...The students were much more engaged when applying "the math" this way than through any "story problem" or decontextualized number expression. My ELA teaching experience has primarily been life skills and items with high interest. The NYC newspapers (I taught in The Bronx) have a "weird stories" column and so I would use these stories about unusual happenings in NYC to teach the 5Ws+H. (read more)
Hello! My name is Amy, and I am currently a sophomore at the University of California, Berkeley. I have been teaching throughout my life, both privately and through other companies. (read more)
31 Subjects: includingElementary (K-6th),Elementary Math,Grammar,ACT Math
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...Most recently, I have been a teacher of an undergraduate seminar at Rutgers University. I am eager to share my knowledge related to advanced concepts in genetics and genomics with the next generation of scientists. Please contact me if you have any questions regarding my availability.As a gradu... (read more)
...My students typically see a significant improvement in their test scores. I've worked with many students over the last several years to improve their science and math scores on the ACT and SAT. I don't only cover the subject matter, but I go over tips and techniques to make test day easier. (read more)