I have successfully taught high school mathematics from 2007 - 2023 in California (working in high needs areas). I have extensive experience in math instruction, math pedagogy implementation. As a high school instructor I have served as math chair, coach, as well as curriculum specialist. I have a... (read more)
...Having been on both sides of teaching, I am ready to help make the really hard stuff a lot easier. It helps to have a new perspective on content, to contextualize it with real-world applications, and to find the parts that you actually think are interesting. Whatever level you are at, from lear... (read more)
...I believe in tutoring where 30% of the time I am talking and 70% of the time students is talking. I encourage my students to explain their thinking, summarize the steps in their work, and extend their learning creatively to new situations. I believe that it's important as a tutor to visualize student thinking. (read more)
...I earned my Special Education Teaching Credential in 2018. I have had many students over the years who have ADHD and have learned that these creative, spontaneous, excellent problem solvers often just need to adjust their learning strategies to be successful in school. In turn, teachers, school... (read more)
...I ranked highest chair in my grade and frequently won UIL chairs and honors. I also won a seat playing jazz trombone in a district-wide high school jazz band. ‘A’ in Discrete Mathematics at University of Texas-Austin ‘A’ grade in undergraduate Photojournalism course at U.T.-Austin I learned SAS... (read more)