...I worked as a teaching assistant for Calculus 1 in Fall 2015 and for ChemEng120 Fundamentals in Spring 2016 at UMass, Amherst. I have been volunteering at a local high school (Amherst Regional High School) as a teaching assistant for precalculus honors and AP BC calculus since 2013. I worked at Polymer Science and Engineering Lab as an undergraduate researcher from 2017-2019. (read more)
...As a requirement during grad school toward getting my MA, I had to take the math Praxis and passed it the first time I took it and scored fairly well without ever cracking open a book. I have an extensive background in mathematics and am proficient in test taking strategies of government tests s... (read more)
...I am current and up to date with the math concepts students will encounter on the test. I am currently a middle school ELA teacher and am well versed in reading and writing strategies, along with grammar. I currently teach eighth grade English Language Arts. (read more)
...I like to have students work through problems while I guide them and make suggestions, so that I can get a sense of what they understand and what they don't. Then we can build on their knowledge and break down the challenging parts of the problem into smaller, more manageable chunks. Algebra, geometry, and trigonometry are fundamental to more advanced topics in math, so I use them every day. (read more)
...When I work with students, they have my undivided attention and absolute respect. I was educated at Amherst College, in MA; the University of Oxford (Lincoln College), in England; and Loyola University-New Orleans, obtaining undergraduate and advanced degrees in English as well as an advanced de... (read more)