...Probably my thesis adviser or my high school history teacher. My thesis adviser can present any problem in a relatable way. I aspire to this kind of empathy. (read more)
...I have taught elementary school for 8 years. 7 years as a reading and math intervention specialist for 1st and 4th grade and one year as a 5th grade reading/ELA gen ed./inclusion teacher. I have privately tutored individuals and small groups for 10 years in both reading and math. I use phonics (OG) heavily in reading and ELA and employ manipulatives for math. (read more)
...The bases of all good work start with an idea, and then progress to skills and ways to communicate this idea. Evaluating, sketches, preliminary work, and thinking with new activities can help me to see the students development. I always include process and skills activities, within each unit. (read more)
...Along with ecology and other sciences, this position gave me experience in teaching a variety of other subjects, including math, social studies and English. As my original degree is in biology and I am training in scientific research and lab techniques, I believe in a "hands-on" approach to science. In other words, science is learned by doing it, not hearing about it. (read more)