What is your teaching philosophy?

People learn best when they are met at their level and are taught using their personal learning style.

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

I will ask them their interests and hobbies and learn their learning style. This may include a short questionnaire if they do not already know how they learn best.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

Independent learning includes learning specific study skills as well as learning how to access information on their own.

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

I would find out what they are having trouble with, specifically. Sometimes, students have trouble with higher level math because they are lacking in some basic math skills.

How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?

Reading comprehension is important, even in math. I would use close reading strategies to enhance their ability to understand word problems and be able to answer them.

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

Repeated practice problems as well as giving students questions where they would have to use the content in a different context.