Hello! My name is Carissa! I am a graduate of Dakota State University with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and minors in Spanish, K-6 Reading, and Educational Technology. (read more)
5 Subjects: includingReading,ESL/ESOL,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...B.S. in Mathematics and Hundreds of hours experience tutoring Precalculus. Logic is one of my favorite subjects to teach in mathematics! I earned an A in Introduction to Logic at the University of North Texas. (read more)
...While I have enjoyed research I also really enjoy teaching as I believe I have good ways of breaking down topics. I enjoy the challenge of explaining the topic in ways that make sense to the student. Often students think they can memorize their way through chemistry. (read more)
...In addition, I have various certifications in Microsoft Office that helped me gain proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. In summary, I have an extensive educational background that allows me to tutor in many specific areas. In my application, I specifically noted math topics that I would like to tutor, as I have the most experience tutoring mathematics. (read more)
...I personally like to use whiteboards with different colored expo markers to demonstrate my ideas, but I have used aids like Desmos or Gizmos to aide with lessons. I was a substitute teacher for over a year, and during that time frame I was part time teacher teaching a kind of engineering class b... (read more)