...I could have searched for a job in any other field, but I love teaching. I think it's the most important skill a teacher must have. Vocation. (read more)
...I am willing to travel within an approximate 25 mile radius of Northampton, MA.20+ years tutoring for the SAT with multiple well known test prep companies and on my own I worked at Sylvan Learning Center for 15 years early in my career and learned a great deal during this time about assessing an... (read more)
...It allowed for intellectual challenge, while also offering opportunity to continue far in mathematics as elective courses. The contexts I was exposed to mathematics in led me to developing a multi-dimensional style of both learning and teaching the discipline, and often I've found that I'm able ... (read more)
...I am an excellent speller and am an expert level Scrabble player who has won national events. I have taught 5th and 6th grade mathematics to a wide range of students. I have professional state (MA) certification in Elementary Education (grades 1-6). I have taught fifth grade and in a mixed 4th-6th grade classroom. (read more)
10 Subjects: includingPrealgebra,Algebra 1,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...I also have training in Read 180 which I learned when I was an English teacher at New Leadership Charter School in Springfield, MA. While this is a comprehensive reading program and not focused on phonics, I often use the model of having different forms of media and instruction to vary my teachi... (read more)