...I’m currently a part-time physics instructor at North Seattle College. At this time, I tutor exclusively online so I'm happy to work with you regardless of where you live or go to school. My general tutoring approach is to first figure out what difficulties you have with the material, and then ... (read more)
...I don't like training people to parrot back correct answers or memorize a list of steps. I meet students where they are, engaging in dialogue with them about their best approach to a problem and where they get stuck or intimidated. When there's a conceptual issue, I pride myself with being able to identify it and calmly help the student through correcting their understanding. (read more)
...I love seeing the "Aha!" moments when students understand something they didn't get before. Whether teaching college students, K-12 students, engineers on the job, or fellow classmates, my principles have always been the same:
Understand where the student is now and what their goals are. Present the concepts in language that makes sense to them. (read more)
...Worked with a variety of libraries and frameworks, creating new functionality, as well as with code written by other programmers. Developed both front end and back end code, connecting between the SQL database and other applications. I worked with Jquery in ASP.NET framework to develop LAHD Customer Portal for managing properties. (read more)
...Rather than memorizing formulas and plugging and chugging, I prefer to help students understand the underlying concepts that they are working with in math so that they can solve problems on their own. Building up your toolbox of math skills is important, but equally important is understanding wh... (read more)