Travis
Certified Tutor
...I have received scholarship grants, including a Fulbright Scholarship, from multiple countries. I have successfully taught English and Philosophy courses for five years in New York City universities, and my teaching evaluations are among the highest at each university. I love great books, good movies, traveling, and music, and I absolutely love teaching.
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Philosophy, and Religion
Ph.D.
ACT Reading: 32
Stephen
Certified Tutor
...with a student towards detailed learning can only, in time, prove beneficial in the grander understanding of a given topic. Every student (everyone, truly, for are we not all students?), in varying degrees of severity, learns differently, takes in the world around them differently, and manifests that information differently. No one teaching method could ever...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, English Literature
Kathryn
Certified Tutor
...also about helping others to achieve their educational goals. My experience as a tutor began at an early age in working with my classmates in subjects such as biology, chemistry, and geometry. In college I spent time with elementary age children at an after school community center working on reading and writing using games and...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences
Pharmacy
McLean
Certified Tutor
...target the student's source of frustration, to ensure correct terminology using the student's course materials, to provide strategies for memorizing information, and to focus the bulk of the tutoring session on the student's homework or projects. In addition, I am very understanding, patient, and kind. My hobbies include music, poetry, songwriting, violin, copyright law, producing...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Music Business
Calie
Certified Tutor
...we achieve this title, our education is over. Yet we couldn't be more wrong. Education is the key to the survival of democracy and the development of the self. As educational leaders John Dewey and Paulo Freire believe healthy democracy requires educated citizens capable of thinking critically and communicating their ideas both clearly and respectfully....
Education & Certification
Bachelors, English and Psychology with a minor in Religion
Masters, English Literature
Laura
Certified Tutor
...to my background in the performing arts, I am most excited about teaching literature, reading comprehension, and English. I also am passionate about helping students polish essays and language skills in preparation for the SAT and ACT. I am a big believer in the values of a strong education, and am committed to helping people...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Musical Theatre
Masters, Classical Acting for the Professional Theater
ACT English: 33
ACT Reading: 34
Aubrie
Certified Tutor
...French course. I love sharing this language with others and helping others understand its many complexities! I am a great test taker and have scored very highly on the ACT, SAT, and AP French exams. I also have completed several upper level English Literature and Writing courses, which qualifies me to aid with literature analysis,...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, French
ACT Composite: 31
ACT English: 34
ACT Reading: 32
Emily Ann
Certified Tutor
I am a certified teacher who focuses on great strategies and motivating students. I incorporate visual and well as kinesthetic approaches in my teaching methods.... I believe strongly in the Montessori philosophy, where every learner is independent and everyone can be successful with the right tools. My job as a teacher is to present methods to solve each problem until we have found the way that works for each student. The only way to prove mastery...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Elementary Education
Masters, Leadership in Learning Organizations
Ali
Certified Tutor
...for learning. This passion is something that my teachers helped me foster through all my steps of education, and I would love to give back by helping your children foster their skills. Knowledge is power, and I want your children to head out into the world with all the power inside of them unleashed in...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Musical Theatre
Aileen
Certified Tutor
...students of all ages! (I also crush it in trivia ;) My approach to teaching is very personalized to each student. I like to find out what their passions are outside of school and use that to connect to subjects they are struggling in or dislike. Having a degree in Music and Theatre, I often...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Musical Theatre
Ambrose
Certified Tutor
...to tutor are Math and Biology, hence my major. Math is one of my favorite subjects to tutor (this includes algebra based physics) due to its step by step method to solve most problems. Biology on the other hand is one of my favorite subjects because it teaches how different systems of the body can...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Biology, General
Braden
Certified Tutor
I am currently a student at Belmont University studying Computer Science and Audio Engineering. I am passionate about mathematics and music, and would like to share my skills with students who need help in these subject areas.
Education & Certification
Current Undergrad, Computer Science and Audio Engineering
SAT Math: 770
Sarah
Certified Tutor
...working on my Masters in World Language Education at UGA. I have a great deal of passion for the nuances of the Spanish language, and I love to share it with my students. Masculine/feminine agreement, verb conjugations, the subjunctive tense - these can be tricky concepts to grasp, but my philosophy is that, at the...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Spanish
Current Grad Student, Foreign Language Teacher Education
Sandra
Certified Tutor
...teaching, and it has encouraged me to continue work in this field. Since then, I have contributed to the environmental education programs at Warner Park Nature Center in Nashville and accepted a position in the fall as a graduate teaching assistant at Austin Peay State University, and I am excited to continue working with students...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science
Master of Science, Biology, General
Katie
Certified Tutor
...annoying person with a laptop, hogging a table at your local coffee shop. Basically, I just love stringing words together, regardless of the format. My other great love also happens to be my minor: education. Through my classes at Belmont, not only was I able to study child development, classroom management, lesson planning, and how...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Music
ACT English: 32
ACT Reading: 34
Rachel
Certified Tutor
...heart for learning makes me an energetic, relatable, and dedicated tutor. Along with academics, I can also teach piano! I have played classical piano all of my life, and was accepted to Belmont University (after an audition) to study classical music for undergrad. Though I ended up switching to a Spanish major and just a...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Spanish
Master of Arts, Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL)
Ryan
Certified Tutor
...only build on the blocks the students already have, but also embed an understanding that allows them to continue building on these core ideas as they move forward in their education. I believe achieving those eureka! moments where you just get it gives us a higher level of confidence in working with the material. Furthermore,...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Music Technology
SAT Math: 740
Hannah
Certified Tutor
...science tutor in Belmont's Learning Center. I can tutor in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. My favorite subjects to tutor are Chemistry and Physics because I think they are foundational to understanding the upper level science courses. I want to work with students in a way that they feel confident about their ability to complete the...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Exercise Science
Chris
Certified Tutor
Hey! My name is Chris. I am a guitar player and performer. I have been playing guitar since I was a young boy. Music is my passion and if you are willing to learn, I can show you the in and out of being an artist.
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Engineering Technology
Puti
Certified Tutor
...Belmont, and I have been working as a psych/math/stats tutor for two years. Here is a list of things that I can try to help you with: Matlab, R, Java SPSS, Minitab, Excel ANOVA, t-test, bootstrapping, staircase, correlation regression, etc and all the data visualization stuff. I can also help you with APA style lab reports.
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
GRE Quantitative: 165
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