Karen B.

I have been teaching at Northern Virginia Community College for over 25 years. I have taught Algebra 1 and 2, College Algebra, Precalculus, Trigonometry, and Calculus. While teaching at NVCCC, I was nominated three times for teacher of the year. I won the award once. I believe that students first need to be provided with the necessary prerequisite skills to succeed in their current course. When tutoring, I first determine where the gaps in background knowledge lie. Once we cover tho…