Award-Winning SSAT Tutors serving Kissimmee, FL

...the greatest joys available to human beings in this context, and it is my role as a teacher to effectively, enthusiastically communicate the importance and beauty of math to my students as well as to foster their powers of critical and mathematical thinking. It is my professional hope that at the end of each tutoring session my students will have learned above all an abiding respect for reason: a lifelong conviction that they can understand...

...in the students I tutor. I have my BA in Elementary and Special Education and worked with many different students while completing my degree. I was a student teacher in a 2nd grade classroom and a resource room teacher in a 4th and 5th grade classroom. Currently, I am completing my service term with Notre Dame AmeriCorps. Over the 2014-2015 school year, I worked at Apopka Middle School as a tutor/mentor. My responsibilities included working...

I believe in connecting with a student. Finding common ground then building on what we both know to achieve the goals we need. I use a student led style, this give confidence and builds further knowledge.

...as a tutor and assistant at a Charter School. Throughout this time, I was responsible for assisting students in the subjects of math, reading, and science in the form of daily pull-out sessions. Additionally, I actively partook in the classroom by working alongside the teacher, adding to the classroom discussions and working with groups of struggling students during the class. I have extensive experience with preparing students for standardized tests and have seen significant gains...

No one ever said that everything we do will be easy. Easy happens through hard work and learning. It doesn't matter how slowly you go so long as you don't stop because then what you do will be worth it.... My philosophy is aligned with that presented by psychologist Carol Dweck. She sees the necessity of a growth mindset in learning where people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard...

...A&M University, in Huntsville, AL. This past school year I worked as a math interventionist for grades 3-5 in Orlando, FL. While teaching in Anniston, AL, my third-grade class won the school trophy for making the most gains in grades 1-3 on Alabama's benchmark assessment. This was quite an achievement for us because there were two English Language Learners (ELL students) in the class; one of whom was among a select few who made the...

...children, and am currently pursuing my Masters in Teaching. I enjoy tutoring students one-on-one as it lets me give undivided attention to my students and witness significant student growth. With my technology background and experience teaching multiple subjects to a wide range of students, my teaching style is versatile and flexible. I love bringing real world applications into my lessons, and also drawing connections across different subjects. I believe that memory retention is higher when...

...University of South Florida Honors College with a degree in Biomedical Sciences. I have tutored my peers in a wide range of math, chemistry, and foreign language classes throughout both high school and college, but my subject of choice is definitely test prep. Every student has the potential to do well on the ACT! My method of teaching is focused on finding the learning styles and test-taking strategies that are best-suited to the individual student,...

Patient and detail-oriented teacher with excellent communication and organizational skills. I have been teaching Science for the pass 6 years and I believe that every student can learn.

...support students so that they can become a better, more successful, versions of themselves that believe they can attain all of their goals. I have attended three different colleges now, unsure as to what career path I wanted to take up until the third try - I've switched all the way from Medical school to an Animation degree. I have been tutoring for nearly 7 years, and have gained knowledge and strategies to help students...

...one kid that it will automatically work with another. It is my job to make whatever the student is struggling with personal or stated in a way that makes it click. I went to the University of Central Florida and majored in Sociology focusing on youth. I started out volunteering with an organization called Youth for Christ and discovered that working with youth is what brings me the most joy. When an opportunity to volunteer...

...and Training. I got my MBA at Lindenwood University in St. Charles Missouri and International Business and Marketing. I teach all business subjects. I love marketing and love to teach it to business owners and students. I help students learn by working with them to identify what is important in their life and tailor my teaching to improve that area in their life. My outside interests are my family. I have 2 grandsons that my...

...of Arts and I have a certification in microsoft business applications. Additionally, I have taught Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Power Point. My approach to tutoring is to first build rapport with students and then help them and work together to meet their academic goals. I also utilize a tutoring method where the student fully utilizes their critical thinking skills also known as the Socratic method. More importantly I realize that the practice of...

...my Bachelors Degree in Secondary English Education (Gr. 6-12). I discovered how much I loved working with younger students and went on to get my Masters Degree in Elementary Education (K-6 all subjects) from the University of Central FL. Since then I have worked as a 3rd and 5th grade classroom teacher as well as a specialist intervention teacher for reading and math for K-8. I am passionate about helping students develop a love of...

...of arts in anthropology from the University of Central Florida. I have worked at UCF Academic Services for Student-Athletes assisting student-athletes in college-level courses related to chemistry, biology, genetics, history, and anthropology. I am most passionate about chemistry and biological anthropology as my master's research is related to the application of chemistry to human osteology. I am a firm believer that anyone can become an expert in a discipline as long as they are given...

...students and mental health professionals in a virtual online platform through the utilization of problem-solving, feedback, psychosocial support, assessment, developing goals, planning that is unique to each student's personality, needs and focus, skill building(including test-taking, motivation, confidence, communication,and time-management), implementing solution-focused interventions, client-centered interventions, techniques for reducing test anxiety, and stress management. The subjects I tutor are professional licensure exams for social work and counseling, psychology, sociology, academic/career advising, and college level courses.

...of my fraternity and played on the golf team. I received an M.B.A in Finance from the Rochester Institute of Technology where I had a research assistantship and completed a 6 month Co-op Education position with IBM. I still play golf, belong to a backgammon club, and help manage my parents Charitable Remainder Trust investments. I spent 2 years tutoring elementary children reading and writing and have just joined a high school/college mentoring program in...

...a substitute teacher for over three years now, and I have been studying in college to become a teacher for just as long. I love helping students work through their education at their pace, meeting their individual needs. I always place a priority on making strong connections with students first in order to learn as much as possible. I love tutoring in Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies, Writing, Essay Work, but my favorite subject to...

...nervous at the time, plus the fact that her son was 3 years older than me, I wasn't sure what to expect. The first day of tutoring I looked at his homework and said to him this looks pretty easy. After a few more sessions he told me he wanted to show me something, he pulled out a quiz he took and pointed at his %100. He told me it was the first %100 ever;...

...others. I tutor because I want to share how learning can be fun and accessible to anyone as long as they find the tools that suit their learning needs. Not every child will learn the same way, so I do not assist children in a one-size-fits-all style. It is important to note that my goal is not just for your child to get everything right, but to actually understand the concept. I enjoy reading and...