...I am also a certified substitute teacher for all grade levels in the state of Wyoming. In addition to maintaining a 4.0 average throughout k-12 and making valedictorian—all of which depended on a mastery of study skills and test taking strategies—I was a writing assistant as an undergraduate, a ... (read more)
...Both of these subjects are very foundational and with a weak foundation it is impossible to understand any further material, perpetuating a cycle of disliking math and feeling incapable. I make a point to make sure to build a solid foundation of material so that they feel confident tackling the problems they are facing in school. Math connects to itself in beautiful patterns. (read more)
...While the head of a mathematics department in an urban environment, I led my team in a 12% increase of Algebra I PARCC scores and a 9% increase in Algebra II PARCC scores during my first year as coordinator. My students had a 65% passing rate on the Algebra 2 PARCC scoring 4 and 5’s. I've been teaching geometry consistently for 18 years. (read more)
...I have taken 80+ course hours in secondary multi-sensory math training and taught pre-algebra content in the classroom for 7 years has a math specialist and interventionist. I have been teaching middle school math for over 13 years, but have taken 80+ hours of coursework in Multi Sensory Math i... (read more)
...For example, if they are a basketball enthusiast, I will relate the understanding of percentage to shooting free throws. If you are into gymnastics, the dynamics of flips and aerial somersaults might be related to both geometry and physics. If you like to read, then that same passion is developed as it applies to a particular class, where the reading may be uninteresting. (read more)