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Alandra Elizabeth
VARSITY TUTORS CERTIFIED TUTOR BASED IN ATLANTA
MY PERSONAL STATEMENT
Hello All!
I am currently a 7th grade Math teacher in Gwinnett County and I am very excited to become a Varsity Tutor.
I have always had a passion for working with children. My first job was at a summer camp, where I still work today during summer breaks. I have watched children grow up there, as I, have grown as well. As one of the dance instructors for the camp, I have learned the definition of patience. It is quite a challenge trying to teach twenty-five six year olds a dance, in a week, during the hot months of the summer. There is nothing like seeing the excitement radiate off of a child’s face when she finally gets the step and seeing a mother see her child dance for the first time and knowing that I was a part of helping that child succeed.
In my sophomore year of college I did an internship for Gear Up at Binghamton High School. Gear Up is a federally funded grant program that is an acronym for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs.
The demographics of the students at the high school are inner city, and mostly low income. My interactions with the students and my fearless attitude towards the real life issues I mentored the students through during my internship, led me to be selected as the Assistant to the Coordinators for the Program in my junior and senior years at Binghamton University. I worked closely with the students ensuring they were signed up for PSAT/SAT/ACT exams, mentored, tutored, and planned college visit trips and other college preparatory events.
This past year I represented Teach for America as a teacher in the Metro-Atlanta area where I taught 7th grade math on the Special Education team to 120 students. I tirelessly spent the year dedicating my life to the art of teaching and learning innovative ways to get the material across to my students. Of the students I taught, 50% of them came in on grade level by state standards. Of the 50% of the students on grade level, 50% of those students (25% of the total) had met state standards by only one or two points according to their sixth grade test scores. When my students left my classroom in May, 90% of them passed the 7th grade benchmark test.
As a result of the bond I have made with the high risk students I’ve worked with for the past four years at the Gear Up program and my dedication to assisting them however I can, I feel I am prepared and very passionate about taking on the responsibility of being a Varsity Tutor.
During tutoring sessions, I work hard to provide a quality education to all my students. I will see an individual’s potential in them, even when they are at their worst. I work tirelessly finding innovative ways to teach my Math/Spanish lessons. Outside of the tutoring sessions, I work with tutees and families to create a culture of optimum learning.
I am currently a 7th grade Math teacher in Gwinnett County and I am very excited to become a Varsity Tutor.
I have always had a passion for working with children. My first job was at a summer camp, where I still work today during summer breaks. I have watched children grow up there, as I, have grown as well. As one of the dance instructors for the camp, I have learned the definition of patience. It is quite a challenge trying to teach twenty-five six year olds a dance, in a week, during the hot months of the summer. There is nothing like seeing the excitement radiate off of a child’s face when she finally gets the step and seeing a mother see her child dance for the first time and knowing that I was a part of helping that child succeed.
In my sophomore year of college I did an internship for Gear Up at Binghamton High School. Gear Up is a federally funded grant program that is an acronym for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs.
The demographics of the students at the high school are inner city, and mostly low income. My interactions with the students and my fearless attitude towards the real life issues I mentored the students through during my internship, led me to be selected as the Assistant to the Coordinators for the Program in my junior and senior years at Binghamton University. I worked closely with the students ensuring they were signed up for PSAT/SAT/ACT exams, mentored, tutored, and planned college visit trips and other college preparatory events.
This past year I represented Teach for America as a teacher in the Metro-Atlanta area where I taught 7th grade math on the Special Education team to 120 students. I tirelessly spent the year dedicating my life to the art of teaching and learning innovative ways to get the material across to my students. Of the students I taught, 50% of them came in on grade level by state standards. Of the 50% of the students on grade level, 50% of those students (25% of the total) had met state standards by only one or two points according to their sixth grade test scores. When my students left my classroom in May, 90% of them passed the 7th grade benchmark test.
As a result of the bond I have made with the high risk students I’ve worked with for the past four years at the Gear Up program and my dedication to assisting them however I can, I feel I am prepared and very passionate about taking on the responsibility of being a Varsity Tutor.
During tutoring sessions, I work hard to provide a quality education to all my students. I will see an individual’s potential in them, even when they are at their worst. I work tirelessly finding innovative ways to teach my Math/Spanish lessons. Outside of the tutoring sessions, I work with tutees and families to create a culture of optimum learning.
Alandra Elizabeth
CERTIFIED TUTOR BASED IN ATLANTA
MY EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree: Binghamton University - BA, Mathematics
MY TEST SCORES
MY HOBBIES
Dancing, Reading, Cooking, Running
TUTORING SUBJECTS
