...Starting as an individual academic tutor, I have assisted students with a range of Advanced Placement (AP) classes, including AP Lang, AP Literature, AP Physics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP US History, AP World History, and AP Calculus. During this time, I not only imparted subject-specific kno... (read more)
...I do push students and require that they practice outside of our time together, but I do it with a smile and clear concise expectations & directions. I use tangible manipulatives and movement often. My Pre-Algebra students from last year are no doubt still singing my "order of operations rap". (read more)
...I taught grades 6 through 12, every subject offered by the California Department of Education. I continue to hold valid, clear teaching credentials from the California Teacher Credentialing Commission in the language arts, the social sciences, and mathematics. I have written an extensive library of lesson plans that I began writing in 1995. (read more)
...I had been an engineer for 10 years before moving into teaching, and I used that foundation to infuse math into every one of my classes. I drilled all my chemistry and physics students on their use of algebra, geometry and trig, and we did it by hand first, and then on a calculator. Graphing is... (read more)
...I was recognized as the top student in both my Engineering Physics program and my Master's degree. I have over 8 years of teaching experience at the university level, where I've had the privilege to work with a wide range of students. I've taught both lecture-based courses and hands-on lab sessions in the School of Engineering and the School of Science. (read more)