Renaissance Jon

Peer calculus tutor in college ESL adult educator ESL K-12 teacher MATH 7-12 Certified Teacher

My style is whole child education where I encourage my students to not only learn the target subject, but also learn soft skills such as communication and deductive reasoning and try to connect what they are learning to the world outside of the classroom. My video companions to my lessons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd0mVTtRiVwnn4Lzpa9s_RRW1xFnWM-qZ

TexEs MATH 7-12 certified in 2022 ACTFL - Japanese Mid Intermediate certified in 2023

Alumnus of Syracuse University, Class of 2016 (BS). There I studied computer science, information technology, and animation. In Winter 2014, I was afforded the privilege of participating in the East Asian Studies student exchange program at Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata, Japan. I then settled in Austin, Texas where I now carry my TExES certification in 7-12 Mathematics, with more to come!

Born and raised in Riverside, California, attended university in Upstate New York (Go Orange!) Lived in Osaka, Japan for 3 and 1/2 years. Building wealth and health doing what I love: teaching and telling stories!