...My turning point was when I took a calculus course with an excellent, dedicated teacher who showed me how the things I was learning in the classroom could apply to real life. My passion is passing on the tremendous favor that the teacher did for me to my students. Once I realized that I could be excited about math, I worked to get a BS in Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. (read more)
...I have been in the education business in one way or another for over twenty years. Every job I have had since I was 15 has had some element of formal or informal education. I went back to school in 2013 to get a degree in Physics with the intent of becoming a high school physics teacher. (read more)
...I like my students to come to their own conclusions with my guidance. The most important thing I believe in is that practice makes perfect and so I like to focus on making long term memories with their knowledge and working on practice questions to challenge their minds and expand their learning... (read more)
I earned my BS from UCLA in Chemical Engineering and my MS in Technology in Education from Penn State. I have taught chemistry for 11 years and AP Chemistry for nine years. I am well versed in all first year and AP Chemistry topics and have an abundance of practice problems and examples. (read more)