Leana A.

Hawally, Kuwait

Experienced Math Teacher Kuwait

Bio

Summary I have been a Math teacher for 28 years. My Math career started at a Private School in South Africa where I taught High School Math to Sotho students (one of the ethnic ... Read more

Summary

I have been a Math teacher for 28 years. My Math career started at a Private School in South Africa where I taught High School Math to Sotho students (one of the ethnic groups). This was a good experience to prepare me to work with different cultural groups. For 10 years I taught HS Math from Grade 8 to 12. During that time I was Subject Head for Grade 8 Math. I also enjoyed the time outside the classroom when I was coaching Athletics and Cross Country.

Also for 7 years I was teaching at the American Creativity Academy in Kuwait. Teaching in Kuwait taught me that no matter where you are in the world, all students have the same psychological and social needs. In Kuwait, I taught all levels of Mathematics from Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Pre-Calculus and IB Math SL.

From 2015-2017 I taught Middle School Math for Grade 7, 8 and 9 students at the Internationella Engelska Skolan in Stockholm and Halmstad, Sweden. During this time I learned about the benefits and joys of Co teaching. The Swedish Curriculum places a lot of emphasis on problem solving in Math from a very young age. In Sweden I learned how to use hands-on activities as strategies to foster problem solving skills.

From 2017-2018 I taught at The Carlsbad International School in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. I taught the IGCSE for Pre DP students and IB Math SL 1 and 2.

Currently I am teaching at The American School of Kuwait since 2019. I am teaching Calculus, Pre-Calculus and Algebra 2.

I believe teaching in 4 different countries makes me a well rounded teacher. I learned a lot about different cultures. Teaching students from multiple nationalities opened my eyes to how different cultural societies view Math. Life as a teacher begins the day you realize that you are always a learner.

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Teaching methodology

I believe that students learn best when they work cooperatively. Therefore in my class I award students on a daily basis if they participate. Whenever we have to work on the Graphi... Read more

I believe that students learn best when they work cooperatively. Therefore in my class I award students on a daily basis if they participate. Whenever we have to work on the Graphing Display Calculator, everyone in my class is alert and participating as they know they get awarded for finding the correct answer. Students also remember the material the best when explaining to each other. I do not shy away from inviting a student to the board to teach fellow classmates. Read less

• $64

  Hourly rate

• 19

  Classes