A Little About Me
As an educator I have
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Taught Kindergarten - 3rd Grade at San Domenico and MCDS in Marin County for eight years
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Earned a Master's Degree in Education with a focus on Multiple Subjects in 2015
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Earned a Master's Degree in Educational Therapy in 2023
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Certified in Orton-Gillingham, a multisensory approach to reading, writing, and spelling
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Worked in Outdoor Education for twelve years teaching leadership, outdoor skills, rock climbing, and survival skills
How I relate
When I'm not working
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I ski raced competitively through high school and college
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I absolutely love rock climbing outdoors
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My new passion is backcountry skiing
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Having dyslexia and ADHD myself, I continue to have challenges that help me relate to my students
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It is now one of my great pleasures in life to be helping students reclaim their innate joy for learning
Enrichment
Intervention
Especially after the last few Covid-affected years, many students have small gaps in their foundational skills.
I can help your child by:
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Getting to know them and connecting learning with their passions
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Playing purposeful learning games
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Creating meaningful investigations where students learn writing skills from children's literature and where they understand math concepts by discovering and trying out their own math strategies.
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Using informal assessments to determine where they may be lacking foundational skills and develop a curriculum to best support their growth
Studying as an educational therapist, learning the Orton-Gillingham approach, and having experienced elementary school as a person with learning disabilities, I feel able to offer a lot of support to students with diagnosed or suspected learning challenges and their families.
I can help your child by:
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Starting with an in-depth intake process that involves parent and child interviews.
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Communicating with schools and other education professionals who have worked with your child
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Interpreting past assessments and conducting my own assessments, which will inform my instruction
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Employing assessments to find strengths that your child can build off of
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Using picture books and other tools to help explore the emotions that often come with learning challenges
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Playing learning games and working at their just-right level to help build their sense of competence and confidence
What Happy
Students &
Parents Say
We're lucky to have Dan support our learning and parenting journey with evidence-based teaching, genuine empathy, and much joy.
Aaron M.
I will forever be grateful to Dan for igniting a true love of learning for my children and for helping them be the best versions of themselves. He is a keeper!
Karen B.