Experience Summary
I am currently a 5th grade Math teacher and the Math Instructional Coach for my school. I have experience with 3rd-8th grade Math standards and am very familiar with Common Core standards. I have 2 years of basic HW tutoring in college before I started my teaching career. Currently, I run our in-school tutoring program and I put a lot of emphasis on collecting diagnostic data to determine what specific skills are holding a student back from being successful academically.
Teaching Style
I use a very data-driven teaching style. I like to start by gathering data from parents or teachers to determine what is conceived as the child's biggest hurdles. Then, I will give the child a short assessment based on these identified skills and use what they show me to determine my instruction. I am a firm believer in a healthy balance of exploratory learning and repeated practice. For a student to truly master and retain a skill, they need to understand the underlying concept and then practice it repeatedly.
Other Comments
I work long hours so tutoring hours would need to be later evening (6:30-8:30) during the week or weekends. Look forward to hearing from you.