I grew up in Virginia and graduated High School in 1988, where I played football and basketball, ran track and sang in the chorus. I love sports, music and food as well as the pursuit of wisdom and knowledge. I graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1992, where I lettered in Lightweight Football, majored in Ocean Engineering and sang in the Naval Academy Glee Club. (read more)
...In these sessions, I would guide students through practice cases in subjects they struggled with. I found it most helpful for them to try a practice problem on their own and then explain their thought process to me so that we could identify things they did well and areas that still needed help. ... (read more)
...That "ah-ha" moment is a happiness that is unequaled anywhere. I know that hard work and dedication to learning can pay off and I want to help all of my students achieve success. I became a teacher to share my love of learning with a new generation of scholars. (read more)
...I graduated Magna Cum Laude with Bachelor's Degrees in Early Childhood Education and Special Education. I am currently in graduate school to become a Speech-Language Pathologist. I have had a wide range of experiences working with many ages and student abilities in a variety of subjects. (read more)
5 Subjects: includingElementary (K-6th),Phonics,Common Core,Elementary Math