...Independent reading of the text combined with reviewing notes is a skill that lead to my success in high school and college. Study skills include organization, because a thorough review is not possible without every key piece of paper. I have tutored many middle school students who just needed help organizing their notebooks and their thoughts. (read more)
...I am very good at actively encouraging and motivating the student to push through being "stuck". In terms of my own education, I've been through a lot of school! I earned my first Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2002, and a second when I graduated Cum Laude in Biology from Millersville University in 2009. (read more)
...The PSAT will now be the same length as the SAT, so all preparation put toward it will translate to the SAT. While the ACT Reading section is similar to that of SAT from 2016-23, it moves at a much faster pace. Part of my comprehensive ACT prep process is helping students adapt to the required pacing by making quick decisions and recognizing how to eliminate wrong answer choices. (read more)
...Additionally, I developed and taught research methodologies that can be used to better engage a student in the research process and, as a result, improve his/her writing habits and skills. As a sociologist, world religions became a fascination for me. I devour books on all elements of religions in order to understand their theodicies, histories, and relationships to one another. (read more)
I am a Harford County Public Schools math teacher. I have been in mathematics education for over 20 years, and have taught every secondary math subject from 7th grade math to AP Calculus, including SAT Prep. I have a Master's Degree in Secondary Math Education and worked for ten years in educational publishing, writing and editing math books, tests, and other materials. (read more)