Experience Summary
I have taught both high school and college level courses. I have also had a job in which I helped create a data base of the K-12 Objectives in Mathematics for forty-nine states. I also have worked as a quality assurance reviewer for the development of Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, and Calculus curriculum for online high school courses. I have tutoring for the Arizona AIMS tests and currently am tutoring an 16 hour review of the mathematics portion of the GED exam.
Teaching Style
I am able to break a complex problem into small, discrete steps which the students seem to appreciate.
An approach I use in my teaching is the I rarely will tell the student outright what to do to get the answer or just what the answer is. I will quiz the student in the steps they took to reach the point where they are stuck. If there is a misstep they took in their work, I will ask them leading questions in an effort to help them discover where they went astray, followed by questions to help them realize the step they should have taken. Then I will guide them through reasoning out what the remaining steps for solving the problem should be.
When I was teaching high school freshman Algebra I, I develop a strategy for mastering word problems that was successful to the point that students actually enjoyed doing word problems.
| Type |
Level |
Year |
Title |
Issued By |
| Degree |
Bachelors |
1970 |
Electrical Engineering |
University of Missouri - Columbia |
| Degree |
Masters |
1977 |
Secondary Education - Math and P... |
Northern Illinois University - D... |
| Certification |
Teaching |
1977 |
Mathematics and Physics |
State of Illinois |
| Certification |
Teaching |
1978 |
Mathematics and Physics |
State of Missouri |
| Award |
High School |
1984 |
Outstanding Educator of the Year |
Oak Grove R-VI High School |
| Other |
CUI |
1984 |
Landmark Forum |
Landmark Education Corporation |
| Other |
CUI |
1984 |
The Advanced Course |
Landmark Education Corporation |
| Other |
CUI |
2007 |
Communication - Access to Power |
Landmark Education Corporation |
| Other |
CUI |
2008 |
Communication - Performance and ... |
Landmark Education Corporation |
| Algebra II |
Proficiency: Experienced
|
| I have taught Algebra II at the high school level for over ten years. |
| C++ |
Proficiency: Experienced
|
| I developed the first course for Programming in C++ at the Kansas City, MO DeVry University and taught the class for three years. |
| Calculus I |
 This is one of my top subjects!
Proficiency: Experienced
|
| I taught Calculus I for DeVry University for over fifteen years. I also was a curriculum assurance reviewer for a year in the development of Calculus I for online high schools. |
| Calculus II |
Proficiency: Experienced
|
| I taught Calculus II for DeVry University for over fifteen years. |
| Electrical Engineering |
This is one of my top subjects!
Proficiency: Experienced
|
| I hold a BS degree in Electrical Engineering. For twenty years, at DeVry University, I have taught DC Circuit Fundamentals, AC Circuit Fundamentals, Semiconductor Circuits, Transistor Amplifiers, Op Amp. Fundamentals of Digital Circuits, Introduction to Microprocessors, and Programming in C++. |
| Microsoft Excel |
Proficiency: Experienced
|
| I have taught Microsoft Excel in Computer Applications for two different colleges. I also personally use Microsoft Excel to keep an inventory of my reference library as well as maintaining a backup of the grades for the various classes I teach. |
| Microsoft PowerPoint |
Proficiency: Experienced
|
| I have taught Microsoft PowerPoint in Computer Applications for two different colleges. I also create PowerPoint presentations to supplement teaching some of my topics. |
| Physics |
This is one of my top subjects!
Proficiency: Experienced
|
| I have taught Physics on the high school level for over ten years and at DeVry University for over twenty years. |
| Pre-Calculus |
Proficiency: Experienced
|
| I taught Pre-Calculus for DeVry University for over fifteen years. |
| Trigonometry |
Proficiency: Experienced
|
| I taught Trigonometry on the high school level for over ten years |
| Ultrasound Physics |
Proficiency: Experienced
|
| I taught Ultrasound Physics at Sanford Brown College for a year. |