...I have a B.S. in physics from the California Institute of Technology and a M.A. in mathematics education from Bard College. I am also a certified teacher in 7-12 Mathematics and I have over 7 years experience tutoring and teaching. I specialize in helping high school students students gain the ... (read more)
...I often work with students who have learning disabilities, executive functioning weaknesses, or difficulties following through to complete homework, write papers, or make up missing work in their classes. I especially enjoy tutoring math - Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, more basic math skills, and Geom... (read more)
...The Method: Students 1st take a diagnostic test, identifying their Reading weaknesses. Accordingly they study and practice in a Reading workbook. Initially this is done in tutoring sessions, in which I serve as an academic coach. (In the education biz, this is called "scaffolding".) Soon, however, students also do this study/practice themselves during independent study between sessions. (read more)
14 Subjects: includingACT Reading,ACT English,ACT Science,ACT Math
...I start by explaining how to prepare for the test, review the math concepts and time management, and explain substitution techniques to make complex problems easy. One of the best compliments that I have received was that I made math fun, understandable and enjoyable. Bottom line is that I build math confidence and improve math scores. (read more)
...I graduated magna cum laude (3.725 GPA) from RCNJ with a BS in Mathematics. I received a 690 on the math section of the SAT, 29 on the math portion of the ACT, and a perfect score on the math portion of the General GRE. I started college as a music major, but knew then that I had a knack for math; in my first semester I was helping a friend with a problem set from one of her math classes. (read more)