...Because I have experience with a vast number of students, I have built up resources and strategies to effectively teach students with all different strengths, weaknesses, temperaments, and learning styles. The average increase in SAT scores of the students I tutor is 300+ points. I have taught English in several grades, from 6th grade to 12th grade, and even Adult Education. (read more)
...My professional experience has included the life lessons from working with a wide range of people, with a wide range of abilities. I have taught piano for over 30 years, and in August 2011, I earned my State of CT secondary ed teaching certificate in Mathematics, 029. The state's ARC training p... (read more)
...If I have to do the same or similar calculation more than once, I create a spreadsheet. It is easy to learn, powerful to use, and a great tool to visualize results and concepts in charts and graphs! I am a native speaker, born and raised in Germany. (read more)
...I have taught high school Algebra for the last 9 years. I have experience with both the old New York State Regents Exams and with the new Common Core exams. I love to help students work through problem solving and to give them new ways to look at problems when they are struggling with methods they learn in class. (read more)
...I have also voluntarily tutored in a variety of other subjects, including music theory and database structures. For me, the primary focus of my tutoring is to break down complicated topics within mathematics and music into their foundational parts, and use that as the building blocks to understa... (read more)