...I like to work with my students to help them truly understand the material that they are learning instead of using rote memorization. In my experience, this has helped boost test scores and overall mastery of the content. I will usually start lessons off by teaching some content review through fun and interactive methods. (read more)
...When I am teaching and tutoring, the first thing I do is get to know them as learners. So, it's important for me to modify all of my lessons so that I am meeting all of my students needs. When I am teaching English, I focus on teaching strategies that they can use independently while they are reading and writing. (read more)
...We analyze the strengths and weaknesses of these works, and then the student rewrites the piece. In general, I recommend that students look at certain "model texts" (stories, articles, opinion columns, etc.) to understand the best practices in that writing genre. These usually serve to inspire and "teach" the writer, fostering progress in content, language and form. (read more)
...They also struggle with spelling. When teaching these students, it is important to use positive reinforcement and encouragement, in order to keep them motivated. I have passed three PRAXIS II tests: Elementary Content knowledge, High School English, and High School Math. (read more)
...I was a swim instructor for the YMCA for just over 1 year in 2014, leaving to focus my schedule on university. I swam competitively on the Peddie Aquatics swim-team from young childhood through Junior year of high school. In my final year I joined Princeton Tigers Water Polo, subsequently playing college club water polo for Columbia University, before transferring to Rutgers. (read more)