How would you help a student stay motivated?

I work with my students to help them make connections between classroom learning and life outside of school. I seek to provide them with the tools they need to handle issues they will encounter in daily life, as well as the tools they will need to progress their learning of mathematics. Moreover, I do so by designing learning activities that capitalize on the diverse learning styles and experiences that students may have; I seek to make learning an active process by using students' own experiences as a source for contextualizing mathematics.

What is your teaching philosophy?

My role as an educator is centered on providing each of my students with the best possible education. I believe that this is best accomplished by motivating students to be passionate about their own learning and, as such, I strive to inspire my students to take ownership of their learning by leading them to explore new ideas, take risks, and think independently and critically about the world in which they live.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

I believe in providing students with multiple opportunities and modalities to demonstrate and communicate their learning. My experience as a student, and as an educator, has taught me that learning is a process, and that our knowledge can be communicated in an uncountable number of ways. Therefore, I believe in giving students varied options to communicate their knowledge, as well as multiple opportunities to demonstrate mastery of learning objectives.

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

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

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How do you adapt your tutoring to the student's needs?

I approach the learning objectives of mathematics on many levels by addressing the small details, as well as helping students see how the content fits into a bigger idea or life skill.

What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?

I work with my students to help them make connections between classroom learning and life outside of school. I seek to provide them with the tools they need to handle issues they will encounter in daily life, as well as the tools they will need to progress their learning of mathematics.

How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?

I believe that the skills of critical thought, inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning and justification learned in mathematics courses are crucial to a student's success -- both inside and outside of school.