...One is to make the idea more concrete and less abstract. A student may not understand why 0.3 is greater than 0.25, but they know why three dimes are worth more than two dimes and a nickel. Another is to present a simpler problem with the same concept, such as posing 1/3 + 1/4 to a student who answers 7/12 + 4/5 = 11/17. (read more)
...I stay abreast with the changes by constantly learning and increasing knowledge. The best thing I can do for my students is to give them the best comprehension of the material. I have many tips and tricks that help my students not only figure out the problems but remember how to do them when taking tests. (read more)
20 Subjects: includingAlgebra 2,Algebra 1,Calculus,SAT Math
...The best way to teach students, in my opinion is through one on one intervention, no matter how skilled a student may be. My approach to teaching/tutoring is to model how I solve an example problem, including my though process. Essentially, I show the brain how to think it through. (read more)
...I have helped numerous students improve percentiles dramatically when taking standardized achievement tests, but I do this by actually teaching students how to do math, not by "teaching the test". Because math is a subject which builds from one year to the next, many students will have their abi... (read more)
...As a graduate student I taught a lab class every semester and also tutored one or two students during the course of the semester. During my undergraduate years, I was a course content tutor for Chemistry and worked for the Center of Teaching and Learning at my university. I tutored from my sophomore year till I graduated. (read more)