...Specific focus involves the use of such methods as Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), Scaffolding techniques and Gardner's Multiple Intelligences examples. I enjoy sharing and understand that quality teaching is hard to find in today's educational environment. My current position w... (read more)
...During my time there I served as a tutor and a Supplemental Instruction (kind of like group tutoring) leader. My favorite part about tutoring is seeing students get excited about figuring problems out on their own. Because math and physics tend to be difficult subjects for most, a lot of people give up and settle for average. (read more)
...Some examples:
One student wanted to take the Compass test at CBC so she could get into a particular math class, but she had not taken trig at that point. I taught her enough in a few hours one afternoon that she aced the trig part of the test and got into the class she wanted to get into. Anot... (read more)