...I also wrote curricula for 7th and 8th grade students during my 3rd year in the Peace Corps. As a tutor for several subjects, I not only tutor the student in that particular subject, but I also help the student get organized. Depending on the grade level of the student, I help the student organize his/her weekly assignments and prepare in advance for quizzes and tests. (read more)
...To me, centering student engagement is key to a successful lesson. Whether I was tutoring a student one-on-one about a literature assignment or teaching a high school class about international relations through the Harvard Program for International Education, my aim has always been to ensure tha... (read more)
...My name is Justin, and I hold a degree in chemistry, with minors in biochemistry, and biology. The last two years of my undergraduate career, I worked as a laboratory research assistant, and also as a Supplemental Instruction Facilitator. Supplemental Instruction (SI) is an internationally recognized academic support program that offers regularly scheduled study for difficult core courses. (read more)
...A lot of times, teachers will give students lists of purportedly important historical figures and events without providing much context, expecting students to memorize little factoids about them in a way that resembles word association more than the actual transmission of knowledge. My role, the... (read more)
I have a teaching certificate from Georgetown University, a B.A. from Columbia University and a J.D. from George Washington University. I am currently adjunct faculty at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and at Montgomery College in Maryland. Before that, I taught at American University in Washington, D.C. (read more)