...I have helped students improve on SAT exams, ASVAB, and in passing math tests at the elementary and high school levels. One student went from 28 percent in fourth-grade math at a private Christian school to 28 out of 30 on a placement test to continue to fifth-grade math. His teacher had failed... (read more)
...Mathematics at its core requires a varieties of tools to solve a variety of problems. With a strong tool belt and understanding of types of possible problems any students can solve any problem. My first step with each student is finding what piece of knowledge is missing and working problems that familiarize the student with that particular style of approach/problem. (read more)
...Elementary School Science
Kindergarten
Kindergarten science in LBUSD is an integrated, hands-on/minds-on, standards
based program. Students will study:
Matter and its properties
Weather
Rocks and minerals
Life cycles
The teacher will use constructivist teaching to convey these exciting areas of science. Approximately 30-40% of science instruction time should be involved in lab activities. (read more)