"As a New York State Level III Teaching Assistant with over 8 years of experience working in a progressive elementary school, I have solid first-hand experience effectively implementing project based pedagogy into the classroom, and in one-on-one and small group settings. I believe in getting to know the whole child—meeting the children where they are in their social-emotional and academic development—and adapting my teaching methods to their personal learning style and abilities, while structuring lessons that are both engaging and enriching.

I love teaching Math, and I am very enthusiastic about it! I am skilled in finding creative ways of teaching Math, keeping students engaged, as I build from what they know, and adapt to how they learn or make sense of numbers. I often tell students, “Math is like a puzzle—just have to find that missing piece!“

I believe Science is all around us. I believe in the need for the children to explore and discover the world around them through experiential experiences. I use project based learning to engage children in Science through what interests them, while also providing them with the resources and support needed to grasp and retain important scientific facts to better understand the world around them. In essence, I like to compliment the students own curiosity with concrete facts and knowledge of scientific concepts.

I am a native English and Spanish speaker, educated in a bilingual elementary school, with well-developed verbal and written skills in both languages. I have also learned other languages—Italian, Quichua and Mixteco—so I understand the challenges of acquiring new languages, as a child and as an adult, and becoming fluent in them. In the process of learning these languages, I have learned varied language acquisition techniques, which I now use un teaching these languages to others. I am fascinated by languages, but most importantly, by the people that speak them.

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