I am an award-winning teacher of chemistry, physics, and astronomy at the high school and college levels. My career in chemistry stretches over 40 years, comprising chemical research and education. I recently retired from teaching at a local state university and a gifted/talented magnet school. (read more)
...I have a wide variety of teaching experiences that include: 2 years of substitute teaching, 2 years of Middle School Center-Based Emotionally Impaired classroom teaching, 10 years of high school special education teaching, 6 years of high school general education teaching, 6 years of high school ... (read more)
...I believe every student can succeed by learning how to use the resources around you. This is why I taught a freshman seminar titled Making the Most of Michigan in 2019. Engaging with incoming college students and teaching them how to be resourceful gave me new insights to tutoring. (read more)
...My favorite subject(s) within this area of study is U.S. history and government. My methodology is the “work through it” method. If someone I am tutoring is stuck, I will always try to guide them through the question, so they are able to come up with an answer by pulling in their prior knowledge. (read more)