...holistic teacher, giving lots of praise and gentle guidance for emotional and academic support. Currently, my dynamic roles with VIPKID as English, Math and Teacher Trainer Coach allow me to contribute to measurable improvement in student pronunciation, problem solving and conversation quickly! I also love to spend time with my pet cats, dogs and turtle. I graduated from York University in Toronto, Canada, with a Master's degree and have 20 years of teaching experience. Excited...
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If you're struggling with languages or sciences, you don't have to anymore! A Bachelor of Arts graduate and Bachelor of Education student, with in-class teaching experience, I am equipped to help you not only survive, but thrive!
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...I enjoyed tutoring students to improve their academic writing and nudging students' toward those "eureka moments" during office hours as Teaching Assistant for "Punishment" and "Youth Justice" courses in Crim & Sociolegal Studies. Immediately after completing my M.A. in 2017, I worked for an Indigenous organization, with funding from the Ministry of Attorney General, to develop and coordinate extrajudicial services for Indigenous persons undergoing criminal prosecution in Ontario. These unique diversion and "restorative justice" services...
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...and I've recognized what works and what doesn't, after making various study mistakes myself. Addressing foundational study problems can ultimately help you succeed in school. I want to help other students so that they don't repeat the same mistakes I made throughout school. I am passionate about teaching study and organizational skills, as well as ESL and elementary school subjects. I also speak Portuguese, English and French and can speak a little bit of Spanish...
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...56 students and leading 3 more weekly reviews to another 60-150 students each week at BYU in the American history, economics, and political theory class called American Heritage. I have also taught over 30 weekly English classes over the course of 6 months to non-English speakers in Brazil, class size generally ranging from 15-45 students from ages 11 to 75; I was a private Portuguese tutor for 4 months, bringing my Spanish-speaking student from nearly...
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...including special needs, and I always work hand-in-hand with parents to identify where the student needs the most help. I've taught Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic, Writing, and resume/career skills, amongst other topics. I believe that for a student to truly succeed, he or she needs to become engaged in the subject beyond the textbook. For example, that's why I incorporate music, art, culture, and media into my foreign language lessons- to make the subject come alive!...
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...have developed a desire to help people achieve their educational goals and succeed in an academic setting. I first began substitute teaching in the 1990s and felt like I was really making an impact on students' motivation to learn. I completed my student teaching in Spanish in 2003 at East Hartford High School (Connecticut). Soon thereafter, I began working for a private company as a tutor for students with special needs, as well as those...
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Up until recently Theoretical Physics was my main passion and the only thing I was focused on, but I fell in love with business model design and as such I am currently in the process of starting my own company. I am dedicated to creating the foundations of knowledge and possibilities that may one day trigger a new wave of human knowledge and human experience.... Building a foundation or the basics for a subject while helping...
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...to the students I work with. I am a great communicator and listener, and have the ability to understand a student's needs. I love creating lesson plans, organising work flow and interacting with the students. Education is a passion of mine and creating a safe, friendly and productive environment for my students to learn is a top priority. I am also a native Spanish speaker and have extensive experience teaching Spanish. When I am not...
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I enjoy utilizing my educational skills, problem solving abilities and my language faculties. When tutoring, I look forward to dynamic and productive sessions with positive results for students. My goal is to become a rewarding learning impact to my students.
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...called Upward Bound. I also served as a private language peer tutor for Spanish and Portuguese. After graduation, I earned my TEFL certificate. I am currently working as a teaching assistant at a public school in Madrid where I teach English to high school students and adult learners. In addition, I teach private language classes for children. In 2023, I will continue teaching English in Brasil as a Fulbright scholar. While I have tutored a...
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I am a current student at Utah State University studying Computer Engineering with a Minor in mathematics. Before my schooling, I was able to spend a couple years in Brazil learning Portuguese and occasionally teaching English. In my free time I enjoy writing music, choreographing and singing in Aggiepella (an Acappella group at Utah State,) and writing Dungeons and Dragons campaigns. I am also married and are excited with a baby on the way!
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...experience in essay editing, and am qualified to tutor in Humanities, English, and most areas of Western and Latin American History. I also competed nationally in high school as a policy debater, which makes me a good candidate for working with students on public speaking skills. For Younger Clients: I currently work as a preschool teacher at a school in Portland, which means I have ongoing, hands-on experience facilitating educational exercises for younger age groups....
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All students can learn, however, not all students learn the same way. The key to learning and the most important part of any teachers job is helping students understand how they learn best. That is what I do well.
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...the University of Pennsylvania majoring in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE). I hail from Boston but grew up in Bolivia. Intellectually, I believe knowledge is not only fluid but requires practice. This is to say that anyone can reach their academic and intellectual goals with the right balance of theory and practice. I firmly believe that with the right dialogue and rapport, any student can thrive in developing their academic and intellectual agendas.... I firmly believe...
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...tutoring center. I really enjoyed this. Next I worked as a Bilingual Substitute Teacher with the school district. I did this for many years and have extensive experience in many grade levels. For a while I also worked as a Spanish and Portuguese teacher for a language school. Recently, I have been teaching ESL online for almost three years. With smaller children I try to be more fun and engaging. I like to adapt to...
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...succeed with your learning goals through fun and engaging activities. Learning is all around us and isn't confined to just four walls of a classroom, so I'm going to help guide you into taking control of your own learning journey. I like to prepare well for your lesson so that you know what to expect and I can provide the best session possible for you, I like to know your goals, interests and preferred learning...
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...all 4th grade subjects, as well as history, geography and language in the middle school grades. I am fluent in Portuguese and English. I have done special studies in Children's literature. I am concluding certification in Mental Health Coaching. I have spent the last year teaching Adults with Intellectual Disabilities. While teaching in Brazil I became increasingly physically incapacitated due to a genetic connective tissue disorder and had to travel to the United States to...
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A 1L student at Columbia Law School, I graduated with Bachelors of Arts in Economics and Honors Chemistry from Vanderbilt University in May 2021. I have over four years of experience in tutoring students in a variety of subjects and use a variety of techniques to adapt lessons to specific student needs.
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...creative writing. I've had both poetry and short stories published, and I'm currently going through the publication process of my first novel. Although I specialize in creative writing and higher-level English courses, I have vast experience tutoring mid-level math and everything writing related. As father of a 7 year-old daughter and a 4 year-old son, I'm also passionate about working with younger kids. I speak Spanish fluently and taught it while an undergrad. My interests...
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