...The harder an idea is for a student, the more scaffolding a teacher will need to offer. The amount of scaffolding needed depends on the amount of background knowledge and experience a student has. This leads back to the importance of paying attention to what a student already knows and what he/she can do. (read more)
...History and U.S. Government. In my teaching, I stressed strong, analytical writing as students need to learn how to use information to communicate clearly and precisely no matter what field of study they wish to pursue. (read more)
...I have helped many high school and college students with organization, listening, reading, note-taking, outlining, summarization and review. Some students who are having trouble do not have a clear plan for approaching each of their courses. I can help them establish a plan. (read more)
...I have an enabling and empowering teaching philosophy, and I enjoy being able to help students to learn the subjects that I teach and to help them to develop their critical reasoning abilities, creative skills, study skills, and thinking skills. Essentially, I try to teach them how to think, lea... (read more)