...Guiding high school students in the debugging process, I helped them develop strong problem-solving skills. Furthermore, my 3 years as an instructor at a math learning center allowed me to tailor my teaching approach to meet each student's specific needs. Whether tutoring in a group setting or ... (read more)
...Similarly, over the past 50 years with NASA and in retirement many of my high school and college age students in Sunday school, or in one on one tutoring, or in internships in the workplace, showed positive excitement and appreciation when they grasped the materials and arrived at the correct sol... (read more)
...Because we're working one-on-one, I can focus on engaging students in active learning, which is often missing in those other educational contexts. I'll help break down confusing topics into smaller, more manageable chunks tailored specifically for each student. I focus on instilling independenc... (read more)
...One of my brothers is in 6th grade and calls me weekly to help with math, Spanish, and English. The other as a senior in high school would have his whole friend group call me when they had chemistry homework, and I would do group tutoring for them. In high school, I was a peer tutor of math (al... (read more)
...I have taken hundreds of students through calculus curricula at the universities in the DC area as well as online and led them to success in their studies. A fundamental understanding of calculus and precalculus is necessary to succeed in statistics graduate work which I’ve done at Penn State University. I also studied mathematics in my undergraduate work at the College of William and Mary. (read more)