...I have an elementary aged daughter who is in the process of receiving a learning disability diagnosis. During this process, and previously, I have worked with my daughter to overcome obstacles with learning. Homework is a struggle for her and we have worked hard to implement strategies that hel... (read more)
...I am currently finishing my degree in special education from the University of Maine Farmington, where I am an honor student. I enjoy working with youth to help them achieve the best possible outcome in their school experience. By providing one to one support, I feel that students are better able to thrive. (read more)
...I've also had a number of experiences in public relations and managerial environments and employment and consider this an advantage in dealing with students regarding motivation and conceptual understanding of subject matter. When teaching in public education, I conducted a number of private tut... (read more)
...My techniques do of course vary some according to the student, but ultimately I try to find out what the child is interested in and gauge my activities in that regard. If topics can be made applicable to the student's life, I find retention and comprehension rates are much higher. Please note, I have oodles of patience! (read more)
...The courses I taught were Introduction to Statistics and Data Science, Topics in Statistical Inference, and Applied Bayesian Analysis. I currently work as an industry statistician and consult with various companies. I have a BA in math from UC Berkeley, a MS in Applied Statistics from CSU Long Beach, and a PhD in Biostatistics from UPenn. (read more)