...I decided to purse my passion of service and working with youth in the realm of education as I am with my current role as a full-time AmeriCorps volunteer with City Year. Here I tutor middle school aged students in predominately math. Additionally, I have tutoring experience with first grade students in English Language Arts, working with reading comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency. I also have experience teaching English abroad, as I studied abroad in Argentina...
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...the importance of good teachers and mentors. Education is a field that I hope to pursue as a career and there is nothing more crucial to the project of education than fostering positive relationships with students. Tutoring is a great way to begin to do that. I also have a real passion for the subjects I tutor, History, English, and French. The best part about tutoring is helping students to feel the same way about...
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...also gained a plethora of helpful ideas, tips, and strategies that have helped my clients succeed on their own. I specialize in the STEM fields, but I am also gifted in some of the fine arts. I am currently working toward obtaining my BS/MS in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. As a tutor, I will give my all to help each and every student not only do well in their...
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...that's a skill that I want to pass on to the students I tutor. Everyone makes mistakes and has struggles, but the important thing is that you can move past those roadblocks. As a tutor, I try really hard to help students connect the material they are studying inside the classroom to their passions outside the classroom. Sometimes all that's needed to make the material "click" is seeing how it is relevant to their own...
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...University of Massachusetts Amherst helped me develop a teaching style that focuses on experiential learning and personal communication, asking questions and allowing students to explore new ways of thinking while attempting to facilitate creative and critical approaches to learning. As a former homeschooled student, I have been able to develop strong organizational and independent study skills that I hope to share with my students, and as a musician and improviser I value and encourage creative...
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...enjoyed teaching. I started tutoring during my junior year of high school, finding that I had an aptitude for analogies that helped students learn the material. I tutor a large variety of subjects, including LSAT, SAT, and ACT. I also tutor various academic subjects, primarily in the fields of math and science. My favorite subject to tutor is Chemistry, followed closely by Physics. I feel that anyone can learn anything as long as it is...
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...college, I made the decision to get on track to pursue speech therapy as my career out of my love of mentoring and fascination with language. I had my own humble beginnings in South Florida juggling AP tests and marching band at Cypress Bay High School, where I first had the opportunity to learn from and teach my peers subjects ranging from Calculus to English Literature to Jazz Theory. I will be returning to Boston...
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I am a graduate of Georgetown University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. I also have a law degree from Catholic University. I practiced law for a number of years but decided to pursue my passion of writing. I am a published writer and novelist. I also support organizations that support literacy and education. Reading and writing is fun! Let's get to work to improve your skills.
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...others. I am currently a graduate student in Eastern Oregon University's MFA program in creative writing; my specialty is creative nonfiction. In addition, I have a graduate certificate in Editing and Publishing and a BA in History from Florida State University. During my time as an undergraduate, I wrote an honors-in-the-major thesis on Confederate soldiers and their wives in Florida during the Civil War, so I am very familiar with incorporating research into my writing....
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...(Journalism) at Michigan State University; I taught college composition at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University; and nothing makes me happier than strapping up my kayaks and exploring the state's rivers and lakes. I am confident in my ability to help students with any situation where they are trying to convey a purpose to an audiencebe it in the form of ACT/GRE prompts, college-application essays, textual analyses, newspaper articles, or just basic essay...
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...it is this drive that allows me to pursue my passions, both academically and socially, and to be successful in both. I find that my greatest happiness comes in the form of little victories such as a good grade on an exam, or making a friend laugh! Its because of this that I really slow down and try to appreciate every passing moment because I believe every moment has the potential to be life changing.
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I graduated Summa Cum Laude graduate from Park University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. I am a Writer and Editor with over fifteen years of experience. I can help my students to improve their essay writing skills, sharpen editing skills, or become better at writing in general. I can also help with Social Studies subjects across all grade levels.
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...of Science in Education at Bank Street College of Education, where I am a student in the Reading & Literacy program. Currently, I am an elementary and middle school teacher in New York City. I have experience working with diverse student populations and believe that all students can become lifelong learners regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status. As a former fifth grade teacher and current fourth grade teacher, I have experience teaching math,...
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...French, and standardized tests, and especially enjoy helping students think about subjects creatively and from new angles. My largest interest, outside of education, is music. I worked throughout college as a music director at Wesleyan's radio station, and currently work as a producer and staff writer for Afropop Worldwide, a non-profit radio show dedicated to African music and music of the African diaspora. I also love watching independent films and reading fiction and philosophy. I...
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...at the University Writing Center, helping both undergraduate and graduate students with their writing. I also tutored local middle school students in reading and writing to prepare them for standardized tests. I had the opportunity to live in Spain for 6 months, where I became fluent in Spanish and developed a love for tutoring English language learners. Since graduation, I have worked with students at Midtown Educational Foundation and other extracurricular programs, and am currently...
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...Spanish. I graduated as Valedictorian from Stony Brook University with my B.A. in Spanish Language & Literature. I have been studying Spanish since the 6th grade and have spent extensive periods of time abroad, which range from taking linguistics classes in Madrid to doing farm work in rural Mexico. I love to learn and teach others. While finding the right answer is important, I also want my students to develop critical thinking skills that can...
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...to my tutoring students. My experience grants me the unique experience to speak directly and frankly to students who might otherwise not actively participate in the writing process or who might not clearly understand how an English education can benefit their own life. In my free time, I practice computer programming for emerging technologies (wearable devices such as Google Glass) and continue my career as a writer. I study technology extensively and love engaging my...
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...traveler and have a huge passion to touch every little piece of the globe. The world's various cultures and people have lived a different subset of experiences than we have in our Western society. The ability to open one's perspective to these varying views and approaches to life is a key element of learning and such experiences are critical to everyone's development. In teaching I always include all of my perspectives and insights, no matter...
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...medical school, which I hope to begin next fall. In my free time I love to explore the nature trails around Cincinnati as well as cook. While I can tutor a wide array of subjects, I am most passionate about Biology and English. As an undergraduate student, I was the Senior Editor of a student-run publication for three years, affording me extensive experience in editing others' work. After I graduated, I co-instructed an international summer...
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...my students. In order to do so, I practice what I consider to be a reciprocal and empathetic pedagogy. This begins with the acknowledgment that all students are different, all students have their own interests that should be taken seriously, and all students possess a wealth of knowledge and experience that can be drawn upon in order to allow each student to fully develop his or her own capacities. I love working with students in...
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As you prepare for college-level coursework and entry into the workforce, it is critical that you not overlook the necessity of logical, well-formed expression in your writing. No matter what you choose as your undergraduate major or career path, you will be required to write papers of various genres in your future endeavors. Even science classes in university will require you to create well-crafted reports for your lab courses. In all of these cases, it will be assumed that you are able to express yourself clearly. Your professors and employers will expect you to have a decent grasp on writing conventions. Professors will look for well-reasoned arguments that engage with the subject material covered in your course, while potential employers look for concise and efficient expression in your resume and cover letter. Twelfth-grade writing tutoring can help you make your writing a transparent medium through which the light of your ideas can shine. This will help you to do well academically and to set you on a course toward the career of your dreams.
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Recent 12th Grade Writing Tutoring Session Notes
Went over assignment description in detail. Talked about the requirements and made sure each part was thoroughly understood. Discussed topic ideas and wrote an abstract/proposal to submit to instructor by email. Next session, will review instructor's feedback, make necessary changes to the plan for the paper/project, and start work on annotated bibliography.
In this session, the student and I first went over the structure of the online class he would be needing help with. Following this, we went over a passage of Macbeth and discussed organization in writing. Lastly, we practiced writing outlines for papers, and applied it directly to a short answer question in his online class.
His analysis skills on passages are good.
We used a previous writing assignment to write a new paper. We spent time brainstorming arguments for the topic and developing these arguments. We also started to work on the introduction for the paper and the thesis statement. We will continue working on this paper next week. I also told the student that I will look for writing topics for college freshman writing classes so that we can use them to develop more papers.
We went over the student's personal essay which is due on Tuesday, August 12. She had written a strong essay overall, and she was able to identify a few areas that she could strengthen. We talked about ways to make the writing flow better in two areas.
The student had a strong working draft of a paper for her Crime Lit. class with comments from her teacher. We worked to address her teacher's feedback, and she left our meeting today with a turn-in ready paper!
We went over her first draft of college admissions essays.
Created organizational strategies for the essay component of the assessment (thesis, topic sentences, etc..).
Went over strategies for the fill in the blank sentence completions on the assessment reading section (pos vs neg).
Homework;
Improve vocab.
Practice writing section.
