I specialize in teaching various math classes and understand that everyone is not a numbers person. It can be difficult for a literary or creative type person to understand numbers. I am patient and love to see that ah-ha moment when things just start to make sense. (read more)
5 Subjects: includingGeometry,Algebra 1,Algebra 2,Elementary Math
...I played high school basketball for Marion Hardin earning a letter my senior year. I began coaching as part of my first teaching assignment as the 7th grade boys coach at a middle school in Marion, OH. I coached all levels of boys basketball from middle school through varsity for 16 years prior to moving into school administration. (read more)
...For reading, I used balanced literacy instruction, meaning students were taught how to read using reading strategies as well as phonics. I taught spelling, which I believe goes hand-in-hand with reading. Students were given a set of five words (which were also our sight words/high frequency wor... (read more)
...Twenty years after college graduation, I returned to the classroom, studied business courses, and earned an MBA in 2001. Then in 2005, I was hired full time to teach dental hygiene courses at Rhodes State College. I enjoyed 14 years of employment there. (read more)