...Please feel free to contact me with any additional questions or to schedule a lesson! I am looking forward to working with you!I am a certified elementary education teacher with 9+ years of teaching experience in the classroom. I also have experience working with a diverse population of learners and learning needs. (read more)
5 Subjects: includingReading,Writing,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...Many students who are struggling with math are actually struggling with their math confidence or math motivation. Unfortunately, for a number of reasons math has become this scary monster for a lot of students, rather than the fun tool that it truly is. Because of this, I not only work to help students with particular mathematical concepts but also to build their confidence in math. (read more)
...Building my students' confidence is extremely important to me. I have supported students with most challenges: seizures, cerebral palsy, brain injury, ADHD, ODD, ASD, ED, Learning Disorders, Down's Syndrome, medically fragile, hearing and vision impair and many more. All my students, with or without special needs, have so much to offer and contribute to lessons, which is why I love my job! (read more)
...Throughout my years tutoring all levels of mathematics, I have developed the ability to readily explore several different viewpoints and methods to help students fully grasp the subject matter. I can present the material in many different ways until we find an approach that works and he/she real... (read more)
...I have a background in the history and philosophy of math from St. John's College, and took formal math courses at the University of Pennsylvania though level 4 calculus and partial differential equations. I like to show students the theory and beauty of calculus while teaching strategies for effective problem solving from a strong conceptual foundation. (read more)