...I did this without the benefit of in-person course work while working full time and being a father of two school-aged children. The difficulty of this subject raises the rate to $50 per hour. I retook the Praxis Math Content Knowledge (5161) on August 29 and scored 197 out of 200. (read more)
...I use a lot of hands on activities to help to get my point across. I taught Reading to students that are not college ready at Chattanooga State Community College. I know where students are coming from and where they need to get to become college ready. (read more)
...I completed a bachelor's degree in English with certification to teach high school English. I completed the math certification at a local college in my hometown. I have used my degree and both certifications to teach at a community college and at the high school level in writing and math classes. (read more)
...As a TN-licensed teacher of grades K-8, I maintain my knowledge of and skills for all subjects below the high school level. Phonics provides the building blocks for sounding out and reading words. It begins with learning the sound(s) that each letter makes, continues with blending those sounds to form words, and includes the use of many "rules" which guide that blending. (read more)
...Through my trumpet career I have played at several conferences as well as having the honor to be apart of the 2015 Army All-American Marching Band. In college I studied under Dr. Nathan Warner in both classical and jazz trumpet playing. (read more)