...I have a creative mind able to come up with new ways of teaching and modifying my explanations to respond to students' individual needs. I will listen to the students and find the reasons why they are having difficulty, and work with them to find new ways of approaching problems. I believe that... (read more)
...I completed a BA in Music (concentration in violin performance) from Duke University in 2013. My training included five courses in music history (Antiquity through Renaissance, 1600 through Mozart, Beethoven through WWI, and Post WWI through Present). I also took a graduate course on special top... (read more)
...I especially love working with neurodivergent students (specializing in ADHD/Autism) to identify their unique paths to success in a high school or college setting. I encourage the building of strong inner and outer support networks so that students can increase their confidence and independence.... (read more)
Getting started as an educator was a happy accident in early 2023 when I decided to switch gears from several years as a software engineer. Drawing on my BA in math years prior from the University of Chicago, I began as a calculus tutor at a company with several in-person locations in the SF Bay Ar... (read more)
I received my MA from the University of New Mexico. For the last 27 years I have been teaching special reading,language,life skills, and study skills programs for the Albuquerque Public Schools(grades K-12). In 1989 I organized one of the first job mentorship programs for mid and high school studen... (read more)