...In the last several years I have worked one on one with students in grade 2, 6th grade math, and Algebra 1. I also worked a semester with a high school graduate focusing on SAT preparation with the focus on Mathematics. Currently I work daily with two sisters at the 3rd grade and 6/7th grade l... (read more)
...I graduated from the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, the Forester Instituto Internacional in San Jose, Costa Rica, and earned the title of Department of Defense Master Training Specialist. I am a native English speaker with above average proficiency scores in Spanish; graduat... (read more)
...I teach this material through patient and repetitive explanations, allowing students many opportunities within a single lesson to learn the same material. When appropriate, I explain the solution to an answer in multiple ways, and by providing options I make it clear to the child that he/she can do this, one way or another! I've been working with diagnosed ADD/ADHD students since 2007. (read more)
...Class participation, seminar discussion, research, and essays skills are a joy for me to share! I also have skills at helping clients apply for research grants and scholarships. I've taken the ACT as a student, been a test proctor, been there for my own children as they prepared for it, and I understand the challenges. (read more)
...I have a lot of experience applying math to problems in finance. Since retiring, I have worked as a substitute teacher, mainly at high schools in the Hartford area, and with primary emphasis in mathematics. I have taken and passed the Praxis II exam for Grades 7-12 math, and have completed the ARC program for certification as a middle school / high school math teacher in Connecticut. (read more)