Online Programs instructors are highly qualified professionals who specialize in teaching advanced concepts to bright elementary, middle, and high school students. In our virtual classrooms, instructors engage, challenge, and connect with students, providing them with individualized attention and feedback.
Guidance
Our instructors act as facilitators of knowledge, supporting active learning through questioning and encouraging students to reach understanding independently. Students engage in lessons on their own time or through scheduled virtual meetings, and receive encouragement and helpful instructor feedback in regular check-ins as they progress through the course.
Mastery
Our instructors support learning strategies that help students master course concepts, including peer reviews, concept mapping, and learning through hands-on activities. Instructors also provide students with robust, useful feedback, and identify misconceptions or gaps in understanding to promote mastery.
Exploration
Our instructors give students room to explore, make mistakes, and learn from these mistakes to gain a stronger understanding. The freedom and flexibility of learning virtually also provides students with the opportunity to try a variety of subjects taught in different formats, and to choose the type of exploration that works best for them.
Meet our Instructors
CTY's Online instructors hail from cities and universities around the world, but they all have one thing in common: a dedication to helping our students engage and connect with advanced concepts.
I love that through CTY, I get the chance to work with gifted students from all over the world. I consider it an honor to be part of their journey!
Amanda Broton
Mathematics Instructor
I enjoy building relationships with students, facilitating their learning, and helping them achieve a refined understanding of the complex world around us. Using a high energy, enthusiastic approach to learning allows me to deeply connect with my students while having lots of fun!
Alejandro Lozano
History and Social Sciences Instructor
I love helping students understand difficult topics and make connections between them. Understanding Calculus is what makes advanced engineering applications possible, so it is extremely relevant to today's world and to the inventions of tomorrow.
Donna Miller
Mathematics Instructor
Being able to connect with my students, whether they live in New York or New Delhi, has been an unparalleled experience. I value and appreciate the ability to be able to help foster my students' growth as readers, writers, and independent thinkers.
Sasi Goldstein
Language Arts Instructor
I realize that I love teaching on an almost daily basis. It comes to me in the form of a student's 'ah-ha' moment, when everything clicks and the student understands a challenging concept. I get goose bumps just thinking about it!
Yvonne Borresen
Language Arts Instructor
I love watching young writers try new things and take chances. It's especially exciting when a student starts to see revision differently–as an opportunity rather than a chore.
Elisabeth Dahl
Language Arts Instructor
Programming is all about breaking the problem into small manageable pieces. I teach students how to brainstorm, code a small piece, and test. Then add another piece into it and continue until you are done. This is like driving at night. You keep driving until you reach your destination.
Tarequl Hassan
Computer Science Instructor
I am so excited when students are able to persevere and decode a very challenging cipher in the course! I love that Cryptology teaches patience and dedication, and that mathematics is so much more than just the study of numbers and equations.
Jillian Green
Mathematics Instructor
I am amazed at the level of tenacity of my students and am inspired by their quest to learn beyond walls and defined standards. They inspire me to learn more about our dynamic scientific world for continuous growth of their eager minds.
Tamica Stubbs
Science and Engineering Instructor
Teaching AP World History: Modern, I'm frequently astonished at how natural it is for students from both the United States and across the world to meet and learn about a global subject from not just their instructor but, just as importantly, so many different student perspectives!
Tyler Meinhart
History and Social Sciences Instructor
Students are always curious and full of interesting ideas when starting their programming course. I have enjoyed teaching them the tools to help bring their ideas to life and seeing their interest continue to grow.
Eric Tsai
Computer Science Instructor
I truly enjoy the creativity and enthusiasm that the students bring to their projects. The students are so tenacious and exhibit a great work ethic. Being online they need to "figure things out" on their own and they do a great job!
Krysten Hall
Computer Science Instructor
One of the joys of teaching science is encouraging students to observe closely the world around them. I enjoy when students start to think critically about how everything in the natural world interacts with everything else, and how they can apply what they have learned in class to real life.
Keith Gallinelli
Science and Engineering Instructor