Prior to my professional teaching career as a secondary Math teacher, I taught Politics as a college professor for a decade. After leaving the university level, I shifted my professional orientation to high school where I have specialized as an Algebra classroom teacher for over five years at one of the top high schools in Colorado. In fact, this year I was awarded the "Teacher of the Year: Teacher Impact Award" for my work with my Algebra students. Indeed, for the last 3 years my Algebra students have outscored all the others network/district classes.

Homework Offered
In this course, students will be given a set of five questions, derived from the new lesson content, that they will be asked to solve independently after the class (and before the start of the next class). Students should expect to allocate between 10-20 minutes to complete their assigned practice sets.
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
In this course, students will be assessed on two parameters - practice & participations and content mastery. Grades, with an updated assessment review, will be shared with students and parents on a weekly basis.

EVALUATION: 
Practice & Participation: 
A= Comes ready to learn, has everything ready at class time (notebook, completed homework, pencil, paper, calculator, eraser, etc.), asks/answers questions, demonstrates comprehension 
B= Comes ready to learn, has almost everything ready at class time (notebook, nearly all of the completed homework, pencil, paper, calculator, eraser, etc.), asks/answers questions, demonstrates comprehension 
C= Comes ready to learn, usually has everything ready at class time (notebook, most of the completed homework, pencil, paper, calculator, eraser, etc.), asks/answers questions, demonstrates comprehension 

Content Mastery:
A= Demonstrates great proficiency in each topic as evidenced by end of class review questions & end of course assessment
B= Demonstrates great proficiency in nearly every topic as evidenced by end of class review questions & end of course assessment 
C= Demonstrates proficiency in most every topic as evidenced by end of class review questions & end of course assessment
Grades Offered