...Moreover, I am happy to work with students to understand their strengths and needs. Please feel free to reach out to me, and I will do my best to respond as soon as possible. I am always willing to answer any questions you might have about my teaching methods. (read more)
...My background has helped me to understand students’ knowledge and comprehension of mathematics and how their math anxiety and attitudes towards math affects their math performance. I have 18 years of combined early childhood, public-school, and homeschooling educational experience. This include... (read more)
...From October 2009 through December 2010, I was a volunteer one on one ESL tutor at an Adult Literacy Council. From September 2011 to the December 2012, I was a volunteer teacher of a weekly 90-minute ESL class at the Richardson Adult Literacy Council. I have worked with students from Mexico, Guatemala, China, Iran and Iraq. (read more)
...I have also had a career in systems engineering at telecom companies. My philosophy in teaching math is:
- Learning math should be an active experience and should relate to the world. And always use “simpler numbers” if a problem’s numbers are complicated. (For example, paying $4 for 2 orang... (read more)
...I am passionate about helping students contextualize their knowledge to finally have that lightbulb moment. For STEM in particular, worked examples are key and the best way to learn is to ask "what if" questions to extend the examples (i.e. what if there was another force acting in a different d... (read more)