...My instructional goal is to help you become a stronger student; after we work through the research paper writing process, you will be able to write the next paper needing less support and less time. I would also love to help you write a college essay that will make it to the top of the pile. We will break away from writing formulas and grab admissions' attention with your personal narrative. (read more)
...I use scaffolding in my writing lesson plans, beginning with low stakes free writing and discussion questions in order to help the student get ideas flowing. Depending on the level, we next move to developing ideas, or developing topic sentences, and focus on strengthening these before moving on... (read more)
...Because math is concrete and conceptual at the same time, there are many ways to delve into concepts of algebra, thus many ways to trigger understanding. I am a CT Certified Social Studies teacher. I have my undergraduate BA in History and Economics, University of California, Berkeley. (read more)
...I graduated from Columbia with my MFA in Creative Writing in 2016. After graduating from Columbia, I worked as a staff writer at a digital magazine before beginning my career as a teacher. I majored in English at Fordham University, then went on to Columbia to get my master's in creative writing. (read more)
...I use written diagrams as visual cues to demonstrate the critical elements of Pre-algebra which include negative numbers, decimals, and fractions. I first write multiple questions using diagrams or words for students to solve. If these are answered correctly, I have my students write and solve their own questions. (read more)