Kara N.'s Bio

Experience:

• 22 Years Classroom teaching experience
• Certified Teacher Middle School and High School Math
• Certified K-6 All Subjects
• Highly Qualified Teacher Status
• Homeschool Teacher 4 years
• TESOL Endorsement (English as a Second Language)
• HabitCoach -Executive Function Curriculum Manager
• Coach Training for Executive Functioning

 

How I work with my students: 

• I empower students to become independent and confident by guiding them through strategies custom chosen for them. 
• I build relationships with my students to more fully understand and provide instruction to each of their needs.
• I coach and advocate for students to strengthen and support their individual goals.
• I provide structure and support to build upon students strengths and teach students to use those strengths to overcome any weaknesses. 

 

Favorite Quote: 

• “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” - Lao Tzu

 

Fun Fact: 

• I live on a farm and my dog, Buddy, sometimes joins me in coaching sessions.

 

What parents say: 

• Kara is simply the best!   Our experience with Kara has been wonderful! She is such a great teacher- kind, patient, diligent, and focused. Our child has made great strides in such a short period of time. We would highly recommend her!
• “The kids love coming to class prepared and ready to get a brain workout with Ms. Kara. She is motivating and explains the concepts so everyone can understand while also challenging kids to explain the solutions back to her. After each class, four worksheets are sent via email for concept reinforcement. It is amazing to see how the lesson carries on in a relaxed manner and be able to look back at how much was covered.” 
• “I just wanted to drop a quick note to thank you for your services over the past few months. My son has successfully tested into his charter school’s GT program (CogAT) and scored high enough on his MAP scores to get into the Northwestern University CTD program. Kara has been so patient with my son over the past few months, and he has blossomed so much academically.”
• “The teacher is very attentive to each kid and approachable. You can see that she cares about teaching very much.”
• "We are so pleased that she did well enough on the CogAT that she moved on to the next stage of GT assessment! We are very grateful to you for the work you did with her the last few days before testing. She definitely needed that positive experience with someone besides Mom!”
• “I just got my son’s CogAT score and wanted to share it with you. He scored 99 in both quantitative and non-verbal and a 98 in verbal. He has qualified for the next phase in the fall once school reopens. Thank you for your coaching and guidance. We really appreciate it.”