Hello,I am Amy and I am a trans woman. I majored in English from University of the Pacific and have obtained a Writing as well as a Teaching Professions minor from them too. I am currently working on expanding my knowledge in Special Education through becoming enrolled in a Master's program at Grand Canyon University. (read more)
14 Subjects: includingAlgebra 2,Writing,Special Needs,World History
...I also have real world experience working in engineering and chemistry, which helps contextualize the lessons and makes the topics more engaging. I did speech and debate in high school, succeeding at a wide range of events including impromptu, original oratory, policy (cx debate), and mock-congress. I qualified and placed highly in the CA State Tournament and the Nationals Tournament. (read more)
...My teaching philosophy is simple: you get out what you put in. Lessons will be structured based on the idea of student-driven learning. This means that students will be encouraged to develop clear goals, and we will work to achieve those goals based on a learning framework that will involve hands-on and real world examples. (read more)
...Tutored physics I & II (Calc and non-calculus based), and optics extensively. Completed my B.S. degree in Physics from CU Denver, one of the most rigorous programs offered by the college, with a 3.60 GPA. I have completed courses known to stop many students from continuing further in the field,... (read more)
...As a physics teacher, math is our second language in the classroom. I sense the stress students feel around math and I make it a priority to alleviate that stress with real world applications, examples of mathematics in nature, and concrete examples with step-by-step instruction. My ultimate g... (read more)