| Mike L. Miller Developmental Learning Specialist mike{at}mikecanhelp.net
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and TrainingLindamood-Bell Learning Processes, Santa Rosa, CA Jan 2008 Making Math Real, Sunnyvale, CA Sep/Dec 2007 MA Developmental Teacher Education w/ Elementary Credential UC Berkeley, 2004 *Student taught first, second, fifth and sixth grades BA Liberal Studies and Critical Social Thought San Francisco State University, 2001 Cum Laude *Volunteer math tutor at Sanchez Elementary, San Francisco Science Camp Instructor/Manager, Science Adventures, 2002-2004 Education Lead, USS Pampanito WWII Submarine, 2000-2002 Test Preparation Tutor, Ivy West Tutoring Service, 2000-2002 Multiple Subject Tutor, San Francisco Educational Services, 1998-2000 English Composition Tutor, The Writing Success Project, CCSF 1998 After-School Teaching Assistant, Ohlone School, Palo Alto, 1993-1994 Further Influences Rick LaVoie — Starting from the simple premise that people who decide to teach generally like school and students who need help generally don't, LaVoie ingeniously reveals to teachers the depth of pain suffered by kids who struggle in the classroom and teaches us a deeply compassionate approach. http://www.ricklavoie.com/ All Kinds of Minds — The work of All Kinds of Minds and Schools Attuned provides a powerful framework for a teacher to identify and remediate the specific struggles of a given student. They assert that a good teacher helps a student identify and use her strengths to overcome those struggles and the "Educational Care" model shows the importance of communications between all educators and care-givers--a circle of care--for providing consistent, effective learning help for a child. http://www.allkindsofminds.org/ Ron Kurtz — His Hakomi method's emphasis on establishing mindfulness and respect for the innate wisdom of the client speaks directly to my practice. http://www.hakomi.com.au/pdfs/Foundations_of_Hakomi.pdf Alfie Kohn — In his book Punished By Rewards, Kohn makes clear the negative cumulative effect of systems of rewards and punishments. My initial approach and eternal goal will always be to introduce students to the intrinsic motivation that can only come from success. http://www.alfiekohn.org/index.html A Little More About Mike In addition to being a lifelong learner and teacher, I lead hikes all over the Bay Area, play with giant soap bubbles, and wish I made it to the movies more often. I live in Oakland with my brilliant and gorgeous wife, Emily, who teaches art in San Francisco, and our two-year-old, Natasha, who teaches her parents how to dance with the appropriate degree of enthusiasm. |
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