Certified Tutors From Connecticut College

...high school. I have done a six-month intensive French exchange in Switzerland, where no English was spoken. I have also volunteered in France on several organic farms. I love to travel and learn new languages and cultures so I tackled Russian in college. I spent a month in Siberia and a semester in St. Petersburg....

...math at all different grade levels. My main goal as a tutor is being approachable and creating a learning environment in which students feel comfortable to develop their skills. My degree in education as well as my liberal arts background give me the tools to approach tutoring from many different angles. I look forward to...

...interested in what I am saying and are more comfortable approaching me for help. I've found the teachers that I have learned the most from were theatrical and entertaining and I strive to reach my students in the same way. When I am not teaching or performing laboratory research I enjoy rock climbing, bicycling, gardening...

...well as myself to a high standard. I provide feedback for my students, and welcome feedback from students and parents as well. I am always interested in how I can better myself in the area of tutoring, so I encourage open and honest feedback. I understand that life often gets in the way of commitments....

...assisted students with all stages from the writing process, from brainstorming and drafting, to research strategies and proper citation techniques. By working for two very different universities, I have experience working with a variety of students in multiple subjects, ranging from English and History papers at Connecticut College to Nautical and Marine Science papers at...

...a writer, homeland security/emergency management consultant, and instructor. I teach homeland security, emergency management, and public health classes, and design homeland security classes. My favorite subjects to teach are government/political science and homeland security. The first helps me understand our amazing system of government, and the second is about protecting it. My teaching philosophy stems...

...Studies. I use visual, auditory, and sensory methods to help students listen to their own speaking voices and understand the language. I am fluent in French and use techniques such as Cloze stories, Mad Libs, and conversation. My tutoring experience includes my internship at the Alliance Francaise of Greenwich where I helped teach French to...

...students struggle. In middle and high school my peers would often come to me with their math questions because I was able to understand their confusion and help them move past it. I have continued to improve this skill and I delight in seeing the aha moment when one of my student understand a difficult...

...in reading and writing. I love helping students learn to express themselves more thoroughly through language. Outside of academia I enjoy reading and spending time outside, being active. In high school I was a competitive swimmer, which lead to my playing on the varsity water polo team while I was in college.

...one-on-one is the best of teaching. I like to present any given material in two ways, such as aurally and visually, so that various learners can access the depth of the content. An example might be to have them select quotations from Civil Disobedience, put them in their own words, write whether they agree with...

...course. My roles as a TA included attending class meetings and facilitating discussion and problem solving sessions. I also hosted a review session every week where students could work through problems and ask questions. I enjoy tutoring a range of subjects including biology, chemistry, and English, but the sciences are definitely what I'm passionate about....

...particularly in the area of U.S. History, one of my personal favorite subjects. My approach to tutoring tends to revolve around questions; I often begin sessions simply by having the student describe what it is they wish to gain from the time we have and then changing our focus accordingly. Outside of academia my hobbies/interests...

...language, making me a rather well-rounded candidate to assist with your French education. I have been helping those around me with French for a great many years, and I recently completed my B.A. in Francophone Studies. Additionally, I have just finished earning my DALF-C2 diploma from the French Ministry of Education. I look forward to...

...a PhD. student in Latin and Greek and have taught, numerous times, a college level class entirely on English vocabulary: "The Greek and Latin Roots of English". While I am happy that my spelling is now much better, I am much more happy that I can share my love of reading, writing and literature with...

...and political science, and I have worked with basic reading and math skills with New American elementary students in Vermont. During my junior year of college, I spent several months in Cuba, where I tutored both elementary school students and adults in English. Helping students understand new concepts is one of the great pleasures in...

...your own. Someone can tell you how to answer a problem, but the student will only progress when they can reach the solution on their own. I enjoy patiently helping a student discover their own path to the answer. With someone to help out if the student deviates from the right direction, I believe each...

Dan spent years building analytics systems for Investment Banks before starting his own technology company. He love all aspects of technology subjects and is an avid rugby player . He lives in New York with his wife and his black lab named Bear.

...live other than my affluent background. I was introduced to simple folk who were patient with my broken French and who voted for socialist Mitterrand. This political tendency, part and parcel of the French psyche at the time, provided another way of seeing life socialized medicine, government backing of corporations, importance of the working class...

...and served as an English teacher in a primary and secondary school Ukraine. I also have experience teaching college levels students and worked as a English professor on a Fulbright scholarship to Budapest, Hungary in 2013. I am a recent graduate of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, where I earned a Master's...

...hard it can be to learn new material and to find a tutor a student can connect with. In my studies, I have learned many techniques to stay organized and thoroughly understand course content, while being sensitive to the variation in how people learn differently. In addition to tutoring, my interests include fashion and beauty,...