...I also follow 3 steps when teaching. First, what are we trying to do or solve; second, what information do we have or already know; and third, what is the best or most logical way to get to the answer. Every student I have tutored has gone from D's and F's to A's and B's. (read more)
...Learn to "stair-step," "cut in half," and to re-scale systems of equations to "even up" or "cancel." The square, circle, and triangle will form our "template" for all spatial concepts. Students will develop a handy "visual" sense of polynomials, sine waves, and the e^x and ln(x) curves. Algebra 2 overlaps with much of the precalculus description below. (read more)
In May 2017, I graduated with an Associate's Degree in Social Sciences through a specialty program called Advance College Academy at my high school and am now currently attending Virginia Tech to major in Geosciences and minor in Green Engineering and Environmental Sciences. At my high school, I wa... (read more)
...I've also helped to write exams for this course as well as study materials. My favorite part about tutoring is that moment when an idea suddenly clicks for a student. There is no bigger joy or relief than seeing a student finally understand a topic with which they've been struggling. (read more)
I earned my BS from UCLA in Chemical Engineering and my MS in Technology in Education from Penn State. I have taught chemistry for 11 years and AP Chemistry for nine years. I am well versed in all first year and AP Chemistry topics and have an abundance of practice problems and examples. (read more)