...I love the challenge of coming up with new ways to explain concepts and ideas to my students. As a biochemistry major in undergrad, at Muhlenberg College, and a genetics graduate student at Harvard, I've taken many science math courses throughout my educational career and succeeded at them, so I... (read more)
...I feel that many math teachers use terminology and examples that make it confusing for students. In my experience, once a student is confused, they will continue on that path unless someone intervenes. I hope to be that someone who can create the "aha" moment! (read more)
...This included preparing lesson plans and grades for the students and encouraged me to find more creative ways to engage my students in problem solving. I spent a year substitute teaching in an urban school district. I spent 6 months covering maternity leave for a 3rd grade ELA/Social Studies teacher and spent 2 months covering for a 3rd grade Math/Science teacher. (read more)
...I have a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Florida Southern College. My GPA in my core subject area was a 3.75 out of a 4.0 scale. My AP Calculus AB scores are some of the best in NJ. (read more)
...I am an award-winning writer and poet, the author of nine collections of poetry and translations in Russian, and my English-Language manuscript is forthcoming in 2016 from a nationally recognized New York based press. I am also the editor as a major bilingual literary project and a co-editor of ... (read more)