...My focus is to not only help students get the correct answers but also to help them retain the underlying concepts. Most of all, I strive to instill in students a passion for learning. Someone who loves the journey will go further than someone who loves the destination. (read more)
...Masters in Fine Arts, Fiction, The University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. Author, Odyssey to Ushuaia, The Chicago Review Press, 2002. Lecturer, Department of Health and Human Physiology, The University of Iowa. (read more)
...I also spent time in a high school AP Calculus AB classroom as a volunteer assistant in a Cleveland public school. As someone who had just taken the AP Calculus AB test, I was able to help the teacher, who had just begun teaching this course, communicate difficult concepts in different ways so t... (read more)
...I have taught elementary school students 3-8 years old in both public and private schools. I have an Elementary Teaching Credential, as well as a Special Ed. Credential. (read more)
I have been teaching English to young adult learners for more than 3.5 years. I began teaching in Istanbul, Turkey, starting in a language school and doing TOEFL prep. When I left Istanbul I was an ESL Instructor at Okan University, assisting students improve their academic English. (read more)