...My main focus was in mathematics. The biggest part of middle school math focuses on prealgebra. I feel that I have adequate experience and am familiar with the standards expected of students nowadays in prealgebra. (read more)
I am currently a middle school math teacher with Fairfax County Public Schools, after several years of teaching third grade, fifth grade, and sixth grade. Additionally, I am a doctoral candidate at George Mason University. I have previous experience as a special education teacher, also. (read more)
...The SAT was redesigned in 2016 to include longer sections and a math component for which a calculator is not allowed. I have been tutoring for this test since that redesign and have become an expert on SAT-style questions. Whatever a student's skill level, strategy is a major factor in maximizing SAT scores. (read more)
...I have taught Algebra and Geometry to the most vulnerable students at the schools in which I have taught. Teaching these students, I've learned that not only must I be an expert on content but also on learning in general. I have adapted and developed many strategies and techniques supported by Mind-Brain-Education research and regularly attend conferences on learning. (read more)
...I have my Graduate Certificates in Gifted Education and Preschool Education and both required a lot of papers. I am a college graduate and I have been teaching PreAlgebra classes for many years in the home school arena. I am very passionate about it and this comes through to my students who start to excel. (read more)