...I like to be creative in my approach, and always try to make learning fun. Students find me to be a compassionate, supportive, effective teacher and advocate who can explain complex ideas clearly and concisely. This is why I’ve won a student-choice teaching award, and why students elect to take independent studies with me on top of their regular course loads. (read more)
...I realized that while my core curriculum was with the math and sciences, I looked to expand my knowledge by immersing myself in other disciplines that helped to round out my education. I came to realize that real learning comes when an instructor is passionate about their subject topic and they ... (read more)
5 Subjects: includingAlgebra 1,Algebra 2,Precalculus,Elementary Math
...I choose to work part time because I have already been in two full careers both in banking and investments. When I orginally went back to school I took courses in education, beginning with a course called Children with Exceptionalities and Education Psychology. I did a practicum at a alternativ... (read more)
...A brief example of a syllabus follows. I assist the student in identifying their writing strengths. If it is a short paper, two to three pages, we generally will go through the entire thing on our first assignment together. (read more)
...I have tutored students, both in groups and individually in subjects and also for PSAT, ACT and SAT math tests. I will help a student, but I expect the student to be willing to work hard and to be ready to learn. I have kept abreast of new developments in the teaching of math and am familiar with a wide range on the books used in high schools today. (read more)