...As a composer, I also use ear training every day in my work. I have taught piano privately for many years, and hold an undergraduate degree with honors from Stanford in Piano Performance and Composition. I continued my studies in Piano Performance throughout my PhD in Music Composition from UC Santa Barbara. (read more)
...I've been teaching Common Core math for 7 years now, and it's been quite the journey. I've had the opportunity to work extensively with the CPM curriculum at the high school level. My focus has been on Common Core Algebra 1 and 2, as well as Common Core Geometry. (read more)
...I followed my heart...my passion for math. I have a Master of Science in Teaching Mathematics and I emphasize the teaching. I have been teaching at the college level for the past 20+ years and tutoring a wide variety of math subjects from middle school to high school to college. (read more)
...I've previously taught with, and developed curriculum for, the Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) and the Russian School of Mathematics (RSM). I have experience preparing students for the SAT, ACT, APs, and various regional standardized tests, as well as competitions including Mathcounts, AMC8, AMC10,... (read more)
...I enjoy helping students improve their reading skills through vocabulary improvement, identifying the main idea, narrowing choices, identifying tone, making inferences, etc. I have great materials for quick improvement and have seen a lot of impressive improvement. I have a PhD and have completed a specialization in teaching composition which includes grammar instruction. (read more)