...I can come up with examples of most types of problems on the spot to create more practice on a topic a student is struggling with. Through my teaching and tutoring I have learned many ways to explain a problem and can find the best way to explain a concept to a student. Computer Science used to be a hobby but through happenstance I ended up starting to teach Computer Science and I love it! (read more)
...I have instructed students in all forms of writing, including expository, persuasive, and creative. I work with students on their brainstorming and research processes, helping them to unleash the words inside them, or, if they have "nothing to say,” helping them to discover something about the t... (read more)
...In addition, over the years I have done one-on-one math tutoring to middle-school and high-school students. My teaching approach relies on a combination of concept discovery/derivation and a lot of practice -- teaching some of the fundamental principles and then asking the student to internalize... (read more)
...In addition I was a visiting lecturer for 1 year within the Computer Science (CS) Department at Boston College (BC). One of the subjects I taught and tutored was Simulation and Modeling in Excel to BC Carroll School of Management students. The Excel course involved teaching logic and problem s... (read more)
...The way we speak and write in everyday life is not always grammatically correct (who vs whom, it vs it’s, semicolon vs colon), but we usually understand the context anyway, so we don’t pay attention to the grammatical mistakes. Since the SAT Writing section specifically tests these rules, I teac... (read more)