I am a highly effective and successful teacher with 16 years of experience in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. During my tenure, I have taught the following classes ranging from 7th grade math, Pre-calculus. I encourage creativity and higher-order thinking to increase student performance. I believe in kids and will not accept anything less than their best efforts. I hold myself to the same high standards that I hold for my students and my students recognize this. I diligently work to create meaningful connections to real-life and mathematics for my students. I love teaching math- it's the only profession I ever wanted since the first grade!