I am a graduate of Northern Vermont University where I received my degree in Outdoor Education. Much of our time in the program was spent teaching others how to build confidence and skills. Before college, I spent a year as a private special education peer tutor in high school teaching basic life skills. (read more)
...Outside the classroom, I also have extensive experience in the financial field, and entrepreneurial scene, and I am a life coach and book writing coach. I work with aspiring authors as their guide and/or editor, helping them to structure, organize, and develop their books and strengthen their wr... (read more)
...I have been a tutor for many years, including while I was in college and after and I have aided in teaching biology labs at Cayuga Community College. I understand math. I love the concept of having to solve problems with numbers and letters. (read more)
...Specialized skills:* Orton-Gillingham phonics/Wilson Reading System* Science of Reading* Hochmann writing methodI have taught students across the K-6 age range in both ELA and STEM subjects, I have served as an instructional coach in both ELA and STEM, and served as an ES principal overseeing ins... (read more)
...I tailored my teaching style to help those students overcome fear of these subjects even as they learned, and this is also my guiding philosophy as a tutor. I have formally taught or tutored students in biology, bioinformatics, biostatistics, chemistry, physics, ecology, algebra, geometry, preca... (read more)