...In addition to majoring in Biology, I have taken on a Women's Studies Minor (which falls under Sociology). I have taken a variety of classes in this subject, including Gender Theory, Norms and Deviance and the Psychology of Women. I am also an active member of Gender Issues and participate in Fe... (read more)
...Students that I have worked extensively with have gone on to attend such prestigious universities as Stanford and Cornell University and have earned perfect 1600 scores on their SAT exam. Throughout my high school academic career, I earned the following: 2370/2400 on my SAT, the PSAT National Me... (read more)
...My strengths as a math tutor is my own initial struggles with the subject as a student, and my training and experience in elementary small group math programs I did as an elementary Special Education teacher. I teach math visually and linguistically, pulling in other modalities to strengthen st... (read more)
...I have tutored children from all grade levels, my youngest being in 6th grade and my oldest was in the high school level. All tutoring sessions are done with a thorough and engaging PowerPoint made to encourage engagement and understanding by the student. All of my previous students have recorded amazing tutoring sessions and a more complex understanding of the topic at hand. (read more)
...In 2000 my book about athletes who overcame severe adversity,Uncommon Champions, was published by Boyds Mill Press. In 2005 I founded a nonprofit tutoring organization, Golden Opportunity (aka GO), that provides free one-on-one tutoring matching retired teachers with struggling low-income students in our district. As we complete our 19th year GO has provided free tutoring for 900 students. (read more)