...With a bachelors in mathematics, a robust background as a high school math teacher specializing in algebra and geometry, and a successful five-year career as an actuary, I blend real-world experience with educational expertise to make learning math not just effective, but exciting! My approach i... (read more)
...Maths with my students, running Math Counts contests at the state level, helping to create the end-of-year high school math contest for my state, and many others. I believe that although algorithmic thinking and deductive reasoning is critically important in mathematics, so are conceptual thinki... (read more)
...Along the way, I ask students questions to see how much of the information they are absorbing. I have a lot of enthusiasm when I teach and I encourage students not to give up when they are struggling. I remind students how rewarding it is when they solve problems on their own with some guidance. (read more)
...As a school speech language pathologist, I developed competencies in the areas of articulation, literacy, reading, written language, phonics and study skills. I took specific training in the Lindamood bell LiPs Program, Project Read, and Framing Your Thoughts for written language. I usually see... (read more)