How can you help a student become an independent learner?

Games! Yes, I always implement interactive exercises and game-based input, so students take the challenge and start to walk through the materials and exercises.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

Corrective feedback is always fast and demonstrates to the student his/her weaknesses. This feedback is always constructive.

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

I break down this skill or concept into sub-skills or smaller steps.

What is your teaching philosophy?

My teaching philosophy is to engage students in learning a particular subject. I prefer to employ games and interactive exercises with my students so they do not feel bored and feel challenged.

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

I break the ice by identifying the needs of my student and get to know his/her fears so I make sure that such fears won't represent an obstacle during our sessions together. In the first session, I start lightly working on achieving the goals of the course through interactive and mind-challenging activities.