How can you help a student become an independent learner?

Teach study/organization skills, as well as how to use their resources to find answers quickly.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

By keeping the subject interesting and explaining to the student all of the exciting ways that the subject can be applied to the real world.

If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?

Break it down to the basics, and then slowly build to the concept, approaching it from different angles.

What might you do in a typical first session with a student?

I would get to know the student, what they are struggling with, and what their goals are for that particular subject. Then, I would start working with them to help them understand the material.

What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?

I like to ask the student to show me how to solve the problem, and I occasionally will ask them trick questions to see if they are really thinking about the answer.

How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?

I work through the problem with the student until he/she understands it. Sometimes it takes a few different ways of explaining. Then we will work through a few other problems dealing with the same concept, so the student really feels that he/she knows it very well.