...My main teaching approach for helping students to understand programming first starts with building their ability to mentally model the problem according to the 6 basic building blocks of a program (input, output, reuse, expressions, conditionals, and loops) and then progressively helping them l... (read more)
...From my first day in the classroom I strove toward that approach. Coming back to a chemistry classroom after several years working with current and future teachers has given me the chance to once again strive towards this goal in a science curriculum. I find that it is now my default and takes much less intentionality than it once did. (read more)
...I use a see-do-teach style of teaching, where I teach the theory and method, have you work through an exercise, and then teach me back. I encourage you to think of alternative methods to demonstrate the concepts and theories we just learned. Other methods include having you create your own personalized practice questions, exams, and demos. (read more)
...Prior to my current teaching assignment, I taught 1st grade for 9 years at Twin Ridge Elementary in Mt. Airy, MD. I graduated from Frostburg State University with a degree in Early Childhood Education and hold a Master's in Instruction and Curriculum for McDaniel College. (read more)
...My name is Caleb and I am a highly qualified chemistry educator in the state of Maryland. I have been teaching high school chemistry and I have taught all levels of chemistry for the past 9 years. I currently teach Honors Chemistry, AP Chemistry, and a semester organic chemistry elective. (read more)