"I have been tutoring for over eight years in a variety of math and sciences as well as testing preparation for the ACT and SAT. Outside of tutoring I work as an outdoor educator, and I have worked as a substitute teacher as well as in a college preparatory program. I love tutoring students of any age, and I have experience teaching students from daycare all the way through senior programs.

During tutoring sessions, I focus on building a student’s understanding of the material one step at a time. With new material, I guide the student with questions such as “What is this problem asking you to do?” or “What is the first step you can do to help solve this problem?” We go through it step by step together, and I'll explain anything the student doesn't understand, making sure they understand it before we move on. Once we have done the first problem, I let them try it out for themselves on a new problem. If the student gets stuck, I give them pointers as to what they can look for to help them know what to do next. We will continue to do problems of the same type until I can see that the student is fully solving it on their own. I try to build confidence by helping them see what they do know and increase understanding by connecting the problem to similar problems they have successfully done before.

I am always willing to adapt what or how I’m teaching based on a student's needs. I welcome feedback and resources that will allow me to better help a student. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions or to schedule a lesson!" less...