IS MY STUDENT A GOOD FIT?
Probably: Miss Morgan works with students of any age, most subjects, and has great success with students who have specific behavioral and socio-emotional needs--including students with Autism, PTSD and ODD. Students with ADHD have been very successful, and Miss Morgan's previous experience teaching in schools and as both a foster parent and children's social worker make her an asset when working with 504 or IEP plans--including helping parents with meetings, helping teams be creative and resourceful for your child specifically, helping student advocate for their rights in high school classes, and ensuring successful implementation of accommodations.
More than something you add when you or your student begin to worry about school, private tutoring is an excellent extracurricular activity for any student, at any age, at any time. Have a program with friends and let the imaginations loose. Offer your student an uncommon study topic that turns an interest into a passion. Anderson Academics aims to add something lasting to students' studies and their childhoods/adolescences: recoup, support, enrichment--it's all a good time and a great investment.
THE NITTY GRITTY:
WHO AND WHAT CAN BE TAUGHT
Teaching Infants & Toddlers
Beginning around 12 months, toddlers switch from needing a developmental environment that is focused on physical growth to one that will now promote physical, mental and social/emotional opportunities.
This is when skills like curiosity, grit and perseverance can be rooted in a person, and these skills are also highly sensitive to damage and discouragement. That makes my extensive research in factors effecting a child or student's perceived self-efficacy, specifically these types of permeating skills, of critical value when working with children in the 1 to 2-year old range.
In addition to focusing on a child’s physical, mental and social/emotional development, my “lessons” with toddlers are keenly oriented to promote strong intellectual risk-taking, problem solving, and both cooperative and independence skills. The cognitive processes behind these skills will help a child for their entire life.
What we might be doing In-House
Reading, listening to reading
Puppets, empathy activities
Dressing Stuffed Animals
Singing and dancing
Finger painting
Smelling, tasting, touching
Stirring, scooping, squishing
Throwing, rolling objects, stacking
Signing, letter sounds, bilingual
Climbing, falling, rolling
Fort building
Hide-and-seek
Getting the mail
Out-of-House Activities
Smithsonian Museums and Zoo with special tours
Music and Theater classes
Wildlife Safari Tours
Eating Out
Library classes and book time
Garden Immersions
Parks and walks
Trips to a Working Farm
Frequenting local shops and cafes (sometimes with arrangements like rolling crescent dough with the baker)
Shopping (experiencing new places)
School-Age Subjects
PreK-9 Subjects
Early Literacy/preK-2
Early Math/preK-2
Elementary Literacy
Elementary Math
Middle School Literacy
Middle School Math
Sciences
Technology
Engineering
Social Studies
Literacy when English is
not spoken at home
High School Subjects
Academic Success
ACT exam prep
Algebra, Pre-Algebra
Biology
Biomedical Science
Chemistry
Computer Application
English
Executive Skills
Geometry
Music History
Music Theory, basic
PE
Physics
SAT exam prep
World History, AP World History
Anxiety Prevention/Response Skills
Bible Comprehension
Gifted Education
Social/Emotional Behavioral disorder management and programing (academic)
Spanish, Pk-12
University and Adult Subjects
University Courses
Accounting
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Islamic Art History
Praxis: Elementary subjects and practice/philosophy; middle and high school practice/philosophy
Bible History
Academic Success Skills which can help with anxiety
Adult Instruction
Access (database software)
Business Strategy
Computers (Mac, non-Mac, general use, safety, organization, orientation, problem solving, setting up, connection other tech to them--most anything)
English as a Second Language, TEFL certified
Graphic Design in Small Business
Parenting, Home Education and Tutoring
QuickBooks
COMPREHENSIVE
OPPORTUNITIES
Being an exceptional educator means my students don't study in common ways.
A benefit of my research in both education and cognitive science means I recognize overlaps in seemingly unrelated subjects that share process or cognitive structure in thinking. For example, how quickly block coding (like MIT's Scratch) can be used to seal holes in late-elementary reading comprehension.
This exceptionality empowers me to take my students beyond the basics and the norms so they can access the world beyond classrooms and text books.
These are additional skills, activities and subjects that A.a students have used in tutoring to accomplish their goals.
Cocurricular
Rock Climbing
Belay
High Ropes
Beginning Archery
Nature Immersion
Backpacking
Canoeing
Cooking
Baking
Babysitting
[Parenting classes, including having my students teach]
Music
Cello (my primary instrument)
Violin, beginner-intermediate
Acoustic Guitar, beginner
Music History
Music Theory, basic (with piano)
Permeating Skills
(All of my students explicitly learn these)
Neutrality
Academic Discussion Skills
Conversation Skills in various settings
Perseverance
Risk-taking
Appropriate social skills
Open-mindedness
Creativity (is modeled and explained)
Additional Subjects
Art History
Art Appreciation
Coding, python and MIT’s Scratch
Competitive Group Speaking
Creative Writing, grades 3-6
Science Experiments (observational, interactive, designed)
Growth Mindset
Sketching
Videography
Vocabulary, extensive development
