...I retired after 25 years working as a Teaching Assistant in the Syracuse City School District in July of 2023. I have worked with all grade levels from Pre K to 12. The last 7 years involved a lot of interventions in reading and writing with grades K-8. (read more)
10 Subjects: includingReading,English,Writing,Elementary Math
...A sample 60 minute phonics lesson schedule with me includes:* A sound drill where we practice increasingly complex spelling and sound patterns* Decoding practice "game" * Encoding practice - writing activities* A five-minute movement break * Students reading a decodable text, to integrate focus s... (read more)
...Anyone and everyone can understand history. At its most basic, history is about relationships. We all have relationships with other people, and go into a history class with a built-in reference and relevance. (read more)
...In my 15 years of experience as a teacher and tutor, I've always made learning about study skills a part of my courses or lessons. My knowledge of study skills comes from classes and workshops I've taken in school and throughout my career as an educator. I've also developed my own strategies fo... (read more)
...I have been a businessman since the age of twenty-five. I have run a number of successful and not so successful ventures, learning more from those that were less fruitful. I'm sure I can be very helpful to entrepreneurs in pointing out what not to do, as well as how to improve an existing business or start a new enterprise. (read more)