...experience teaching and leading in Japanese and U.S. schools, I have nine years teaching diverse subjects to English learners with fun, engaging, and meaningful lessons to learners age two to twenty in bilingual, ESL, private, and public schools. My Core Competencies include engaging and fun individual, small group, and whole class lessons, Multicultural Communication, Customer Care, Professional Development Coaching, and Integrating Technology into Lessons. Also, Classroom Management, reading student testing Data, Lesson Planning, Curriculum Development, Team...
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...When I first attended college at UNCW, I would tutor middle school aged kids in a variety of subjects. I really enjoyed teaching and helping others with their education and really looking forward to tutoring again. I will be tutoring all elementary & middle school subjects, Algebra 1&2, MCAT verbal reasoning and after refreshing my own knowledge, I will be tutoring Chemistry, Biology, Organic Chemistry and Physics. As a long time student and mother of...
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Behind every painstaking academic endeavor is the opportunity for tremendous success. That's why it's important to me that every student grasps the bigger picture. Education has the opportunity to enrich your life unlike any other endeavor. If you're anything like me, you've experienced academic failure. But as a soon-to-be practicing attorney, I can assure you that failure is not fatal. If we keep putting one foot in front of the other, we will reach our...
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...Department of Education in K-12 Reading, K-12 ESOL/ESL, and K-6 Elementary Education, and my teaching specialties are English, reading comprehension, and writing including SAT and ACT preparation. I taught grades 7-12 for 12 years in Florida using Achieve 3000 for the FCAT reading assessment and Read 180 for struggling readers. I use online fiction and nonfiction articles, SAT and TOEFL exam preparation booklets, and various websites which allow me to teach reading, comprehension, writing, and...
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...students' skills by making them think critically; I don't want to give a student the "answer," I want to provide him or her the strategies for finding it out on their own, so that they take what we do together in our session and apply it to their learning the majority of the time when we are not together. My experience has taught me that no two learners are exactly alike, and as such, I...
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...in American Studies; while I tutor across a wide variety of subjects, I'm most passionate about literature, history, and writing instruction, as well as ESL. In addition to serving as a volunteer instructor for elementary school students in a STEM education program, I have extensive teaching experience as an Adult English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, instructing small and large groups of students from a wide range of native language backgrounds and English proficiency...
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...minored in Film Studies, which was theoretical writing-based. While in college, I worked for Annie Wright School in Tacoma during summer. I mentored international students of middle school age, mostly assisting them in their English language and American cultural classes. After graduating, I worked in customer service for several years, and I gained interpersonal skills, along with data entry and professional content writing experience. In the past year, I returned to school at Seattle Central...
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...school students. What I believe makes me a great tutor are the following: I frequently engage the class, I find ways to make learning fun for my students and give them examples of how their lessons apply to the world we inhabit, and I am very thorough in the material and diligently work, while being patient, to make sure each student is understanding the lessons because I know everyone has a unique way he/she processes...
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My name is Madison. I graduated from Texas A&M Commerce in May of 2017 with a certification in ESL and CORE EC-6. I am currently working on my masters in curriculum and instruction. I love teaching and cannot wait to start tutoring you. I enjoy playing guitar/ukulele, reading, learning, and foreign languages.
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...had many opportunities to teach and tutor students of all ages. Last year I worked as Teaching Fellow for the Dartmouth Studio Art Department, which gave me a chance work one-on-one with students in a college setting. I've also worked as a teaching assistant for a high school pre-college program, volunteered in first and second grade classrooms in New Hampshire, and mentored students with special needs. While I love teaching a wide variety of subjects,...
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Being the first in my family to go to college and medical school was not easy. Through many long years of hard work and with the help of my mentors, I was able to accomplish something I truly thought was impossible. I only hope I can also help others come one step closer to their dreams by helping them through their education.
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I graduated May 2017 with a degree in Sociology from Eastern University's Templeton Honors College with a 3.721 GPA. I have experience tutoring and teaching students from kindergarten through college in a variety of subjects.
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...Education and my master's degree is in Literacy. I am certified as a special educator and a reading specialist. I have a thorough understanding of the reading process from beginning readers to adult learners. I also have experience teaching math to K-8 students. I try to bring an open mind, a positive attitude, and high expectations to each tutoring session every day. I believe that I owe it to my students, as well as the...
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...and travel literature. Most recently I completed two smaller pieces: Failing New Women: Anne Shirleys Legacy, The New Woman, and World War I and Importing the Ethnic: Voyeurism on Your Dinner Plate (concerning the permeation of American Chinese food). Both are due out in the ensuing year, and both were absolute fun to write. In teaching and writing I like to focus on how to engage and make the story come to life. I also...
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...Opera Production and Directing and my Bachelor of Music in Voice with an Early Childhood-Grade 12 Education Certification--respectively. I have taught middle school, high school, and college level courses in subjects such as Speech, Theater, Music Appreciation, Sight-Singing & Ear Training, and Choir Ensembles. I have traveled the US working production for opera companies such as Des Moines Metro Opera and Aspen Opera Theater. While I am certified to teach in Music and Theater, I...
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Aiding in the development of knowledge is of the utmost importance to me. As a tutor, I strive to ensure that my students always feel comfortable and supported as they learn. By determining how students are best able to absorb material, I cater lessons to each student to facilitate the acquisition of as much knowledge as possible.
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...which people learn, which has led me to pursue a degree in Neuropsychology. Through great experiences teaching English in Chiangmai, Thailand for two months and tutoring Calculus I and II through Princeton University's McGraw Tutoring program for two years, I have come across many learning styles and have developed a love for teaching. My strengths include standardized testing, Spanish, Mathematics (Algebra, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus) and ACT/SAT/CLEP prep. I have experience working with students who are...
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...Science. In addition, I completed an English program at the University of Oxford in the summer of 2017. I have several years of experience with both research and journalistic writing, as well as extensive understanding of school papers, essays, and research projects. I have also been employed as both a writer and an editor. I love anything to do with words and teaching, and am excited to be a part of this platform!
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It is my firmest belief that if one does not and understand history, we are doomed to make the same mistakes. Truth in any history, means exploring every avenue to make sure the truth is known.... Chat and find out why this subject is a problem for them. Explain how and what we will learn as tutoring continues, until they have a great understanding of the material.... A student can become an independent learner if the...
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...strive to become proficient in multiple subject areas by using reasoning and investigation skills to develop competency in them. I prioritize understanding how individuals learn best to provide an inviting and positive learning experience. I gained an Associate of Science in Psychology from Georgia Military College. I graduated with honors and am an Honor Society member. I have studied courses in psychology, such as Intro to Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Psychology of Adjustments, and Research Methods...
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Academic advisors use the results of ACT Compass exams to place incoming students in classes that are appropriately challenging according to their personal mastery of a subject. If you're preparing to enter college at a school that relies on ACT Compass exams to inform class placement, it is important that you demonstrate all of the skills and abilities you have gained in high school in order to be placed in classes appropriate to your skill level. Classes too difficult for you can cause undue stress and difficulty, whereas classes that you don't find challenging may bore you and not help you to improve your abilities. Demonstrating your ability to comprehend written material is particularly crucial, as one's reading ability is tested in a wide variety of college courses. Doing well on this exam may allow you to skip classes that you do not need, whereas a poor performance on exam day might relegate you to a class that doesn't challenge you. If you experience test anxiety or have trouble interpreting passages in the context of a timed, multiple-choice exam, private ACT Compass Reading tutoring may be just the thing to help you present your school with an accurate picture of your reading abilities on test day.
Even if your reading abilities are top-notch, your ACT Compass results may not reflect your skills if the format of the exam gives you trouble, or if you don't work at a pace that allows you to finish the test while reading each passage and problem with accuracy. ACT Compass Reading tutoring can provide you with preparation custom-tailored to your particular needs, designed to be as useful and effective as possible. Your tutor can analyze your reading comprehension skills and pinpoint the areas in which improvement could most help you improve your score on the ACT Compass Reading exam. They can then design a study plan to help you improve these specific skills through focused review exercises. Working with a personal tutor helps remove much of the stress of having to diagnose the weak spots in your knowledge. Plus, since all ACT Compass Reading tutors have succeeded on this exam themselves, they can help you master the exact skills you'll need on test day.
The computer adaptive placement format used for the ACT Compass Reading test presents specific challenges. Practice tests are modeled after the real exam, but don't offer enough to prepare you for test day. Going it alone may leave some important topics uncovered, leading to gaps in knowledge. You may find yourself reading without difficulty and with a comfortable level of fluency. The format of the exam, however, can cause uncertainties in even the best readers, which is where your private ACT Compass Reading tutor can be of great help.
The one-on-one environment in which you will work with your tutor allows you to have your instructor's full attention, getting questions answered as they arise and receiving immediate feedback on your work. There may be assignments and homework, but these only serve to better your abilities to answer test questions quickly and accurately under pressure. Even better, you can schedule your tutoring to take place whenever and wherever it best suits your schedule, making it both efficient and convenient. Meet your tutor at home, a library, or request face-to-face online sessions using our live learning platform. Don't struggle to review for the ACT Compass Reading exam alone -- work with a knowledgeable instructor!
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Covered various arithmetic concepts, contrasting charts in science, level 10 reading passages, and who vs whom in English. Has a very good understanding of the concepts. Just needs more practice in the science portion.
For our first session, the student and I talked about the overall layout of the test and what she feels comfortable about and what she'd like to work on. The student is incredibly articulate and self-aware, which made this very easy for me. We went through the different kinds of verbal questions (scrambled paragraphs, logical reasoning, and some reading comprehension) and went over ways to solve these in a timely fashion. She gets most problems correct, but wants to work on her pacing. Since she's going on vacation for the next month, I gave her some chapters on math to review and a practice test to work on. I'm also going to create and email her practice sets for basic math skills.
- Meeting Tues, 7/30
- Reviewed first half of 10th practice test.
- Similar to last performance, most consistent issues are with vocab in critical reading.
Prior to our session, the student had taken a practice test from assessment test book. We went over his wrong answers in the English, Math and Reading sections, and I assigned him a reading about test taking strategies.
