...My background in American History includes a half dozen college courses, hundreds of hours of classroom teaching and writing books. I love the topic and enjoy explaining why certain people, places and events were important! For several years I have worked with students to help them see how the story of humankind throughout the world has unfolded and how one event led to another. (read more)
...What this does is allow me to see if what I am doing is working or if there might be a better way to reach the student. Before becoming a tutor at Wyzant, I spent over three years as a Certified Math Instructor with another company. While there, I taught topics ranging from basic counting with Pre-K students all the way up to Calculus and SAT/ACT Test Prep. (read more)
7 Subjects: includingGeometry,Algebra 1,Algebra 2,SAT Math
...After that I moved to more abstract DOM tools like jQuery that would simplify repetitive tasks. During all this, I was also doing backend work to handle form, user inputs, and relational database storage. I have taught salsa on-1 for 10 years and on-2 for one year, both in group and private lesson settings. (read more)
...If structured material for a course is already available, my focus is on clarifying concepts and providing sample questions and practice materials. If a student is struggling, I build up the foundation with a higher frequency of tutoring and practice initially, providing encouragement and goal o... (read more)
...Helping others has always been something I've been passionate about and I love working with younger children especially! Aside from my experience, however, I would also like to elaborate more on my teaching style and how I would approach helping your child if given the chance. During my years o... (read more)