...I enjoy tutoring because it allows me to work closely with a student and truly focus all my efforts on their success. I am able to learn about their academic strengths and weaknesses along with their individual learning style. This allows me to create activities and teach concepts that meet their needs, all while establishing a positive learning environment. (read more)
...The goal is to make the tutoring session a fun experience for the student. A recent example is a third grade student who couldn't master her multiplication tables no matter how hard she tried to memorize them. She was delighted when I taught her a song with 'rhyming tables'. (read more)
...My skills include professional writing and editing. In the 1990s, I was an adjunct instructor in business law at Babson College. For school years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, I was a building substitute teacher for elementary school students in Danbury, Connecticut, through Kelly Education. (read more)
...I was a special education teacher for about 10 years. I recently transitioned to the educational technology field and now I am working with special education data systems throughout the Northeast. During my time as a special educator, I received training in a variety of multisensory teaching techniques that allowed me to meet the needs of learners from all backgrounds. (read more)
...I am confident that I can bring my skill-sets in not only engineering problem solving, but also communication and public speaking in order to provide quality teaching sessions to prospective students. I have worked with several students one-on-one over the past 10+ years and have had consistent ... (read more)