Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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...with a concentration in Chemistry. I have been passionate about education since high school and have been teaching, tutoring, and mentoring students from grades 6-12 and college in a variety of subjects since! I specialize in mathematics and science tutoring as well as standardized exam preparation. In the past, I have helped students achieve significant improvements and success on the SAT, SHSAT, Regents and other exams! I truly believe education is a mutual learning and...
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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...Although test-taking skills are crucial for any assessment, I believe the most valuable thing a tutor can do is to enhance and help develop conceptual understanding in our clients. I believe that once a student understands something at the conceptual level, he or she will be much better prepared for the topic, not only in the specific test we are preparing for, but anywhere else it may come up. Memorizing words or equations might help...
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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...now when I am in graduate school and she is in undergraduate college, we have regular online sessions where I explain her the concepts as best as possible. Also at UVA, I was a personal one-on-one tutor for a few students for Organic Chemistry. This was a very difficult class for many students because it sometimes can become almost learning a new language. However, the goal for me was to make organic chemistry so easy...
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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...individual students learn best. I only ask that you know and explain to me what topics you do not know or get so far. I know that every student can learn a subject with a combination of practice and patience, but I insist upon consistent effort and sessions. As an educator I do not support last minute cramming as the primary learning method of content for students as it does not lead to retention of...
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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I am a graduate of the University of Richmond. I received a Bachelor of Science in Biology, with a concentration in pre-health studies. I will use my degree to apply to dental school in the near future. I worked as a tutor in the Academic...
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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...lesson plans designed for individual students, as well as facilitate group sessions. I have experience teaching Supplemental Instruction at Auburn University, where in addition to lecture materials, I provided study skills and academic success strategies to my students. I am a National Merit and National Hispanic Scholar, and I received a full Academic Presidential Scholarship plus stipends at Auburn. I consistently score well on standardized tests, and I am able to use and share my...
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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...and flexible to hearing feedback from the students and their parents in the interest of maximizing student learning. While my background is in secondary science education, my passion is in literacy education. I have worked with students from as young as Kindergarten through the college level in reading with fluency and a critical/analytical eye. This has lended me naturally into a writing tutor, allowing me to coach my students into becoming stronger writers. In working...
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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...I'll be attending Columbia Medical School next year. I have years of experience tutoring college students in math (mostly calculus) and chemistry including both general and organic chemistry. In addition, I am very familiar with all sections of the SAT and ACT having prepared several high school students for these tests. I believe that every student is capable of boosting his or her baseline score on these tests, so long as he or she works...
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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I recently graduated from the University of Central Florida with a B.S. in Biomedical Sciences. My final GPA was 3.892. While I went to UCF, I was a teaching assistant for a Quantitative Biological Methods lab. I am applying to Medical school for Fall 2017 and in the meantime I would like to tutor! I also graduated from the IB program at Palm Harbor University High School in 2012.
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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My goal is to help you succeed! I am passionate about finding the keys to unlock your learning potential. I have a J.D. and an undergraduate degree in Chemistry. Earlier in my career I was a certified secondary education teacher in math and physical sciences. I have tutored many students all the way from elementary school through college. I use examples from the everyday to bring schoolwork to life.
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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...our time efficiently, I also believe that an intense, lecture-driven approach is rarely conducive to fostering an atmosphere of curiosity and willingness to try. Therefore, I will regularly solicit feedback, encourage questions, and assess what methods work best for you so that I can adjust my approach accordingly. Having tutored students since high school, I firmly believe that learning and education can be life-changing when we are curious, determined, and willing to make mistakes. When...
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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I have several years of tutoring experience in the life sciences including biology, biochemistry, anatomy and physiology at the high school and undergraduate level. I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Sports & Exercise Sciences from the University of Northern Colorado and a Master's Degree in Biomedical Sciences from Regis University.
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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...Science in Chemistry. Since graduation, I have been working while trying to figure out what to do with my degree. I decided that tutoring would be a great idea for me as teaching has always been one of my dreams. I tutor Algebra, Elementary and Middle School Math, Pre-Algebra, Trigonometry, AP Chemistry, IB Chemistry, and Chemistry. The most important part of tutoring is to make sure we start at the beginning and work our way...
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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...I believe that the first step in connecting with a student as a tutor is listening and working with the student to identify where their strengths are and what they want to improve. From there, every kind of material can be improved upon; it just takes a little perseverance. When not working in the lab or tutoring, I am an avid runner and cyclist. I enjoy exploring new restaurants. What I enjoy most is gardening,...
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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...have been fully mastered. My strongest tutoring subjects are General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, GRE Math and GRE Verbal. For three semesters at Cornell, I tutored Organic Chemistry with the Learning Strategies Center. Here, I guided students through problems sets and practice exams, with a particular focus on improving critical reasoning, time management and test-taking strategy skills generally applicable to all academics. I have tutored university level General Chemistry, AP, IB and high school math &...
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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...and enjoy working with students to help them achieve their goals! I am from Rockland County, New York, and currently work as a Private Tutor and Research Assistant in Ithaca. This January, I graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in Biological Sciences. I have tutored private clients since 2011 and have experience tutoring students in Biology, Chemistry and Math. I also enjoy helping students prepare for standardized exams for undergraduate and graduate school admission....
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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My goal is to get my students to the point where they no longer need me. I like to focus on the underlying concepts so that students can apply what we learn in our sessions to problems they haven't seen before. After our sessions, my students should be able to have a concrete plan when attempting a new problem and be able to extrapolate their knowledge of concepts to master the details.... Concepts first, details later....
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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...and teaching experience. I provide highly personalized one-on-one lessons in all areas of chemistry, physics and math. Throughout my career, tutoring and teaching has been one of my passions. I have tutored over a hundred students spanning a broad range of ages and backgrounds, from elementary school through post-graduate continuing education. The subjects I taught include quantitative and subject (Chemistry and Physics) SAT preparation, all areas of math, chemistry and physics, as well as preparation...
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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I have been a student all my life. I myself took AP classes and received the IB diploma when I graduated high school. Additionally, I graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Central Florida and then went on to get a...... "It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." -Einstein... Identify weaknesses and learning style.... Encourage a positive attitude toward learning; establish the student's vision and remind...
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Certified IB Chemistry HL Tutor in Santa Barbara, CA
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...in Environmental Science in 2020 (at the Univ. of Windsor in Ontario, Canada), and completed a postdoc at ETH in Zurich, Switzerland. I am now an independent contractor and science writer. Some of my work is on my website, www.karistahudelson.com. I am passionate about education and truly enjoy helping students with science and math courses. I have tutored for undergraduate level chemistry, algebra, and biology courses and taught undergraduate level environmental science, biology, genetics, and...
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Higher-level International Baccalaureate courses are designed for students who possess a drive to discover more intricate relationships and master more intensive material in a given academic discipline than are typically featured in a standard-level course. Given the tremendous volume of pertinent material in the field of chemistry, higher-level IB coursework can become extremely difficult very quickly. If you are having trouble grasping the intensive coursework and concepts in your IB Chemistry HL course, Varsity Tutors can connect you to a certified IB Chemistry tutor in your area.
Topics in IB Chemistry HL span from the relationships between subatomic particles to the mechanisms of basic organic chemistry reactions, and even into the realms of thermochemistry and laboratory analyses. The study of chemistry encompasses both a huge span of material and a tremendous level of depth in each concept. Each chemical process can be defined in numerous terms: the overt observable result, the molecular interactions, the subatomic mechanisms, the reaction energetics, and even the quantitative analytical methods necessary to record these results are all fair game when studying the field. Whatever concepts you are struggling with, your IB Chemistry tutor will identify your problem areas and develop a personalized plan to help you deal with the rigorous course load.
Students enrolled in higher-level coursework can easily find themselves overwhelmed by the plethora of concepts they are expected to know. If you find yourself struggling to stay on top of your chemistry coursework, consider IB Chemistry HL tutoring. Varsity Tutors will connect you to tutors who are familiar with the IB Chemistry HL curriculum and exams. Whether you need help mastering the immediate content being covered in your course, reviewing old content in preparation for your exams, or looking ahead in anticipation of future course concepts, your tutor can build a set of lesson plans tailored to your personal objectives. Varsity Tutors helps you connect with an instructor either in-person or through face-to-face online sessions through our live learning platform. Your particular course requirements, academic strengths and interests, and even your unique learning style and study habits are taken into consideration in order to find the private tutor in your area who best complements your preferences. Your tutor can then evaluate the particular areas in your studies that give you the most trouble and develop targeted practice exercises and strategies to strengthen these areas. Your IB Chemistry HL tutoring sessions can be formatted in the way that works best for you. The one-on-one nature of private instruction allows you to dictate how material is presented and the pace at which you proceed. Whereas a class of students may glaze over concepts that you find confusing, or focus time on reviewing material that you have already mastered, your IB Chemistry HL tutoring sessions can be customized to your unique educational needs.
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Recent Santa Barbara IB Chemistry HL Tutoring Session Notes
We covered chemical equilibrium. I used a number of real-world examples to demonstrate Le Chatelier's principle and how reversible reactions will reach equilibrium no matter which side of the equation you start with. By the end of the section, the student was able to answer all of the section questions for the chemical equilibrium portion.
We balanced several redox reactions. We discussed the introductory principles of voltaic cells (although we solved no voltaic cell problems). We solved two difficult projectile motion problems. The student is very gifted in memorization and in quick reasoning and many classes she has taken have rewarded those skills. Her goal is to become comfortable with expecting physics and chemistry to require multi-step reasoning, in which you typically do not know the answer to a practice problem without several minutes of work.
We spent the majority of the time discussing the previous Molecular Biology laboratory exercise in preparation for the lab quiz, the written lab report, and the upcoming exam. The exercise entailed the generation of a plasmid, inserting the plasmid into bacterial cells, and then cutting the plasmid with a restriction enzyme. The student was provided with an image of a gel run through electrophoresis and I provided assistance in interpreting the bands for both the uncut and cut plasmid. We also reviewed the experimental protocol in order to ensure she had complete understanding of the method. We finally made sure that all of the questions on the report were answered accurately.
During this session, the student and I continued to work on her science project covering the human body systems. Since the last time we met, she completed the flyer about the respiratory system. Tonight we worked specifically on the brochure which was to include information about the most common diseases of the body system (she picked respiratory system) and how to prevent them. At the end of our research, she still needed to complete some of the information about the diseases and the prevention section. The next meeting we plan to complete the final part of the project, which is a flip book of all the body systems.
We covered the muscle system and reviewed materials from before like epithelial and connective tissue. Furthermore we did different types of membranes and cavities in human anatomy. We dove in and browsed different systems in the body as well as what they are composed of. We studied the nervous system in depth, talked about microglia of different kinds and what their functions are specifically. I asked him to review what we did that day since lots was covered and to review the materials we did in the past so it will remain with him. No concerns as I see he is making progress and scores of his latest quizzes show improvement.
During our session, the student and I worked on lesson three section two, which covered human population growth. We completed the section assessment, wrote a one page story, and completed most of the main assignment questions.
