Certified Tutors From Occidental College

...college level. I am a people person who enjoys getting to know new people and forming new relationships. I love to tutor and to teach as it allows me to help a student in need develop new skills and strengths through aiding them along with their learning process. It is very satisfying to help a...

...past 7 years in Mathematics, English, and Writing. From personal experience, I think it is important to be able to teach many different ways of solving or answering a problem in case my student prefers a certain way of thinking. I love coming up with new ways to teach material to keep students engaged and...

...geology at Occidental College and Ohio State, regional planning at UMass, and, after several years, law at King Hall, U.C. Davis. My jobs have taken me across the country, tattooing endgangered butterflies in Albany New York, master planning airports in the Lower Yukon-Kuskokwin region of Alaska, regulating energy and telecommunications in California, and Wall Street...

...three years of professional experience as a tutor, working with ages three through ninth grade. I taught language arts as well as mathematics, but focused predominately on reading and writing. I have had considerable success in bringing students up to, or exceeding, grade level in both language arts and mathematics. In addition to my passion...

...lifelong love of learning and teach to spark the curiosity of everyday young thinkers. I guide students to engage in study in ways that challenge them to think, explore, and express their ideas. I encourage analytical thinking, so that students may connect what they have learned in school and tutoring sessions to knowledge gained from...

...students, honors and AP students in reading comprehension, writing, and grammar. She has extensive experience working with students needing support in history, math (up to Calculus), English, Spanish and Science. Ripsime specializes in working with elementary through high school students. She received her Bachelors of Arts from Occidental College in 2016 in Diplomacy and World...

...able to teach a replicable approach to problems in a way that makes sense to them. I often find myself insisting to my students that math can be easy when approached correctly. Through my vast experience with students, I've also developed several strategies for ensuring that they understand the material at hand at a deep...

...knowledge and skills as they work toward accomplishing a goal they've set for themselves. I look forward to learning about your goals and the opportunity to work with you or your child. *Experience teaching writing for ages ranging from elementary through college and adult education levels *Experience developing online educational content. *Experience developing age-appropriate teaching...

...in my tutoring by framing the history we discuss as a story about real people who sought to change the world and build the lives they wanted. As a self-described autodidact, I understand that every person learns a little differently. I hope to learn about each student's passion and relate that to the course content...

...College in 2016, and am currently considering pursing a career in either law or psychology. My roots in education stretch back to early high school, when I volunteered as an educator at a wildlife camp in Massachusetts. Since then, I have tutored sixth grade math in the highly-competitive City Year program through AmeriCorps, and worked...

...the School of Business for the University of Michigan-Dearborn, where he taught Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management. Dr. Johnson also served as faculty advisor and Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow for the University of Michigan chapter of "Students in Free Enterprise" (SIFE). Dr. Johnson is an experienced educator in undergraduate and graduate education,...

...so classes of middle school Latin (I, II, and III). I would say that I take an etymological and linguistic approach to Latin and Ancient Greek, and I specialize in detail-centered close readings of literature, poetry, and philosophy with the aim of developing textually corroborated interpretations and the formulation of meaningful theses. I remember what...

...potential to succeed in and enjoy the subject. I focus on building understanding as well as confidence and curiosity in the problem solving process. I work hard to maintain up-to-date knowledge of new curriculum content and provide teaching that is appropriate for each individual's needs and level of study. Contact me to find out more...

...and coding an interactive game that requires user input. I understand that different students learn differently and require different types of encouragement and support, and I would personalize my lessons to meet each student's needs. I believe that it is important to make learning STEM subjects fun, and I do my best to share my...

...and taught a course on the research boat. In grad school I taught classes and TAed. I also individually mentored some undergrads. Currently I volunteer half time at a middle school working with students in math and science as a classroom aide. I also developed a peer tutoring program at the school. I love working...