Teaching

Laramie County Community College

I taught for Laramie County Community College (LCCC) from August 2013 to December 2014. During my tenure, I taught the Math 921, Algebra I, a total of four times. This class is designed as a remedial course and is aimed at offering the student the opportunity to learn basic algebra skills, develop problem solving skills and gain confidence in their algebraic abilities. This course involves a study of algebraic expressions, and algebraic equations. Successful students acquire knowledge and develop skills that enable them to simplify algebraic expressions, solve linear equations and inequalities, graph linear equations, use the rules of exponents, perform operations on polynomials, and factor polynomials.

Course Construction and Responsibility

Course content is designated by LCCC's curriculum. Syllabus, lecture notes, course schedule, method of delivery, homework, quizzes, exams, attendance policies, and other general policies are designed by the instructor. The typical Fall or Spring class size varied from 25 to 35 students. Summer lectures were approximately 5 students.

Teaching Reviews

    The teacher is really energetic which helps the class environment and creates a great learning atmosphere.
    The instructor is very involved and enthusiastic.
    He knows a lot about math and is always in a cheerful mood.
    He makes you want to be in class and want to come to class everyday.
    He tries hard to present material effectively.
    Explains things well, makes class more enjoyable.
    He enjoys teaching and is a fun teacher. The work can be difficult at times, but finds ways to show how to do the problem.
    Our instructor is well educated and teaches us in a way that makes it easy to understand.
    He is very enthusiastic about teaching. Always has fun and keeps me engaged in the course material.
    Makes learning and fun, and is easy to ask questions and is extremely helpful.
    He's awesome!
    Fun, good attitude... gives many examples in class to make it easier to understand.
    He makes class more personal, not that big old scary guy at the front of the room.
    The class was very helpful for me to relearn past skills. The instructor did a great job about applying the skills practically. The instructor also did a great job in teaching material in a variety of ways. He was very easy to communicate with and learn from.