I believe a positive rapport between teacher and student is essential to building a successful learning environment. Students bring a wealth of previous knowledge and experience that should be utilized to enhance curriculum and empower the student's desire to learn.
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...in the areas of reading, writing and technology. All of these professional activities have enhanced my teaching methodology. The skills that I have attained through reading, researching, and interfacing with professionals in the field of education have allowed me to serve as a catalyst in the urban school district and rural county in which I am presently employed as a seventh grade English Enrichment Teacher. On May 17-19, 2004, I attended the 6 + 1...
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...plans to aid children's needs in their favored way of learning while keeping in mind the importance of play to development. I believe practicing this in my structured classroom allows children to succeed physically and mentally. Assessing children formally and informally allows me to understand where the children are and what i can do to enhance their knowledge. In the end of each lesson, I believe it is important to relate each concept to the...
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...Up until this point, I have experienced teaching students of various ages in many different settings. Beginning in high school, I had my first placement in a third grade classroom in a suburb of Chicago, which solidified my decision to become a teacher. Soon after, I continued my education in college with the desire to eventually obtain a teaching license. In college, I have experienced four field placements in kindergarten, first, third, and fourth grades....
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...well as ESL endorsed. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about English, Literature, and Reading. In my experience helping struggling students prepare for Standardized Tests, we always seem to have the most fun (with remarkable advancements) prepping for the Critical Reading and Writing portions of the exams. I am a firm proponent of education, believing it to be absolutely necessary for an improved quality of life, and I try...
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Can also tutor:ACT, SAT, PSAT and 36 more subjects.
...grades and academic settings (general, self-contained, Collaborative Team Teaching, and Resource Room). At the moment, I teach English Literature to 9th, 10th, and 11th graders. Over the past ten years, I have come to learn a great deal about what makes for good teaching, and can equip my students with the skills they need to effectively tackle the English Common Core Standards. I am proficient at teaching students active reading strategies as well as helping...
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Can also tutor:REGENTS, ACT, GED and 22 more subjects.
...My favorite subject to teach is math. I really enjoy working with my students on a challenging problem and watching them persevere. I believe everyone can master grade level content it is just about finding a strategy that works for you. This is why I believe tutoring can be so beneficial for a student who is struggling learning a concept when it is taught one way. I usually like to have the student teach me...
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...learners. One of my favorite ways to teach is through the use of questioning—a strategy that dates back thousands of years to Socrates. During tutoring sessions, observers will notice that I will usually ask a series of questions designed to allow the learner to reach a correct conclusion on his or her own. This teaching strategy develops critical-thinking skills and provides a sense of personal satisfaction to the learner that does not come from being...
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...in the world; and the ability to read critically and write effectively are some of the strongest ones. My teaching experiences in 6th, 5th, and 3rd grade, as well as my peer tutoring in college, have given me a range of strategies for helping students learn to be effective readers and writers. As a bookworm and writer myself, I strive to find the strategies that I myself use that will help everyone, even those who...
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Can also tutor:ACT, PSAT, SSAT and 26 more subjects.
...better profession would allow me to make a difference everyday than teaching? With that in mind, I returned to school at Kean University where I majored in English and Secondary Education and obtained my post-baccalaureate teacher's certification. Since then I have had the opportunity and experience teaching students at every grade level, from 6-12 over the past five years. While I have tutored many subjects, my biggest passion is literature. I love helping students develop...
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...graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in elementary education and received her Masters from Teachers College, Columbia University. She has taught in elementary schools for thirteen years, including schools in Los Angeles, and New York City. In the her last three years in DC, she was rated "Highly Effective" based on instructional observations and student academic growth. Jessica also taught and volunteered for many years in the Dominican Republic and speaks...
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...to first tackle the fears in some adults as it relates to re-entering the classroom. Usually, when this anxiety is removed, adults become hungry for knowledge and are very grateful to be back in the race. Creating unique ways of working also with younger students, even as young as age two is another skill of mine. Play is important to these students because it is developmentally appropriate for them. The use of puppets, props, games...
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Can also tutor:SAT, TOEFL, ACT and 67 more subjects.
Education
University of the West Indies - Bachelor of Education, Adult Literacy Instructor
University of South Wales - Masters in Education, Education
...am a graduate of The University of Cincinnati with academic honors and Howard University graduate school. I have over ten years of teaching and tutoring experience from grades k-university students. I love to find creative ways to make learning fun and creative. I enjoy working with a wide variety of subjects including Social Studies, American History, World History, Writing, ACT, SAT prep, LSAT prep, reading for lower grades, studying, problem solving, sociology, political science, First...
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My name is Narayan Agrawal and I am currently a senior at Rutgers University double majoring in Finance and Business Analytics & Informational Technology. I have had the opportunity to intern for Prudential and Morgan Stanley throughout my time in college. I am really interested in pursuing a career which combines my interests in financial services and technology. Some of my passions include traveling, basketball, music, cooking, and photography.
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...a teacher, but an awakener." - Robert Frost I currently teach special education in a Title 1 school in Maryland. I have previously taught Pre-K in New York. I hold a Bachelors degree in Elementary & Special Education, and a Masters degree in Literacy. I am currently pursuing a Post-baccalaureate certificate in Autism Studies to further my knowledge and skills for working with students with ASD. Working with struggling students is my passion. In the...
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...am a joyful, passionate,and fun teacher. I have a BA in French, an MA in Teaching of Writing, and a PhD in Rhetoric. I have been teaching and tutoring writing for 24 years. I am an expert on grammar and mechanics. I can help you develop your thesis, your argument, your paragraphs, your introduction, and your conclusion. I am incredibly good at helping write college application essays. In addition, I can help you find quality...
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...would like to share my knowledge with students to help them achieve their academic goals. My purpose includes building students' self-esteem and providing them with the tools necessary to tackle challenging problems. I have been a teacher for 21 years in a public school setting. I have previously taught 4th and 5th grade for all subjects. I currently hold the position of ESL teacher for grades k-5. When I am not working I like to...
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I am a fifth grade classroom teacher to 18 wonderful students and a mother to two outstanding kids. I have been serving as an elementary public school teacher for nine years. As a self-contained and also departmentalized teacher I have worked with most grades level 1 through 8. Currently, I work for Matteson School District. I wanted to offer my passion for education, skills, and time to those who would benefit from additional support academically...
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Hello, my name is Wes Carter, I've been teaching all levels of mathematics for over four years now in public, private schools and online tutoring services. In addition to being a mathematics teacher, I coach varsity high school hockey and tennis as well as run a youth hockey development program during the spring and summer months in the Greater Springfield, MA area.
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I am a special educator and reading specialist currently working at the high school level. I previously have tutored students with learning disabilities, English language learners, and regular education students of all levels. I am a Wilson Reading System certified teacher as well. I am a mother of three boys under the age of 15, one of which is dyslexic. Every student can learn and succeed. I am here to make sure that happens for...
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Can also tutor:PSAT, SAT, ACT and 42 more subjects.
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The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exams test students multiple times over the course of each academic year, in grades three through eleven, in order to evaluate how their progress in math and English language arts measures up against the Common Core State Standards. The results of PARCC exams can be used by educators to diagnose areas in which remedial attention may benefit a particular student, to help him or her gain the skills that they will need in college classes or in a professional working environment. Thus, the results of the PARCC can have huge consequences for your child's educational experience. Test anxiety or the computer-based standardized format of many PARCC exams may present obstacles to your student and prevent him or her from demonstrating the knowledge and skills they have gained.
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Recent Halifax PARCC Tutoring Session Notes
Today we reviewed an essay the student had written since our last session and went through the Verbal, Quantitative, and Math sections of the exam. The student wrote an interesting essay. We went through ways that she could have easily connected her main points to supporting evidence. She had a great use of vocabulary throughout her essay as well. From this, it is no surprise that she did very well in the verbal section of the test. The student is adept at puzzling out the definitions of words she is unfamiliar with. She struggled slightly with some of the Quantitative questions, but after review she seemed to have a better grasp of the approach to solving these types of problems.
The students worked on a practice drill consisting of 15 problems, ratios (4 problems), and averages (4 problems). They also worked on synonyms and how to guess the meaning of a word from context, positive/negative, and/or stem word. They developed their own definitions and then applied the techniques to Practice Drill 3 (20 synonyms), Practice Drill 5 (10 synonyms), and practice Drill 7 (20 synonyms). They began Practice Drill 9 (30 synonyms), and will complete as homework.
Sample Essay prompts incorporated into writing session. Worked on use of clear, concise language and proper sentence structure. Development of introductory paragraph and supporting arguments was the focus of the lesson. Tested the student on a Sentence Completion section; time management and number correct show improvement.
The student is showing continual improvements, bumping her English to a 28 and her math to a 31 (yay!). We worked through the questions she had missed and talked through them more broadly so she could apply them to other problems in future tests. She is really getting the hang of things, and just needs to put a bit more effort into remembering equations and re-working the longer reading-like English questions.
Focused on sentence completion and intro to passage-based questions (SAT Critical Reading section). Student 1 set his final score goal at 1800 and Student 2 set hers at 1600. When working on sentence completions, Student 1 said his confidence with this type of question was a 4 and Student 2 said hers was a 3 (on a 1-10) scale. By the end of the session, Student 1 said he was at a 7 and Student 2 was at a 6. They have been emailed with practice problems for sentence completion and passages, and asked to complete a timed SAT practice test before our next meeting.
Today, the student and I went over some of the challenges we ran across after he completed his second Science and second Writing sections. Science seems to be a strong point for the student, who scored high on his first attempt. He could, however, improve slightly on his essay. His argument and structure are still clear and well-established, but he still needs to save time to go back and check for grammatical errors once he has finished writing. As the essay factors into his English section score, it is crucial that the student scores well on his writing. We also worked on vocabulary flashcards to help expand the variety of words he uses in his essays. Overall, he is making impressive and quick improvements in both the Science and Writing sections.
