...is to provide my students with individual assistance and support with their problems, and equally importantly, to try and ignite their interest in studying. I try and engage my students, to stimulate them, while still making them feel comfortable around me. It is essential that students not only get good grades, but also understand concepts, learn to develop analytical skills as well as being independent learners. Rather than just showing them how, I encourage students...
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Currently relocated from Ukraine, I am in the UK right now. A self-determined professional with a personalized approach to each student. 13 years of professional experience both in teaching online/offline and translating books, articles and poems. Ready to teach both 1 to 1 or small groups. I do not care about age - my oldest student is 73 years old)
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...have over 8 years experience teaching online and face to face. I am currently studying a MSc in Inequality and Society. I also teach ESOL (Pre Entry to Entry Level 3) and Functional Skills English and Maths (Entry Level to Level 2). I have taught in Further education in some of the leading College's within the North East of England as well as Primary Education, mainstream and special schools. My teaching degree is in Special...
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...in people's lives, I believe we can enrich our living through learning. I ensure that you are immersed with all the tools necessary to meet your desired goals and encourage you to work in partnership with me to discover what techniques specifically aid you. I use an adaptive, engaging and interactive approach, meaning every student's experience is completely individual. I have five years of experience working in special education needs, behavioural and mainstream schools, currently...
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...University in 2013 with my bachelor's degree in French and Francophone Studies, for which I wrote my thesis on the international art exchanges between Paris, New York and Dakar, Senegal. I also received a Certificate in African Studies from the Universit de Paris 1 - Panthon-Sorbonne and focused my research on the social exclusion of African immigrants in Western Europe. Since graduation, I have worked at a public school in Harlem as the College Counselor...
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...am majoring in Biology at Loyola University Chicago. I am working towards becoming a physician, and I expect to attend medical school next year. I have scored at the 100th percentile for the Physical Sciences portion of the MCAT. My Chemistry, Physics, and Biology knowledge is quite extensive. I have always been fascinated by science and medicine. I have been tutoring for 3 years, and I have experience teaching from 1st grade students all the...
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...University of North Texas in Denton. I am working towards my Bachelor of Arts in Spanish as well as English with a concentration in Creative Writing. I was raised in an academically competitive environment in Fort Bend County and my rigorous secondary education prepared me for success in college. I am a fortunate member of the Terry Scholarship Foundation, which has provided me and hundreds of other Texans with a private, four-year, full-ride scholarship. As...
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...University in the City of New York. I am pursuing a degree in Earth and Environmental Engineering with a concentration in Sustainability and Energy, and I am minoring in East Asian Studies (specifically, Japanese). After graduation, I plan on working in the renewable energy sector in either the United States or Japan. From September 2014 through July 2015, I worked as a tutoring specialist for a company. I tutored students ranging in age from 13...
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...when I was in college at University of Northwestern, St. Paul. I had the opportunity to tutor a 9th grade boy in his English Learning. The following year I spent six weeks teaching English in China. I then was a middle school ESL teacher for three years. I've worked with students of all ages from Kindergarten to PhD level. I believe in teaching to the whole student and I enjoy hands-on learning activities to make...
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...as well as learning. I believe that the development of the mind is one of the most important things that an individual can do in order to enhance their overall well-being. Therefore, I am fully engaged in the process of helping individuals to achieve their academic goals, as well as to help them to enjoy the learning process along the way. I have over five years of tutoring experience, and have a 4.9 out of...
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...with students of all ages. I am happy to tutor in all things English, as this is my strength. I have scored at the 100th percentile on the SAT Reading Comprehension section, and highly on the Writing and other standardized tests assessing English ability. I have also been tutoring since I was in high school, and love to help students improve their writing and reading skills. It helps that I've also worked in the marketing...
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...English with a minor Classical Studies from the University of Texas at Arlington, and after teaching high school English for three years, I earned a Master of Arts in English from the University of Dallas. During and after earning my MA, I tutored in a community college writing center and taught credit and non-credit college English classes. I recently returned from South Korea, where I taught ESL classes to a wide range of students, elementary-aged...
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...privilege of being a classroom teacher for the last 14 years and tutoring for the past 16 years. My bachelor's degree is in elementary education while my master's degree is in K - 12 Reading and Mathematics curriculum development . I am also ESOL, Reading, and Gifted endorsed.I have spent the last three years working with students in the area of test preparation with a direct focus on study skills, organization and time management. I...
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...students and figuring out what they need, especially with small groups of students or 1-on-1. I have a lot of educational theory knowledge thanks to my master's degree from NYU in TESOL and Foreign Language Education, and I've put that into practice during my teaching: elementary ESL and high school Japanese and English/ESL. I've also taught English in elementary schools in Japan, and worked online and in person with kids and adults in ESL and...
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...Technical Communications and a certification to teach English as a foreign language from the University of Central Florida. I can tutor students in Spanish, ESL, Essay Writing, and reading. I am passionate about all subjects! I specially love languages the most and love to teach both English and Spanish. The skills I have acquired throughout my experience and certification have given me the tools to teach both English in Spanish in a really fun way!
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My decision to study English stemmed from my desires to be a writer. I was always told I was a good poet and dramatist, however, I did not know if that was a career path I was willing to follow. I...
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I believe that all students can succeed in math. All they need is to see and understand the math rather than just memorizing some boring steps. As a retired college math professor I can certainly help any student 'see' the math rather than memorizing it.... I believe that all students can succeed in math. You just need to be taught how to understand math rather than simply memorizing it.... Go over their homework, and when I...
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...Florida, but recently I've been traveling around working and teaching English. I completed the International Baccalaureate program only 4 years ago and then studied Spanish Linguistics at the University of Florida. I have more than a year of experience teaching English between the University of Florida and Maximo Nivel, Peru. The last seven months I've been in Peru perfecting my Spanish and pursuing adventure wherever I can find it: hiking and camping in the Peruvian...
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...a highly organized and proficient as a Chinese and Japanese language tutor. I graduated with a Chinese language and literature degree from Hunter College of New York. For the past two years, I have been working as a private Japanese and Chinese language tutor/instructor catering to students, travelers, and corporate clients. I conduct both one-on-one and group tutoring lessons focusing on reading, writing, and speaking, with a particular focus on business vocabulary for my corporate...
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...as long as I can remember. I started my career as an educator as a volunteer one-on-one reading tutor when I was still in high school and, ever since then, have gained a wealth of teaching experience with students of diverse backgrounds. I have worked with students as young as third grade up to learners that already have college degrees. My background as a 9th grade English teacher has given me the opportunity to work...
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Many colleges and universities rely on the results of the ACCUPLACER tests to place incoming students into appropriately challenging courses for their first semester of undergraduate studies. If you grew up speaking a language other than English, you may be asked to take the ACCUPLACER ESL test. These tests are designed to measure your ability to understand written and spoken English in order to help your school place you in the classes best suited to your current mastery of the language. The exam consists of four sections: the Language Use section measures how well you understand the rules of English grammar, the Listening section measures how well you can answer questions about recorded English conversations, the Reading Skills section tests your written English comprehension by asking questions about short prose passages, and the Sentence Meaning section examines how well you can understand English sentences. Each section comprises 20 questions, designed to measure proficiency in each area, each of which your ACCUPLACER ESL tutor is highly experienced to help you with.
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The student and I finished up the math portion of the practice exam after briefly discussing the essay conclusion that I had her revise for homework after our last session. After finishing the math section, we made a list of math test-taking strategies, such as skipping and returning to more complicated problems, eliminating or using answer choices, categorizing problems according to concept in order to find the proper approach to solving, etc. We then began looking over some additional math practice I assigned her, in order to strengthen her skills with problems involving percents, averages, and proportions. I asked her to finish a second essay she had started and to look over some of the math problems she'd had trouble with for homework.
We reviewed linking and action verbs. We discussed adverbs and prepositional phrases and then the student practiced problems with these. We went through tips on taking the math portion of the exam. The student did 10 arithmetic problems using the tips discussed. The student went through seven word problems.
As the student has a history test coming up soon, we spent a great deal of time reviewing the content that would be covered on his exam. He explained that the vocabulary from the various chapters is a big part of the test, so I quizzed him on the vocabulary words as well as important facts from the readings. I also created a vocabulary test for him to fill out that resembles the way the test is formatted. We spent the remainder of the session reviewing his science material.
We spent this session reviewing the practice problems I created for the student two weeks previously. Now we are focusing on the breadth of his knowledge, so he will be prepared to answer a variety of possible questions.
We read 2 passages and a poem, and responded to comprehension questions as well as open-ended responses. The student is doing great at turning the questions into a statement. He needs extra practice with grammar and spelling within his responses.
We spent this session going over an online edition of the teaching exam. In particular, we focused on reading comprehension passages and question sets. In a previous session we explicitly focused on enhancing our internal dialogue, including frequent comprehension checks and section summarizing. This session, we worked on breaking down question prompts and answer choices. Question types covered included those that required making distinctions between main ideas and supporting details and between facts and opinions. We planned for the student to complete the remainder of the exam on his own before our next session, so we can target our attention on the most challenging aspects of that practice exam at our next meeting.
