For Twenty Years I have been making the difficult easy.

I have more than twenty years in the classroom experience teaching. I hold a California k-12 multiple subject (any classroom, any grade) credential and a Kentucky K-5 credential. There really is no one size fits all program for each student or each subject. In addition to my formal training, I bring an open mind and a unique experience into the room. I possess the self discipline and work ethic of a marathon runner and the wonder of a small child at sunrise.

English Language Arts and Social Studies are a journey of exploration. Each student should be afforded the opportunity to find their own voice and their area of interest, in an environment of directional control. The student provides the voice and together with the teacher they insure that the mechanics of the language allows that voice to be heard.

In each assignment the teacher points the student in the direction of their strengths and creates an underpinning scaffold for their weaknesses. The student then reinforces those strengths and builds new strengths based on that supporting scaffold. This is very much a Socratic voyage for both the teacher and the student. The questions they both ask creates the direction of the learning for both of them. Of course the teacher must always be the primary helmsman, keeping a weather eye on the course of study. Ensuring that students master the base skills needed for the next phase of their education and life.

Science and Math are very different. They are hierarchical. Students cannot progress to the next skill set until they have a firm grasp on the current skill. Not every student will grasp the concept in the same manner. This is where my greatest strength in teaching lays. I am differently abled, I have a rare form of the dyslexia, dyscalculia. With lots of help, I learned to master that ability and turn it to my instructional advantage. When I teach a new skill I offer every method of finding the solution until the method that works for each student is found. I emphasize that the right way to master a skill is the one that works for the student.

Keith's Subjects

Math:	ACT Math, algebra 1, algebra 2, discrete math, prealgebra, SAT math, statistics
Science:	ACT Science, anatomy, biology, chemistry, genetics, organic chemistry
English:	ACT English, English, ESL/ESOL, grammar, proofreading, reading, SAT reading, SAT writing, TOEFL, vocabulary, writing
Test Preparation:	ACT English, ACT Math, ACT Science, AFOQT, ASVAB, GED, GRE, NCLEX, Praxis, SAT math, SAT reading, SAT writing, TOEFL
Computer:	general computer, Macintosh, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint
Language:	ESL/ESOL, TOEFL
History:	American history, anthropology, archaeology, government & politics, social studies, world history
Special Needs:	ADD/ADHD, dyslexia, special needs
Elementary Education:	elementary (k-6th), elementary math, elementary science, grammar, reading, study skills, vocabulary
Business:	economics, GRE, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint
Sports/Recreation:	fitness, football, swimming, track & field, volleyball
Corporate Training:	economics, ESL/ESOL, general computer, grammar, Microsoft Excel, NCLEX, proofreading, statistics
Homeschool:	algebra 1, algebra 2, biology, chemistry, economics, elementary (k-6th), English, ESL/ESOL, prealgebra, reading, SAT math, SAT reading, statistics, study skills, writing

Algebra 1

I have a California K-12 Multiple Subject (any classroom, any subject) credential and a Kentucky P-5 Teaching Credential.

I have been a classroom instructor in this level of Algebra for twenty years. My skill set strength is explaining the algebra problem solving process in such a way that every student not only understands how but why and soon achieves mastery.

During that time I was twice nominated for a Disney Golden Apple Award (excellence in teaching), served on the... Read More

Algebra 2

Biology

I am a retired science teacher. I have over twenty years experience in the classroom teaching human biology, veterinary biology and general biology. I have also spent the last two years tutoring nursing, Veterinary Science Majors and Pre-Med students at the University level.

My students have had tremendous success in these classes and I am confident that you will also. I look forward to hearing from you and working with you.

Vocabulary

English Vocabulary is a journey of exploration. Each student should be afforded the opportunity to find their own words and their own voice in their area of interest, in an environment of directional control.

In each assignment the teacher points the student in the direction of their strengths and creates an underpinning scaffold for their weaknesses. The student then reinforces those strengths and builds new strengths based on that supporting scaffold. This is very much a Socratic... Read More

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel is a commercial spreadsheet application written and distributed by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications. It has been a very widely applied spreadsheet for these platforms, especially since version 5 in 1993, and it has almost completely replaced Lotus 1-2-3 as the industry standard for spreadsheets. Excel forms part of Microsoft Office. The current... Read More

Prealgebra

I am a retired classroom teacher with more than twenty years experience teaching Prealgebra and algebra.

During that time I was twice nominated for a Disney Golden Apple Award (excellence in teaching), served on the State Curriculum Committee, was a Master teacher in my District and a state authorized Mentor Teacher.

I have a California K-12 Multiple Subject (any classroom, any subject) credential and a Kentucky P-5 Teaching Credential.

Reading

I have been a reading teacher in all levels with all age groups for twenty years.
During that time I was twice nominated for the Disney Golden Apple Award (excellence in teaching), served on the State Curriculum Committee, was a Master teacher in my District and a State authorized Mentor Teacher.
I have a California K-12 Multiple Subject (any classroom, any subject) credential and a Kentucky P-5 Teaching Credential.

Writing

Academic writing in English is linear, which means it has one central point or theme with every part contributing to the main line of argument, without digressions or repetitions. Its objective is to inform rather than entertain. As well as this it is in the standard written form of the language. There are eight main features of academic writing that are often discussed. Academic writing is to some extent: complex, formal, objective, explicit, hedged, and responsible. It uses language precisely... Read More

English

English Language Arts is a journey of exploration. Each student should be afforded the opportunity to find their own voice and their area of interest, in an environment of directional control. The student provides the voice and together with the teacher they insure that the mechanics of the language allows that voice to be heard.

In each assignment the teacher points the student in the direction of their strengths and creates an underpinning scaffold for their weaknesses. The student... Read More

SAT Math

During the last 20 years I have been a classroom teacher in all testable portions of both the SAT and ACT examinations.

Pre-Algebra. Questions in this content area are based on basic operations using whole numbers, decimals, fractions, and integers; place value; square roots and approximations; the concept of exponents; scientific notation; factors; ratio, proportion, and percent; linear equations in one variable; absolute value and ordering numbers by value; elementary counting techniques... Read More

Economics

Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Political economy was the earlier name for the subject, but economists in the latter 19th century suggested 'economics' as a shorter term for 'economic science' that also avoided a narrow political-interest connotation and as similar in form to 'mathematics', 'ethics', and so forth.

A focus of the subject is how economic agents behave or interact and how economies work... Read More

GRE

During the past twenty years I have worked as a mentor teacher for Los Angeles Unified School District where I helped new teachers prepare for their qualifications tests (Praxis and Praxis 2), their entrance exams to graduate school (GRE) and their culmination exams (Comps). The test taking strategies and study methods I developed working with this population resulted in an overall first time pass rate of 91%. By comparison Kaplan, a commercial company, only has a 72% first time pass rate. I have... Read More

GED

I have been a test preparation tutor/teacher for the last fifteen years. The key to success in standardized testing is to understand the nature of standardized tests and the mechanics of what is on the test. The GED comprises five tests: "Language Arts: Writing", "Social Studies", "Science", "Language Arts: Reading", and "Mathematics".

Language Arts: Two parts, Writing.

The first covers sentence structure, organization, usage, and mechanics. Test-takers read text from business,... Read More

TOEFL

I have extensive experience mentoring people who are preparing to take their professional qualifications test, that includes TOEFL.

To date nearly 80% of all those that I have worked with have passed the on the first attempt. I cannot guarantee that you will as successful but I can promise you that I take your success personally and I will give you the very best effort.

I look forward to working with you.

ASVAB

With thousands of different jobs for enlisted personnel and officers, there’s a lot to do in the Military. The ASVAB Career Exploration Program can help young adults identify and explore potentially satisfying occupations and develop effective strategies to realize career goals.
The ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) is one of the most widely used, multiple-aptitude tests in the world, developed and maintained by the Department of Defense. More than half of all high schools... Read More

ACT English

The English test is a 75-question, 45-minute test, covering:

Usage/Mechanics; punctuation, grammar and usage, sentence structure And Rhetorical Skills

Special emphasis on strategy, organization and style.

Spelling, vocabulary, and rote recall of rules of grammar aren't tested. See sample questions or read tips and strategies.

The test consists of five prose passages, each one accompanied by multiple-choice test questions. Different passage types are... Read More

ACT Math

Elementary Math

I have been a classroom instructor in this subject for twenty years.
During that time I was twice nominated for a Disney Golden Apple Award (excellence in teaching), served on the State Curriculum Committe, was a Master teacher in my District and a State authorized Mentor Teacher.
I have a California K-12 Multiple Subject (any classroom, any subject) credential and a Kentucky P-5 Teaching Credential.

Elementary Science

Science education should begin with an introduction to basic science-related concepts early in a child’s education. Elementary teachers can instill an appreciation for how and why things work the way they do by creating hands-on learning centers where students use the senses to observe, investigate, and discover. Middle school science is a crucial time for capturing a child’s love for the subject. Earth and life science are the key classroom topics. At this grade level, the majority of science... Read More

Elementary (K-6th)

I have been a classroom instructor in Elementary Education for twenty years.

During that time, I was twice nominated for a Disney Golden Apple Award (excellence in teaching), served on the State Curriculum Committe, was a Master teacher in my District and a State authorized Mentor Teacher.

I have a California K-12 Multiple Subject (any classroom, any subject) credential and a Kentucky P-5 Teaching Credential.

Study Skills

I have 20 plus years in elementary, middle and high school classroom environments. I hold a California K-12 Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and a Kentucky K-5 Credential. Additionally, I implemented a school wide training program where the teachers learned how to use Cornell Notes as a method of improving student learning via a concise application of organizational skills and multiple modality learning.

Beyond the public school setting, I also presented an introductory seminar... Read More

Swimming

I have a BA and AA in Health, Recreation, Physical Education. I was an Army Master Fitness Instructor. I was also a Director of Aquatics for the YMCA, where I was directly responsible for fitness instructor training and fitness programs both in and out of the pool. Among my teaching experience is five years of physical education and fitness instruction. I have also held an American Red Cross certified Water Safety Instructor, taught swimming at all levels and all age groups ranging from Mommy... Read More

Track & Field

I have a BA and AA in Health, Recreation, Physical Education. I was an Army Master Fitness Instructor. I was also a Director of Fitness for the YMCA, where I was directly responsible for fitness instructor training and fitness programs both on and off of the track. Among my teaching experience is five years of physical education and fitness instruction certificated and 45 years as an competing track athlete.

Special Needs

I am a California certified classroom instructor with more than 20 years experience in teaching. In addition to the required course work required by the State of California for instruction of special needs (ADD, ADHD, the Austism spectrum) students in the mainstream classroom. I took additional classes to facilitate my skills in this area. For three years I was a RSP, resource teacher, traveling from classroom to classroom assisting teachers and students who were struggling in certain subject... Read More

Football

I have a BA and AA in Health, Recreation, Physical Education. I was an Army Master Fitness Instructor. I was also a Sports Director for the YMCA, where I was directly responsible for volunteer football coach training and fitness programs. Among my teaching experience is five years of physical education and fitness instruction and I coached an Army team while at Ft Bennington Ga and Germany.

ESL/ESOL

I have 20 plus years in the classroom environment teaching experience and two teaching certificates. All of my classroom instruction was done in classroom with students from Korea, Japan, China, Mexico, Central and South America. I was granted a California ESL permit. I have a California Teaching Certificate in K-12 multiple subject credential and a Kentucky K-5 Credential.

Discrete Math

Discrete mathematics is the study of mathematical structures that are fundamentally discrete (separate and distinct) rather than continuous. In contrast to real numbers that have the property of varying "smoothly", the objects studied in discrete mathematics; such as integers, graphs, and statements in logic but do not vary smoothly in this way, but have distinct, separated values. Discrete mathematics therefore excludes topics in "continuous mathematics" such as calculus and analysis. Discrete... Read More

Volleyball

I have a BA and AA in Health, Recreation, Physical Education. I was an Army Master Fitness Instructor. I was also a Sports Director for the YMCA, where I was directly responsible for volunteer coach training and fitness programs. Among my teaching experience is five years of physical education and fitness instruction. I also coach an Army volleyball team while stationed at Ft Bennington Ga and the Federal Republic of Germany.

NCLEX

NCLEX examination covers the following "categories of client needs":

Safe, Effective Care Environment
- Management of Care
- Safety and Infection Control
Health Promotion and Maintenance
- Growth and Development Through the Life Span
- Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
Psychosocial Integrity
- Coping and Adaptation
- Psychosocial Adaptation
Physiological Integrity
- Basic Care and Comfort
- Pharmacological and Parenteral... Read More

ADD/ADHD

I have been a classroom instructor for twenty years, working extensively with Special Needs Students; developmentally disabled, ADD, ADHD, Autisium and Aspergers Syndrome (since reclassified as part of the Autisum Spectrum).

During that time, I was twice nominated for a Disney Golden Apple Award (excellence in teaching), served on the State Curriculum Committee, was a Master teacher in my District and was a State authorized Mentor Teacher.

I have a California K-12 Multiple... Read More

Anthropology

I have an Associate of Arts and Bachelor of Arts with a minor in Anthropology. The minor required 38 hours of classroom instruction and 1 semester of leading a seminar and tutoring undergraduate students. Additionally I taught a semester of Cultural Anthropology at a Community College in California. Anthropology's basic focuses are "What defines human life and society?", "How are social relations among humans organized?", "The precursors of Homo sapiens?", "Defining the parameters of humans' physical... Read More

Archaeology

My AA and BA with a minor in anthropology contained 12 hours of archaeology and an addition 3 hours in field excavations.

Dyslexia

I have 20 years experience teaching in special needs classrooms. Beyond that I also have dyslexia, this coupled with my training gives me exceptional insight in helping these students.

Genetics

Genetics deals with the molecular structure and function of genes, gene behavior in context of a cell or organism (e.g. dominance and epigenetics), patterns of inheritance from parent to offspring, and gene distribution, variation and change in populations,such as through Genome-Wide Association Studies. Given that genes are universal to living organisms, genetics can be applied to the study of all living systems, from viruses and bacteria, through plants and domestic animals, to humans. During... Read More

Organic Chemistry

Organic chemistry is that branch of chemistry that deals with the structure, properties, and reactions of compounds that contain carbon. It is a highly creative science. Chemists in general and organic chemists in particular can create new molecules never before proposed which, if carefully designed, may have important properties for the betterment of the human experience. I have twenty years experience teaching the sciences to include general chemistry and organic chemistry.

Praxis

I am a certified (California K12, any classroom, any subject) (Kentucky P5 multiple subject) teacher. While working in California I was identified as "extremely highly qualified", as a mentor teacher and a Master Teacher. Among my duties as both mentor teacher and master teacher was to prepare the new teachers and Paraprofessionals on the Teacher Track for the Praxis exam. My cadre had a 90% success rate.

Social Studies

I have 20 plus years in the classroom teaching social studies and teaching certificates. I have a California Teaching Certificate in K-12 multiple subject credential and a Kentucky K-5 Credential.

AFOQT

The Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT ) is a standardized test similar to the SAT and ACT. The AFOQT measures aptitudes and is used to select applicants for officer commissioning programs, such as Officer Training School (OTS) » or Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (Air Force ROTC). It is also used for selection into specific training programs such as pilot and combat systems officer training.

The AFOQT is a required test for all cadets and students on scholarship or in... Read More

Fitness

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Education

Undergrad, CSU - Dominguez Hills Graduate, Other, UCI, CSUN

Excellent tutor — I needed to pass the math portion of the Praxis exam in order to be accepted to my major at UK. I have always struggled with standardized math tests and this one was no exception. I missed passing by a few points and had only one more time to take the test again before the end of the year. Keith was easy to reach and very flexible in working around my finals schedule. He quickly assessed where my ...

— Jordan Nicole from Lexington, KY

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