...I brought in the manual my father had to learn and pass a test on in order to work with a local company cleaning carpets. I was able to demonstrate how my dad was able to comprehend and use the information he read to be able to have his job. Even if students weren't college bound, this showed them the significance outside of the classroom. (read more)
...I use this area of mathematics fairly often and I am very familiar with the material. I have taken and completed a math logic course with an A. It's was one of my mathematics major degree requirements and I have used logic extensively since in the pursuit of elementary to advanced math proofs. (read more)
...ELD training is rooted in multiple areas of educational theory, research, and practice, including effective literacy and content instruction, second language pedagogy and policy, and the science of implementation. Other programs I have years of experience with are Lexia, Amplify Reading, I-Ready... (read more)
...I'm a highly skilled and passionate quantitative geneticist with statistical analysis, data science, R programming, and scientific writing expertise. With a strong background in biology and statistics and teaching students, I bring backing down complex topics into understandable information. I just received my Ph.D. in crop sciences from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (read more)
...In my spare time, I enjoy developing small video games and have been doing so for the past 15 years. I even won a game development competition a couple years back! My cumulative teaching experience clocks in to about 3 years mostly in the classroom as a substitute teacher. (read more)