...I am a former, certified teacher of elementary education, as well as middle school English. I started my career teaching at a private school, but ended up moving to the public school environment after a couple years. I taught middle school language arts for six years, and then thought I needed a change. (read more)
...I have also designed a library of materials, written articles, and provided training to Algebra teachers. After teaching common core math to elementary and middle school students, I began providing teacher training on "unpacking" common core math standards, and strategies for teaching common cor... (read more)
5 Subjects: includingElementary (K-6th),Algebra 1,SAT Math,Elementary Math
I feel a teacher's or tutor's main goal is to remediate the areas needed by the student. The secondary part that I focus on is helping the student learn to love learning. This I do by learning about my students and structuring the lessons to include their interests when possible. (read more)
...I have experience tutoring math levels from prealgebra through calculus, as well as a strong foundation to tutor both introductory biology, chemistry, and computer science courses. I focus one-on-one with students during both single-hour sessions as well as multiple sessions over a year. I beli... (read more)
...However, I am also a great resource for other sciences and math as well! My approach to teaching focuses on engagement with material and strategies to understand the content learned, rather than memorize it. While memorization can have its place, I believe understanding material is the best way to remember it long term. (read more)