Certified Tutors From Skidmore College

...have a passion for education, history, and the humanities. I am committed to tailoring my teaching style to fit each student's unique needs, and my goal is to inspire my students to love learning as much as I do. I am eager to tutor students in writing composition, medieval history, French, and American and English...

...make sense of the work I did as a student and the work I'm doing with my students now. It's our job to delve into these novels and think about them in a specific and focused way so that we can understand ourselves better as humans. It's a beautiful thing! As your tutor, I'll help...

...that meet their needs. I love teaching because it allows me to share my enthusiasm for chemistry and inspire curiosity about the world around us. If you're looking for a tutor who will bring energy, expertise, and practical study tips to every session, I'd be excited to help you reach your goals!

Passionate social justice advocate eager to serve as a mentor to the youth. Sociologist at heart. I am the rose that grew from the concrete.

...four years experience in the classroom, and over 10 years experience tutoring and mentoring. I love meeting new students and clients and find tutoring to be an extremely fun and rewarding process. In my spare time you'll find me working on my art, running my business, reading, cooking, hanging with friends or taking care of...

My name is Jadon, and I am currently a student at Skidmore College. I have previous experience tutoring students in a variety of subjects.

...papers, hosting various programs on academic life on campus, and generally being a resource for the first year students, I was given the opportunity to develop a curriculum and teach a class on the historical accounts of Captain James Cook's death on Valentines Day in Hawaii in 1779. Through these experience, I gained all the...

I firmly believe that there's no such thing as an unsolvable problem. With the right approach and mindset, it's always doable - and my job is to help you get there!

...to educating or tutoring and my approach with every student is unique. When I am not tutoring or being a mom to my young daughter, I am also a published writer, a pet lover, and a huge lover of the arts. Prior to becoming a teacher, I obtained a bachelors degree in Theatre Arts (Skidmore...

...a professional, I work with middle and high school aged youth as a full time mentor, helping them reach their full potential, very much including school success. I have worked with young people at every turn in my career and meeting learners where they are is something I am very passionate about. In my personal...

...is why, I want to help students understand and enjoy their social science education. I find that in the classroom, students are often crammed into classrooms, and told that they must learn about American history and governance to graduate. In this, they loose the connections to their everyday lives. I want to bridge those connections,...

...different, both require a strong base of knowledge to pull from. It is so important to cultivate a passion for learning, so that no matter the subject, the student can feel confident and want to do their best. If it becomes only about the academia and the joy is left out, I have found that...

...and writing. While my academic work and mentoring roles were fulfilling, my passion for language and education was truly able to shine through during my senior year, when I designed an independent study course titled "Teaching Methods for Undergraduate Spanish." For this course, I created and implemented lesson plans for an intermediate-level Spanish class. In...

...Analytical Writing, GRE Verbal Reasoning, business writing and PowerPoint presentations, literary interpretation, history of criticism, eighteenth and nineteenth century British and American Literature, and colloquia for senior theses. Though the courses and students vary (and my strategies vary with the demands of each student), one thing remains consistent: I teach with the STUDENT'S goal in...

...spent many hours peer-reviewing my classmates' work as well as learning from their feedback, culminating in a senior thesis-level writing workshop with four other advanced nonfiction writing students. I bring the philosophy of learning as a collaborative exercise to my process of working with clients. My favorite field of study is disability studies, and my...

...NY. I'm currently a TA for college-level general chemistry and physical chemistry, both of which involve math and computer skills. I'm here to help with any STEM questions! When I'm not doing research or teaching undergraduate classes, I'm a fitness coach. I love instructing fitness classes and helping my clients get healthy. I spend the rest...

...national Putnam exam. My approach for tutoring is going to vary based on my student, but my first priority is always to understand where they're at and what they do know, before trying to help with what they don't. I strongly believe in creating a welcome space for my students to learn, where it's okay...

...ACT prep as well as Study Skills. I tutor ACT prep, physical sciences, biological sciences, forensics and environmental science. I love teaching biology, but every science has an interesting aspect to it. I do believe everyone can enjoy science as long as you find what works from them also science puns are a must. Some...

...also used one-on-one reading conferences as a way to individualize instruction and to build a relationship with each student. I am well versed in various learning and instruction strategies. I adapted to each learning environment and applied strategies that would best suit my students. I am passionate about teaching and thoroughly enjoy working one-on-one with...

...in high school, and eventually running nightly drop-in and upper level Physics tutoring at Skidmore. I believe anyone can become skilled in any subject with the right teaching methods and practice. Nobody is inherently bad at something---they're just unfamiliar, haven't found the right way to learn yet, or both. My tutoring style is to guide...