Dave earned a B.A. from Harvard in English Literature. In more than eight years of tutoring, he’s taught hundreds of students the skills they need to rock the SAT, ACT, and GMAT. His top-tier SAT scores and perfect scores on the SAT II Writing and AP exams didn’t hurt. Dave trains the faculty at Knewton, so he knows the ins and outs of effective teaching. He’s ready to show you what expert instruction can do.
David Ingber is Knewton‘s Faculty Manager, as well as an expert GMAT prep and SAT prep teacher.
It all began with a high five.
I was teaching an online class, and all 27 of the students in the class answered a difficult question correctly. In an attempt to form what I thought was the closest approximation of a congratulatory hand-slapping ritual with my students, who were attending the class from wifi hotspots and Ethernet ports all across the globe, I pushed my open palm toward my camera. I encouraged them to do the same.
It was then that I learned about the Virtual High Five (aka “The VH5”). Read the rest of this entry »
Knewton’s lead SAT Teacher, Sir David Ingber, decided it was time to disabuse (great vocab word — meaning to free a person from deception or error!) students of a few myths about the test. What time of day should you study for the SAT? When should you panic? What should you eat before the exam? After? Can you get a new seat on SAT exam day if the person next to you has onion-based body odour? Listen in and find out!
Dave is the Faculty Manager @ Knewton, and our top teacher in GMAT, LSAT, and SAT prep.
As I recall, there were four categories of hand-raisers in my high school:
1. The Eager Beaver: “I’ve never met a question that I’m not totally psyched to answer!”
2. The Kool Kat: “I’m smart, but please don’t tell that to my friends. I’d lose all my street kred.”
3. The Anti-Brita: “They call me tap water, because I’ve got no filter. Save the lectures for grad school; high school is for discussing and participating.”
4. Shy LeBeouf: “If I say something wrong, everyone will point and laugh, so I’ll just sit here and people will assume I know everything. Or, I have crippling glossophobia.”
Dave Ingber is the Faculty Manager here at Knewton, where he oversees a team of GMAT prep, LSAT prep, and (soon) SAT prep experts.
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What’s the position? GMAT, SAT and LSAT teachers (you can be hired to teach one, two or all three of these tests!)
What kind of person are you looking for? All Knewton teachers should be passionate about education, outstanding at taking tests, and, above all, extremely fun to listen to. You’ve got to command a classroom’s attention without being in the same physical room as your students. We like people with interesting backgrounds, the ability to tell a joke, and a love of combining learning and having a good time.
If the first round goes well, then you will be invited back to present some test questions on camera. There, we’ll be looking for your terrific presentational skills. Make sure you don’t fall into the trap of “over-explaining.” Once a question has been explained, ask the students if they understood, and if they did, then move on! If they didn’t, then be fluid, and have a secondary method or explanation ready to go.
Final thoughts. If you look at our teachers page, you will see that we’ve got actors, musicians, web designers, weathermen, scientists, martial arts masters, you name it. There is no “correct person” for a Knewton teacher. We love diversity, and we love people who keep things interesting. I really hope to hear from you soon!
Interested? Just send an email with your résumé and cover letter to teach@knewton.com.
