Award-Winning Elementary Math Tutors for Students in Waukesha, WI

...also where I began my tutoring career. I tutored students from grades kindergarten through 6th grade. As an ELL tutor, I used the Language Experience Approach for many of my lessons. I took students on field trips, built things with them, and made food together. We used these experiences to practice new vocabulary, read, and...

...Chemistry. After that, I'll be busy focusing on preparing my application to medical school! This is my second semester working as a tutor with Panther Academic Support Services on UWM's campus, and I really do love my job; I love being able to share my enthusiasm for the sciences with other people.

...as a paraprofessional in a suburban Milwaukee high school has opened my eyes to the many rewards and challenges that come with being an educator. I thoroughly enjoy assisting students with a wide range of abilities on academic work and life skills. Even though I provide academic support to students with special needs, my degree...

...tutoring right away. For me, it gives all the rewards of teaching, but with the added benefit of being able to truly hone in on each student's individual needs. With each new student comes a new challenge, which means that my job is different every day. Nothing makes me happier than helping a student hit...

...science middle school teacher, which allowed me to use diverse math curricula employing a range of philosophies. This experience has given me the ability to teach any concept in a variety of ways and allow the student to practice skills in a variety of contexts. I understand how important it is for students to become...

...minor in Mechanical Engineering. While at Marquette, I have had the pleasure of tutoring students preparing for an academic olympics, as well as students in an after school program. I primarily tutor students who require help with mathematics. As engineering student, I have developed a love and understanding for math that I hope to share...

...The methods I employ are based on a system used in Japan called "zensho itashimasu", which not only shares the concepts used in Blooms Taxonomy and Kolbs Learning Styles, but also expands and complements implementation of lessons in math that might otherwise be intractable due to situations dealing with, say, math anxiety. As one colleague...

...of Education at Marquette University. I will be graduating in May, and plan to become an elementary school teacher. I love to teach, and am very focused on the idea of a differentiated classroom that works for all students and types of intelligences. This carries over into tutoring, and I am all for approaching content...

...through PressFriends, a program run by highschool students to start writing programs in lower-income elementary schools, where I recorded over 400 hours in 4 years. I am an avid believer of having a strong math based foundation, and quick mental math skills, and will often spend the first 15 minutes of the first session accessing...

...physics as well. The result of my studies and work in education is flexibility as an educator. I am able to accommodate the subject matter needs of many students, and to modify my instructional style to complement the learning style of the student. Part of what I enjoy about education is learning how to reach...

...seems to help people connect with the concepts. In my free time I enjoy making things and exploring what others have made, whether in music, programming, writing, games, or art. I received my BA in Mathematics from Arizona State University, and subsequently attended post-bac programs at a handful of schools. This fall I begin graduate...

I believe that all students are capable of success, and success happens when a teacher and a student do everything necessary to meet in the middle. I believe that the formula for success includes a lot of encouragement, student AND teacher accountability, and a healthy dose of constructive criticism. ... I believe that all students are capable of achieving success, especially if they are in a warm, encouraging, and rigorous environment.

...I like to use images, real-world examples, and animations to ensure that you will truly UNDERSTAND the rationale for each step of the problem-solving method. MCAT sessions will emphasize practice with real AAMC passages as well as reviewing concepts. I will teach you tips, tricks, strategies, and patterns to watch out for that I have...

...had the idea of becoming a CPA Accountant with an International Law Degree when I was 12 at my extended family's Thanksgiving dinner. A good family friend of my Grandma owns his own business, and he asked me what I wanted to become when I finish school. I answered right away. Life took me though...

...my off summers tutoring privately for friends and family whose students were falling behind or whom needed a little "push" going in to the next school year. I love getting to know the students, their personalities and their quirkiness. That moment when students finally "get it" after struggling with a concept or working really...... I love working with kids and seeing that look in their eyes when they finally "get it." I think, as a teacher,...

...years and worked in a research laboratory for the University of Kansas Medical Center. Outside of working as a teaching assistant and my own classes, I function as the president of the Anthropology Student Union, take dance classes, watch Mad Men and Game of Thrones, and try to keep up with my favorites sports teams....

...tips and tricks up my sleeve that will help you go into the exam with confidence! Most importantly, I am very sensitive to each of my students individual needs. I keep all of my lessons light-hearted yet focused to minimize stress and fatigue while maximizing productivity. My teaching structure for all subjects consists of so...

...and science since grade school. High school gave me the opportunity to take a Physics course and that led me to a path in engineering. In 2008, I graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Platteville with dual degrees in Engineering Physics and Electrical Engineering. Since then, I have spent some time in the avionics...