...I have also supported my three adult children in their education. My tutoring philosophy emphasizes conceptual understanding. Students often handle procedures without grasping foundational principles like Newton's laws, so I focus on building a solid conceptual base before moving on to problem-solving exercises. (read more)
...I have played in ensembles throughout the course of my musical career. I served as Associate concertmaster with the Portland Youth Philharmonic, Concertmaster with the Duke Symphony Orchestra, and Concertmaster with the Texas Medical Center Orchestra. Additionally, I have played professionally as a 1st violinist with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra and the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra. (read more)
I'm interested in providing tutoring to your children. I have a Masters Degree in Education with Endorsements in TESOL, Teaching English as a Second Language and Social Studies. In addition to that I have 21+ credit hours of graduate work at the University of New Mexico towards a PhD specializing in Special Education. (read more)
15 Subjects: includingCommon Core,Reading,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...In high school, I co-instructed Irish dance classes alongside my dance teacher to kids ages 4 - 16. In college, I volunteered as a camp counselor for kids with muscular dystrophy (was responsible for the 24-hour care for a 7 year old girl diagnosed with MD) and regularly volunteered at Oakland's... (read more)
...As a tutor, I am very amicable (I do quite well with kids) and I believe in thinking outside the box and helping students understand the concepts, not just memorization, I am proud to say that all of the students that I have tutored in the past have improved at least a letter grade in their class... (read more)
22 Subjects: includingCalculus,Elementary (K-6th),Microsoft Excel,Microsoft Word