...I've also worked with students who struggle with reading comprehension. Through vocabulary activities and discussion, students have found their reading abilities improve. Beyond this, I have experience working with ELL and ESL students. (read more)
...I am great at breaking instructions down to small incremental steps so that they are less intimidating for students and to encourage understanding. At an early age I found out I have the patience needed to work with students with special needs when working as an assistant instructor in my martia... (read more)
...I see teaching as being a companion to others' learning and empowerment. Just as drawing is visual thinking, writing is visible speech. We are all capable beyond our imagination, and there is so much to explore. (read more)
...To emphasize the concept of biological magnification I involved cannibalism and implored my students to only eat vegetarians. They were the only group among three in the school that nailed that question on the final. I have a good handle on Linnean classification and the evolutionary march to complexity without falling into the anthropomorphic smugness of some. (read more)