...I am the first child in my large extended family to graduate from middle school. From there, I was able to progress all the way to achieving a PhD in mathematics. This inspired many of my family members, including siblings and cousins to follow in my footsteps and also complete college degrees. (read more)
...I created and revised curriculum for 8th grade Pre-Algebra and Algebra (for half a semester) for 2 years in Memphis, Tennessee. In addition, I developed fluency and remediation activities along with formative and summative assessments. Topics included slope, transversals, geometry, one and two-step equations, solving multi-step word problems, number sense, exponents and roots, and more! (read more)
...My name is Michaela. IĀ graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.S in Computational Applied and Mathematics with an emphasis in Mathematical Biology and over 9 years of experience tutoring Math and Science. Before I went to college I worked for the city of round rock for the adaptive camp, which is a summer camp for children with special needs. (read more)
...I have experience tutoring limits, derivatives, integrals, implicit differentiation, related rates, etc. I tutor Geometry regularly. I have all of the formulas for area and volume memorized, and I know how and when to apply them. (read more)
...I can show students how to work a problem using a method or two, but students will come up with their own methods occasionally. When they do, I strongly encourage the student to stick with their own method as long as it works every time. Each mind works differently, so then our problem solving in math should reflect that variety. (read more)