My name is Derrick Davis and I am a veteran educator with over a decade of classroom experience and 18 years of tutoring experience. I am seeking ways to help expand my mathematical footprint and Wyzant is a great place to do such. I have been a full-time classroom teacher for 13 years and have taught a wide range of math classes from fifth-grade math through AP Calculus. (read more)
...I have taught Grades 4th through 8th, and have taught Common Core Algebra I and Geometry for accelerated classes. I am currently working at a Day School, and have been there for three years. As far as teaching style is concerned, I vary my lessons based upon the individual student's aptitude. (read more)
...I scored a 98 on the NYS June 2018 Geometry Regents, and I have over 20 hours of experience tutoring students in Geometry over the last 13 months. I am able to help students both master the content and understand how to apply what they know to answer certain types of problems. I have experience... (read more)
...I have worked for seven years, in New York and Arizona, as an amateur astronomer, showing the night sky to public and private groups through telescopes, binoculars, and with the unaided eye. I've operated and printed in multiple planetariums, and currently am a presenter at a Planetarium at a Mu... (read more)
...The students ranged from 1st to 12th grade. In 1994 I moved to Arizona and was a Private Tutor for Math students in Sedona. In 1995 to 1996 I lived in Alaska. (read more)