...I bring an interdisciplinary and creative approach to tutoring, a career I have over two years of experience in. Many people tend to think of themselves as "bad at" math, science, writing, or other skills, but I believe everyone has the tools to achieve fluency in any subject, and that building ... (read more)
...I worked for several years as a lab manager in neuroscience research labs, where as part of my duties I mentored undergraduate research assistants, teaching them valuable statistical and programming skills. I realized that the mentoring aspect was the part of the job I felt most passionate about... (read more)
...Helped students improve their math performance for nearly 20 years! Took the test myself and scored a 790 on the math section (May 2016)Helped several students score highly on the recent exams. Scored a 770 on the SAT Reading section in May 2016Helped dozens of students improve their SAT Readin... (read more)
...I am mildly conversational in Spanish, and did my masters thesis in NLP. I authored: The Actor Model, Fielding Constraints, and Cloud Computing. For a few years I judged for IHSA Mathletes competitions and speech tournaments , and when I taught I was the Key Club Sponsor as well as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. (read more)
...I believe in meeting a child on their level and bringing them up to where they need to be. I have been trained in Words Their Way where students are met at their level and taught spelling and grammar rules to help them become better spellers. I have used this curriculum for both 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades to meet the individual needs of my classroom of students. (read more)