...I graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1992, where I lettered in Lightweight Football, majored in Ocean Engineering and sang in the Naval Academy Glee Club. After graduating, I served a 20-year military career in both the Navy and the Air Force as a Weapons Systems Officer (WSO), fl... (read more)
...This has given me an opportunity to learn about the most useful study techniques, which include quizzing yourself and teaching the material to someone else. In these sessions, I would guide students through practice cases in subjects they struggled with. I found it most helpful for them to try ... (read more)
...I know that hard work and dedication to learning can pay off and I want to help all of my students achieve success. I became a teacher to share my love of learning with a new generation of scholars. I know that the summer slide can happen to students once school lets out and I want to be able to lessen those effects! (read more)
...I am currently in graduate school to become a Speech-Language Pathologist. I have had a wide range of experiences working with many ages and student abilities in a variety of subjects. I have learned to use games and fun activities in order to teach math because I also had a tough time in this subject growing up. (read more)
5 Subjects: includingElementary (K-6th),Phonics,Common Core,Elementary Math