My name is Michael Haskins and I currently teach in the Mathematics and Statistics department at Minnesota State University, Mankato as an instructor teaching college level mathematics courses. I have taught at both the community college level and the university level. I have been teaching Mathematics since 2004. (read more)
...I was good at learning vocabulary and had a very good accent! In college, I had the chance to study in Mexico, then, teach English in Mexico, and then I lived there for 8 years. My Spanish is very good by the book, but I can teach you REAL Spanish, so that you can learn to speak like a native! (read more)
...I have been a certified teacher for 13 years. Aside from my general full-time classroom responsibilities, I have also lead numerous after-school small-group tutoring sessions for students looking to focus on specific skills and study strategies. Although I am no longer a full-time classroom teacher, I continue to work with students on test preparation and study strategies. (read more)
...I have 1 year of hands-on experience and find the program directly aligns to the Guided Reading program. In addition to OG, I have training in Lindamood-Bell, Project Read, Reading First (Colorado), and Saxon Phonics. As a student teacher for kindergarten, I taught students how to form stick and ball letters. (read more)
...Prior to my time in Korea, I attended graduate school at the University of Maine in Orono (just outside of Bangor). I earned my Master of Arts degree in Literature and creative writing (fiction). During this time I was also an instructor of college composition, teaching grammar, essay writing, ML... (read more)