...I simply love being a teacher and enjoy helping my students problem solve to determine their answer. The best way to teach students, in my opinion is through one on one intervention, no matter how skilled a student may be. My approach to teaching/tutoring is to model how I solve an example problem, including my though process. (read more)
...I always make sure that students have time to practice the content independently after class. Naturally, this approach can be modified to suit the needs of each student and the subject. In addition to two years of collegiate teaching experience at the University of Texas' Anatomy & Physiology Labs and Cell Biology Labs, I have one year of experience tutoring elementary school students. (read more)
...A student may not understand why 0.3 is greater than 0.25, but they know why three dimes are worth more than two dimes and a nickel. Another is to present a simpler problem with the same concept, such as posing 1/3 + 1/4 to a student who answers 7/12 + 4/5 = 11/17. Yet another is to consider an extreme case. (read more)
...I am passionate about my students and like to provide personalized lessons, provide content review, practice questions, along with encouragement. I would be very happy to have a session with you to share all that. I am a graduate of Benedictine University where I received my Bachelors of Science in Biology. (read more)
...I can tie math to science. Students have often told my principals that one on one tutorial time with me brought the needed understanding. Students who came to me for help with math have sometimes also asked for help with Physics and Chemistry. (read more)