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Ecology has been a passion since college where I conducted field research on Green Vervet monkeys on the island of St Kitts in the Caribbean where they had filled a new niche and become a pest in the sugar cane fields. This work, as well as vegetation mapping on the island of Chappaquiddick, MA, and computer modeling of the reflectance of plants and soils, led to my undergraduate thesis on how humans have, throughout history, helped create deserts in formerly rich agricultural areas. That work was published in a refereed journal the year after I graduated from college. I teach ecology from th ... More

I have tutored algebra for nine years across all age groups. This includes individual students and groups ranging from middle school students to adults returning to math in college after many years away from the subject. I have also taught algebra independently to students who were not enrolled in a separate course. For high school students, I can integrate SAT problems into their algebra work. ... More

I have had 14 years of experience in teaching pre-algebra concepts [from ratio and proportions to integers and percents as well as beginning Algebra.] ... More

I went to school to study teaching skills for children and adolescents, K-12 grade. I have learned the teaching methods, practices, techniques, and lesson planning skills in my college career. I have also learned many tools along the way to use in teachings with pre-school children all the way up top high school. I do have experience with k-6th grade children. I can state that I have spent most of my life experiences with pre-school children and with middle school and high school adolescents. However, the developmental stages of children as I follow Erickson are the same with all human be ... More

I have tutored various students in Algebra I. I believe if a student can grasp Algebra I and have a positive attitude toward math, then he/she will be successful in future math courses. ... More