...In those other settings I have taught students from first grade through high school and beyond. As both a tutor and a language teacher, I have successfully taught coursework across all the core content areas of language arts, math, social studies, and science. My first teaching placement was teaching sixth to eighth grade social studies in a private Lutheran school. (read more)
...I took 11 AP courses (Computer Science A, Macroeconomics, US History, Environmental Science, BC Calc, Lang, Lit/Comp, Comparative Gov, US Gov, Psychology, and Chemistry) and earned 5s on all their exams. As a passionate writer in my free time, I have won multiple awards for my writing, including... (read more)
...I like to explain not just "what" to do but also the "why" so that students learn mathematical reasoning that will help them beyond their current work, and I often use different ways of explaining, from real world examples, theory, and neat shortcuts and tricks so that students can understand on ... (read more)
...While there I helped many students achieve success in their courses. I can help with common areas of trouble from simply understanding and interpreting the information in class homework to addressing specific areas of difficulty such as solving equations, factoring, graphing functions, working w... (read more)
...It gives me an opportunity to understand where the student resides in terms of their learning preference and style. From there, I take inventory of what a student needs to improve and be effective. After performing these steps, I devise a lesson plan based on agreed upon goals and outcomes that the student/parent and I have discussed. (read more)