...My teaching approach emphasizes conceptual understanding over rote memorization, helping students make significant improvements on the ACT, AP tests, and other standardized assessments. Additionally, as a teacher coach, I have supported many individuals in passing the Praxis Core Math exam to ac... (read more)
...My students routinely grow their math skills by 3+ years in a single school year and regularly improve their grades from C’s and D’s to A’s! Not only that . . . but my students also report feeling significantly more confident in their math abilities and loving their math classes! In my teaching... (read more)
I started working as a freelance private tutor in 2014, then was hired on to be an academic aide for the public library system in 2020. Mathematics is my main area of expertise, but I also have tutored clients in language arts, science, social studies, and as my profile headline indicates, American Sign Language. English and ASL are my primary languages. (read more)
...Many times students are made to feel inadequate in math, and I HATE THAT! People's thought processes are so variable, and it's fascinating to me to work them out so I can figure out how to help them the most. I still enjoy that and plan to keep doing it as long as possible.I taught this course for over 40 years and have many ways of explaining the material. (read more)
...My main asset as a tutor is a wide content knowledge and a willingness to treat students with dignity and belief in their ability to grow no matter how "far behind" they may believe themselves to be. All learning is growth and all learners are ready with certain skills at different rates. A tut... (read more)