...This means that I am committed to finding a way to help students learn that does not just start with a specific goal in mind, but tracks a series of successive goals that may be subject to change according to the progress of the student. Following this method, I have seen students succeed in lev... (read more)
James is a professional mathematician and scientist. During his time as a graduate student and post-doctoral researcher, he wrote supercomputer programs to solve real-world scientific problems. James authored and co-authored several scientific papers about this work, which are now published in top academic journals. (read more)
...I have been actively teaching and coaching swimming for 35 years - since I got my Water Safety Instructor certificate when I was 16. I've coached club through high school varsity level swimming. I swam at the University of Pittsburgh, and continue to swim Masters currently. (read more)
...I incorporate procedural practice as well as problem-solving tasks that require deeper thinking in order to help students develop a solid understanding of material. I also include vocabulary work to improve students' mathematical communication. With experience teaching math to students in middl... (read more)