Award-Winning Elementary Math Tutors for Students in Essex County, NJ

I am a Hunter College CUNY honors graduate living in New York City, where I first started tutoring English and ESL skills at the Hunter College Reading/Writing Center. I also work for the DOE as a substitute teacher in New York City public, private, and charter schools, teaching...... The Socratic method; using guiding questions to lead students towards their own conclusions.... Play an introductory game using names or shared interests.... Ask them questions that they can...

...school work and have also had my own SAT tutoring business preparing high school students for the college entrance exam. I scored in the 98th percentile on the SAT myself and have scored perfectly on the SAT Mathematics level II subject test. I have helped students with both outstanding academic records and those who are seriously struggling. I love to see students achieve goals and scores on tests that they simply thought they were incapable...

...am a graduate of Wesleyan University with a Bachelor's degree in chemistry. While in college I worked as a tutor and teaching assistant for first year chemistry, holding weekly sessions where I went over homework and tests. After college I worked for two years at an after-school enrichment program where I again tutored and taught classes in chemistry, math, as well as SAT and ACT prep courses. I have always enjoyed teaching in one form...

Hello! I am a former third grade teacher who is excited to help you or your student build the skills and confidence needed to be successful.

...am an incoming sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania planning on majoring in neuroscience and economics. I have tutored throughout my life from ages six through seventeen, teaching subjects from elementary math and spelling to the ACT and college essay writing. I am committed to meeting every student at his or her own level of ability and motivating them to achieve academic success! Since I am in college, I believe I bring a unique approach...

...school. My tutoring technique is a highly interactive approach, tailored to each student's specific needs and most effective learning style. I am passionate about education and appreciate the opportunity to impart that love of learning to others. My belief is that the critical thinking skills that students develop at a young age can help them to be successful in their subsequent academic studies, personal lives, and future careers. Outside of academia, I enjoy watching independent...

...have with teachers is that they teach for questions and not concepts. I will help students with hard concepts by relating real world or exaggerated examples, and I find that this really helps students. I love tutoring all types of math as well as some sciences such as chemistry and physics. I have experience in all of these subjects for students from grades 7 to students in college. I am majoring in computer science with...

...domestic politics. I am comfortable tutoring in a variety of subjects, particularly at the elementary and middle school level. I am most excited about US history, English, writing, and public speaking. I am deeply passionate about educational equity, and firmly believe that every child has a right to an excellent education. As a tutor and teacher, I work to ensure that my students demonstrate growth in a subject area, in general academic skills, and in...

...I am a rising senior. I am currently a Fashion Merchandising major, but have been tutoring many of my peers and family members in Algebra I for quite some time. I will be graduating with a Bachelors of Science in May of 2017, and hope to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology for graduate school. I am more than willing to tutor anyone who needs help in the areas that I have been specialized in....

...number one school of education in the country, Johns Hopkins University. I believe that I am very good at determining a student's individual needs and molding sessions based on a students strengths and needs. I am a certified special educator. I have multiple years of classroom teaching experience, primarily grades K-5. I am comfortable tutoring multiple subjects and grade levels including elementary school, middle school, college essays, english, special education, and gifted students. I have...

...Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Advanced Math, and ACT prep in New Orleans public schools from 2012-2015. I currently teach ACT and SAT prep classes for Princeton Review, as well as SHSAT classes for students applying to specialized high schools in New York. In my spare time, I am captain of a 30-person kickball team that doesn't win many games, but has a lot of heart, and a volunteer dog walker at the Williamsburg Animal...

I'm a rising junior at Harvard College. I study African American Studies with a secondary in Women's Studies and I am pursuing a language citation in Spanish. I aspire to one day go to business school. When I am not doing work, I can typically be found reading, writing, or dancing.

...am a graduate of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) where I received my Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and minored in Applied Mathematics. Throughout college, I have been involved in tutoring various subjects, including Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Computer Science (programming Java and C), Physics, and freshman and sophomore college level Electrical Engineering courses. Currently, I am working as an Electrical Engineer for the Department of Defense designing RADAR Antennas, as well...

...Honor Society. During my time in college, I served as the President of the Inter-Greek Council, President of the Model United Nations & Debate Team, and Vice-President of my Fraternity. After graduation, I revived my NJ state certification in K-8 Education through Teach For America, a national non-profit organization that competitively recruits recent graduates to work in inner-city schools across the country. During my time with Teach For America, I worked as a full-time 6th...

...classroom and in an individual setting. I loved being able to help students achieve their academic goals and see their process of development. My philosophy for learning is knowing the basics well. Without understanding the basics well enough, it will be difficult to grasp more complex ideas. An example would be general biology, it is important to know how cells work because it will help a student understand how tissues work and go further into...

...well as scientific textbooks, manuals, and two full-length novels. Having founded a chapter of the international social responsibility organization "Net Impact" at the Rutgers Business School, I continue my involvement at the business school as student outreach chair on the alumni board. With an interest in the role of social capital in the non-profit/for-profit interface, I am currently involved in several projects in the technology transfer and financial services sectors as well as an executive...

...in others from everyone I meet. I believe my strength, as a Tutor, comes from being able to understand the students that I work with, and in building their confidence. I understand the effects that self-esteem and confidence have on the success of my students and how the ability or desire to learn is impacted by the support system they have access to. I enjoy tutoring because it allows me to reciprocate what life has...

...University where I obtained my B.S. in Physics with a minor in Math. I have years of experience as a tutor and teacher's assistant in different institutions, including Bergen Community College Tutoring Center, which was ranked as the best tutoring center for two-year college institutions in the country. I love to help people and I work hard to find creative ways of teaching, from basic concepts in Algebra to Advance Calculus and high-level Physics.... Everyone has...

...crutch of a tutor or teacher. Often, a student may work well with an instructor but is unable to solve problems or understand concepts alone. I make sure to prod students in the appropriate direction of thinking, without blatantly doing the problems for them. I do not give out any rules unless the student understands how the rule was established. Through these techniques, the student retains the information and becomes a better, more independent problem-solver.

...When I began my undergraduate career, I was sure of my direction. I finished calculus my first year and learned basic programming. This wasn't enough. I focused my studies on a wide variety of applied mathematics ranging from linear algebra to combinatorics to statistics, all of which reinforced my intense interest in the subject. After finding a particular affinity for mathematical statistics, I delved deeper. Meanwhile, Android development filled my free time. I became so...