...I see scaffolding as a puzzle I can put together, and when all the pieces are lined up, seeing the concepts finally click for my students is an incredible dopamine boost! I am a certified Elementary Education, SPED, ELL, and Reading Specialist through OSSE. I also completed a Master's Degree fr... (read more)
...For the remainder of 6th grade, I would meet with my classmates after school to work on homework together and discuss concepts we were learning in our math class. These oftentimes turned into impromptu tutoring sessions. Once I entered high school, I became a volunteer teaching assistant at my previous middle school and tutored students in remedial math, pre-algebra, algebra 1, and geometry. (read more)
...I have been teaching middle school math for over 13 years, but have taken 80+ hours of coursework in Multi Sensory Math instruction with allowed me to do remediation/specialization going back to foundational concepts. Number Sense, Operations, Fractions and Decimals, Etc. For example, I teach a course solely on Fractions and Decimals to homeschool students. (read more)
...These skills have been useful in accomplishing my own goals as well as in helping others accomplish their own academic pursuits. As part of my graduate studies I have taught undergraduates and given lectures in advanced graduate courses. My intention is always to give students a deeper understa... (read more)
...I received a Ph.D. degree in applied mathematics in 2013 and have instructed on a wide range of mathematical courses in various branches of mathematics including Calculus I,II, Multivariable Calculus (Calculus 3), Advanced Calculus (Calculus 4), Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Discrete Ma... (read more)