...I'm Tom (AEA, Producer, Director, Actor, Instructor), and I am very glad to have this opportunity to introduce myself to you. Since 1975, I've had the privilege of teaching acting, specializing in the Stanislavski system of actor development. It's a method that delves deep into the physical, be... (read more)
...For more abstract concepts, he likes to use visual aids like interactive graphs to be able to see what equations actually mean. For example, a parameterized curve or surface can be hard to visualize for the first time, but being able to show it by plugging in the parameterizations into graphing ... (read more)
...Education in balanced literacy and writing workshops. This includes spelling, phonics, grammar, reading skills fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, accuracy, and writing skills. Everything I teach in school is based off the common core standards. (read more)
...In addition, I have founded and run two writing critique groups over the past two years, both of which are still running. My method of teaching relies heavily on critiquing, finding not only the flaws of a story, but also pointing out and encouraging the good as well. I write primarily in the f... (read more)
...We simply learn better when we are enjoying the process. I am also aware that different students learn in different ways. For this reason, I use kinesthetic learning, mnemonic devices and spaced learning. (read more)