...I bring a lot of enthusiasm to my teaching and excel in augmenting a love of math in my students. I believe that teaching is fundamentally about effective communication, so I focus on building effective patterns of communication with students and putting them in situations where they can feel comfortable and succeed. I have taught chess in both group settings as well as private lessons. (read more)
...In my opinion, drilling various styles of problems is the best way to increase a student's familiarity with concepts that they may find difficult. I am a huge proponent of using examples to aid students’ comprehension of new ideas, and then slowly ramp up the difficulty of the examples. I am al... (read more)
...This is my fourth year as a high school teacher, and I have taught almost every level of high school physics, from conceptual to IB. Before teaching high school, I worked in a K-2 elementary school as an assistant librarian, first grade paraprofessional, and kindergarten teacher. During this ti... (read more)
...Since switching to digital, I have learned how to adjust f-stops and shutter speeds depending on the composition of the photo I want to take. I can instruct in the rule of thirds, how to properly center a subject, basic color theory and how to edit images in programs like darktable. I have been speaking and performing in front of large audiences for several decades. (read more)
...I meet with students both in-person or online. I also assist students with writing their research papers, especially for various science or genetics based courses. I am happy to watch my students get better grades and gain more confidence in themselves, especially when they get accepted into educational programs of their choice! (read more)