I am an experienced engineer and went back to school to get my masters in education assuming I would have to change careers after losing my previous engineering job due to an economic downturn. My plan was to become a high school physics teacher. My plans changed when I obtained an engineering job right after obtaining my teaching degree. (read more)
...Starting with concrete representation and moving towards more abstract representation of concepts helps to build the foundation that students need to grasp challenging Math skills. I know how to break concepts and ideas down into manageable chunks and how to help students synthesize those concep... (read more)
4 Subjects: includingElementary Science,Reading,Writing,Elementary Math
...I also love reading, spelling, phonics. I love to work with children and teach them to learn; it is wonderful to see the "light-bulb" go on when they finally understand a subject they have been struggling with. Education is the most important part of children's lives; it makes life so much easier if they know how to read and comprehend what they are reading. (read more)