...When a student is having fun, they are more willing to learn. I know I am doing my job. I have mentored with Higher Achievement in math, where I have implemented a myriad of activities to help engage my mentees! (read more)
...Beyond the classroom, I love to ski and have spent three winters teaching kids ski lessons. I like to focus on the students’ mental organization of concepts, allowing them to ask questions to clarify topics and asking them questions in return to probe their understanding. I often find that stru... (read more)
...You don't truly understand a subject until you can explain it to someone else. Besides my years of experience in software, I also have an undergraduate degree in physics. I am looking forward to working with motivated students.I have a BS in physics from Penn State; my current job is in computa... (read more)
15 Subjects: includingCalculus,Differential Equations,Linear Algebra,Finite Math
...I have taught all basic middle and high school sciences as well as AP chemistry. Before becoming a high school teacher, I worked at a tutoring center with kids of all ages and backgrounds. Eventually my focus became middle school students through adult students. (read more)
35 Subjects: includingAlgebra 1,Algebra 2,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...Then I served as a tutor through the National Honor Society in high school for all subjects. In high school, I also worked at the local Kumon center where I served as a teacher for English and Mathematics subjects from basic elementary arithmetic and sentence structure building skills to Calculus II and synthesizing arguments. At CMU, I was a Teaching Assistant in the math department. (read more)