...During those 6 years, I was part of the honors society, completed a 25 page thesis, traveled on basketball trips, and worked at a daycare with children between the ages of 1 and 6. My first teaching job outside of college was teaching 5th and 6th grade math and was a head coach of the middle sch... (read more)
...I taught 6th grade for three years at an alternative school in Kansas. Students that I taught included students with ADHD, Autism, Learning Disabilities and Emotional Disturbances. Symptoms of ADHD are often similar to those in other disability classifications so I have experience in finding strategies to assist students with those needs. (read more)
39 Subjects: includingStatistics,Common Core,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...I believe that a person's life becomes more enriched through educational opportunities and the sheer process of learning. I also believe in the power of my subject to enhance a person's life and interaction with society. Whether it is reading a book; watching a play, television show, or movie; ... (read more)
28 Subjects: includingAlgebra 1,Elementary Math,Reading,Finite Math
...There is an underlying beauty to the system of mathematics that absolutely burns my soul whenever I find a new trick or method to solving an equation. Of course, not everyone is all that fascinated by the structures of the mathematical world; most people are just looking to pass that one hard class that is bugging them. Never fear! (read more)