mikecanhelp.net

Specialties

4^th-​10^th Grade

Developmental Learning Specialist

One-​on-​one

Student Skills, Organization, Reading, Writing, Science, Math

Practical, Holistic, Student-​centered Remediation and Enrichment

In person (school, home, etc.) and via internet chat (using interactive whiteboards and collaborative documents!)

History

Established in 2007.

After 6 years as a respected independent Developmental Learning Specialist in San Francisco, Mike is bringing his practice to the East Bay beginning in the fall of 2014.

Experience and Training:

Lindamood-​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

Meet the Business Owner

Mike M.

Business Owner

In addition to being a lifelong learner and teacher, Mike leads hikes all over the Bay Area, plays with giant soap bubbles, and wishes he made it to the movies more often. He lives in Oakland with his wife, Emily, who teaches art in Oakland, their two-​year-​old, Delilah, who points out birds when her parents are distracted by less important matters, and four-​year-​old Natasha, who teaches her parents how to dance with the appropriate degree of enthusiasm.