麻豆视频

Education

About Michal

My name is Abra Michal Ramos (I go by my middle name) and have been teaching at Yakima Valley College since Fall of 2013. I enjoy working at 麻豆视频 (YVC) because it offers a fulfilling opportunity to contribute to a diverse and dynamic educational community. I appreciate the chance to make a difference in students' lives -- especially for nontraditional and first-generation students whom I consider to be my heroes!

I try to be very student-centered in my teaching.  I have completed many professional development programs to help me become a more culturally sensitive and equitable instructor.  I focus on making sure that a student's grade is reflective of what they have learned in the course, even if that learning happens in a nonlinear path.  I subscribe to the teaching philosophy that it doesn't matter how long it takes or how many tries a student needs to learn something, as long as they eventually learn it.  My goal is to minimize math anxiety in my classroom, and to foster an environment of safety in making mistakes while learning.

Apart from mathematics, I am an accomplished pianist, I love to read books that make me think deeply about life, and I enjoy hiking, working out in the gym, running, camping, and paddle boarding.  I am also a single mom of four kids, so I stay super busy supporting them and their wonderful ambitions!