not just master academic content, but also cultivate the skills and determination necessary to succeed in college and beyond. Before delving into the material, I ask my students questions to gain an understanding of their abilities, strengths, challenges, and goals. I use these to create individualized lesson plans. (read more)