Experience Summary
I am currently a mathematics instructor (Beginning, Intermediate, and College Algebra) at North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS). In this role, I hold office hours where I can instruct students on an individual level. I am also a math tutor at NDSCS so in addition to my office hours, I also have tutoring hours.
Throughout graduate school, I was a graduate teaching assistant for an introductory level statistics class. In this role, I lectured, graded homework and exams, and held office hours.
During my last year in undergraduate school, I held a position as a statistics tutor where I was assigned students to help one-on-one.
Teaching Style
I believe in vitamin D! You may ask what this has to do with it. Well, bear with me. I liken the curriculum to calcium and the presentation to vitamin D. Taking calcium supplements is a good idea, but it does us absolutely no good if our bodies don't absorb them. We need vitamin D in order to absorb calcium. Likewise, students need good presentation to absorb the material. This "vitamin D" involves explaining the material in terms the students can understand, getting to know them so you can meet them where they are at, and engaging them with your own excitement for the material. The most carefully laid out information in the world will do students no good if they do not absorb it! In conclusion, my teaching style is the "Vitamin D Style".