I have a year of professional teaching experience, where I taught Spanish at a private school, developed the entire curriculum, assignments, projects, and activities, and implemented it in a way that fit the different levels and needs of a variety of students of different ages and backgrounds. I also did a full year of supplemental instruction in college, which is similar to a TA position, where I taught after-school classes three days a week in traditionally difficult courses, such as Calculus and Chemistry. I also developed the curriculum for these classes, in which interactivity was a priority. In addition to this, I have over 300 hours of tutoring and online teaching experience.

I love tutoring because it is important to me that students have an accessible way to engage with material and to give them attainable goals which foster their belief that they can succeed in any class. My teaching philosophy is that students should never be ashamed of where they are at, and that a topic is explained correctly when it is obvious to the student what it means and how to apply it. Outside of academic activities I enjoy knitting, sewing, and watching old movies.

Teaching and tutoring calculus is what renewed my interest in tutoring in recent years. Though I love teaching a variety of subjects, I especially enjoy how math problems can be broken down into a variety of steps and techniques that can be used with a number of problems. This is important to me because oftentimes, a list of key ideas and strategies tends to really clear up any confusion, both with how the problem works and how it relates to other ideas in the class. If presented with a particularly difficult problem, I like to compare it to other problems the student has done that they do understand, but talk about how and why it is different so it can be more approachable.

If you are interested in setting something up, feel free to message me, and I'll get back to you as soon as possible! I look forward to meeting you!