Grade Levels
High School, Middle School
Tutoring Specialties
ADD & ADHD, Autism, EL (English Learners), Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Learning Disabilities
Bio
Hi everyone! My name is Jordan! I am a middle/high school social studies teacher. I have worked in an S.S. setting with grades 7-12, but have worked with students in grades 4-12 as an educational technician (ed. tech). My philosophy revolves around love and kindness in the classroom. I believe the first step in creating a space where all students can learn is by first creating a place where all students feel safe and loved. Only then will we all succeed academically! I received my degree in December 2024, after student teaching in a public high school. I taught classes such as Cold War Studies (20th-century freshman class), History of Warfare, and Fake News (a class about identifying reliable, primary sources). I have also student taught in a middle school, working with 7th and 8th graders. My passion as a social studies teacher is history! However, I am educated on most social studies topics, such as political science and geography, economics, psychology/sociology, and many more!
Teacher Specialization
I have student-taught middle and high school social studies classes, covering historical topics such as the Cold War, the Civil War, and the Age of Exploration. As well as long-term subbed in a variety of middle and high school classes, such as 8th-grade math and high school chemistry. As an educational technician, I worked one-on-one and in small groups with students in a variety of classes, as well as in a middle school special education classroom. In addition to working in schools, as a college student I volunteered with the UMaine Cooperative Extension 4-H program, where I taught online after-school and summer educational programs. These programs ranged from STEM topics such as 'the art of math' and 'coding' to topics such as introductory Spanish, the Oregon Trail, and birding.
Courses
Contemporary World Issues, Eastern Hemisphere Studies, Economics, Geography, Global Studies, High School US History, High School World History, Modern World Studies, Modern World Studies Honors, Psychology, Social Studies 6, Social Studies 7, Social Studies 8, Sociology, US Government and Politics, World Geography
