...The task-based approach uses concrete steps to guide students through the manipulation of the target language and encourages them to use both their own cultural and linguistic knowledge to form connections. By structuring activities around interaction and problem-solving, students are required t... (read more)
...I love this subject immensely, but I know that for many students, courses in these topics will be the hardest over the entirety of their college career. I not only want to help students who may be struggling with these topics, but hopefully convey the beauty inherent in the field. My tutoring style is casual and low-stress, although it can be much more structured on the situation. (read more)
...As Trig gets more serious, probably in a Precalculus class, students are Solving Right Triangles, learning and applying Laws of Cosines Sines, making sense of the Unit Circle, radian measure, Coterminal angles, Polar coordinates, Graphs of the trigonometric functions, Inverse functions. Students... (read more)
...K-6 is a time of development in a child's brain, and this is a time when good learning habits can be most effectively developed. This time is critical to a student's future success, and I work to foster a confidence and enjoyment in learning that will last. Before I discovered teaching, my major was in Criminal Justice, and I am working on returning to school to pursue this interest. (read more)