...Thus, I know a lot of different strategies and theories that are used in reading development. Furthermore, I have tutored elementary students who struggle with reading and writing. I selected appropriate books for instruction and created engaging lesson plans to improve their reading comprehension skills. (read more)
...This form of tutoring was unstructured and allowed me to get plenty of experience with improvisatory education, judging a student's level and aiding them accordingly. For another year I worked as a Supplemental Instruction Leader, creating session plans and conducting group lessons in order to f... (read more)
...Time and again, classmates, friends, and lab mates commented that I had a knack for breaking down concepts and reworking them into new forms that resonated with their particular way of thinking. Today, helping students reach that moment of realization, when the subject clicks for them, is still ... (read more)
...In addition to teaching, I tutor on the side because I'm passionate about education and enjoy helping people reach there goals. I have my professional teaching license to teach mathematics for grades 5 through 12. I earned my BS Ed in Secondary Mathematics Education and my M Ed in Curriculum & Instruction, both from the University of Missouri. (read more)
...I also have 4.5 years of experience as a teaching assistant, leading recitation sections in several CU Boulder Applied Math courses, namely Differential Equations, Calculus, and Matlab. I am flexible in my teaching format, and I believe in tailoring the form and content of a lesson to the studen... (read more)