My goal is to show students that they can learn, improve and achieve in different subject areas. Adaptation to different student learning styles and getting to know the students are critical in achieving success and all students are capable of reaching a high level of achievement through hard work and dedication.
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Can also tutor:HSPT, TACHS, ACT and 60 more subjects.
...only means success feels greater and I know what it was like to struggle. I was able to learn when others said I could not. I am here to help you in any way possible. I have had significant training in Common Core State Standards, rigorous math training and Close Reading strategies. I have training directly from top educators including Mike Fisher, for Close reading and Annette Brinkmen in small group instruction. My goal is...
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...students. I am a hard worker who likes to see sweat and smiles turn into success. In 2007, I graduated from Bucknell University with a B.S. in Elementary Education and a PA teaching certification. I spent some time teaching dramatic arts to students in Austin, Texas before I moved to New Orleans in 2008. There I taught kindergarten for two years and helped develop a fun after school program for our students. In 2010 I...
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...school) in the areas of Math, Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts. Currently, I teach math and science for 5th grade. Over the past several years, I also have developed a consistent track record of growing students in both Reading and Math on the Illinois MAP and PARCC exams. My experience is not entirely limited to the classroom, either. In addition to teaching my students, I have over seven combined years of tutoring experience in...
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I have a passion for mathematics, and tutoring students. I get much joy from helping someone understand a difficult concept and find that working with people in general is very rewarding. ... I believe that the tutor should do everything in their power to help their students learn any difficult concepts. It is important for the tutor to assist the students in different ways according to different learning styles. I believe that tutoring should be a...
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...I specialize in working with middle and high school students, I have worked with students as young as kindergarten and those well into adulthood. For those of you based in the Chicagoland area, I am an experienced Test Prep tutor who has successfully helped several students gain admittance to selective enrollment high schools and highly competitive universities such as the University of Michigan, Georgetown University, Northwestern and the University of Chicago. (I'm also an alum...
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Can also tutor:ISEE, PSAT, GED and 48 more subjects.
Success is not a function of your abilities. It comes more from setting goals, developing a plan to reach those goals and a determined focus on executing that plan to meet your goals.
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...learning could be turned into a profession. My love of learning and my propensity for compassion led me to become an educator. I am in the process of finishing my Master's Degree in Secondary Education but have my bachelor's in English. Additionally, I have a background in history and certification in K-12 English education. Currently, I am working as a high school English Teacher in a Blue Ribbon school district in New Jersey. Prior to...
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...own pace. Students often participated in online discussions using their cell phones and created essays that were posted online for other students to review. Before becoming a teacher, I was a newspaper reporter and manager at national magazines such as Harper's Bazaar and Fitness. During my career in journalism, I learned that the written word is a powerful tool. I decided to become a teacher to empower students through the use of writing.
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...compelled to teach, motivate and inspire every learner I encounter. I take every opportunity I get to learn something new and share that information with as many people as possible. Life is full of many challenges and lessons that I've been able to learn and grow from. With each new day comes new strengths and new thoughts. I take advantage of it and the opportunity to become better than I was the day before.
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Can also tutor:SAT, SSAT, ISEE and 69 more subjects.
...students. I've worked with Tutor Time and America Reads where I tutored students in any subject. I have also mentored students in theater/acting fields and in Robotics. While I'm willing to tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about Literature, Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Spanish. In my free-time, I enjoy: robotics, reading dystopian novels, volunteering with various groups on-campus, and acting with the oldest theater group on campus, the Players.
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...of Mathematics and Language Arts/Reading, I also earned my master's degree from University of Phoenix in Curriculum and Instruction. I have taught in both a traditional school setting and online school as well, so I understand what it takes to help someone excel when face to face learning cannot take place. Math and Reading are my areas of expertise, and I enjoy working in both content areas. However, if I had to pick a favorite,...
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...to the sunshine and even to the snow, and I have the strongest desire to perfect my Spanish speaking in the next coming months. As a self-proclaimed language lover, word wizard, and punctuation princess, I have a passion for all things English or Language Arts. I find joy in piecing together, dissecting and recreating sentences, paragraphs, and even stanzas to find or create meaning and purpose for the reader and the writer! As an undergraduate...
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Can also tutor:SSAT, ISEE, STAAR and 58 more subjects.
Hi my name is Lisa Barsh and I have been a teacher for 5 years. I have taught 7th/8th grade Social Studies, 2nd grade and Kindergarten. I have experience with PARCC prep on the elementary level. I look forward to getting the opportunity to help students achieve their goals!
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...at the University of St Andrews. I am working towards a Bachelor of Arts in English and International Relations. While I am interested in a wide range of subjects, I am most passionate about English and Literature. I am a firm believer in the power of education, and believe that it can be simple to make learning fun. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, traveling, and seeing my friends and family.
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I have been an educator for 14 years (11 as a classroom teacher and 3 as a vice principal), and I love my job! Both of my parents were also teachers, so it definitely runs in my family. I believe any child can do well if he/she has the ability to do so.... I believe every child can do well if he/she has the ability and skill set to do so. All children want to do...
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...recalling information, but enjoying and understanding why we learn. Through education, you gain the knowledge that is useful in life. Knowledge is important because it helps us understand ourselves as well as have access to multiple opportunities in life by influencing various people or even places. In order for children to become lifelong learners, experience themselves and influence others, I have a very structured and routine classroom. Within my teaching practices, children feel safe to...
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...become an English Teacher/ Literacy Specialist. Thirdly, my Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education has equipped me for many years of effectively teaching early childhood students all the core subjects. My Master of Education Degree has reinforced my capability as a tutor to deal with more intricate cases like learning disabilities among others. I was intrigued about books from age two, later on I read books by Edith Blyton, Hardy Boys along with comics. Reading...
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Can also tutor:TOEFL, SAT, CLEP and 67 more subjects.
Education
University of the West Indies - Bachelor of Education, Adult Literacy Instructor
University of South Wales - Masters in Education, Education
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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 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.
