"Hi! My name is Joel and I've been teaching for 19 years. I'm certified in high school Math for the state of Texas. I specialize in Algebra. I've taught Algebra, Algebra Credit Recovery for summer school, accelerated Algebra, and tutored Algebra since college. I have extensive experience in teaching students of different levels of math and learning styles. I am also proficient in teaching how to use graphing calculators since they are usually allowed on tests.

My main goal is to help you be successful in Math while understanding your needs! Often, this comes from teaching more than one way to solve math problems (if you want), so you can choose which method you like. I have done many professional development trainings during my years of teaching and have learned best practices by going into other math teachers classrooms and observing how they teach in order to make sure that my skills are excellent. So I am very knowledgable in all types of teaching methods and have learned which methods bring the quickest, best results.

Also, I've learned to speak Spanish fluently and have taught Math to Newcomers to the United States who are learning English. So I've seen all types of common mistakes that students have made and can analyze the best approach to correct silly mistakes. It's ok to make mistakes; as long as we learn from them. I believe that each student has the potential to pass Algebra!" less...