Award-Winning French Tutors in Tulsa, OK

..."gets" the material and realizes "I DO understand and CAN successfully advanced" - that's why I love teaching and tutoring. I WANT students to reach their goals. I thoroughly agree with Socrates’ famous maxim, “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” My desire is to challenge, motivate, encourage and help each student to accomplish the task set for them. I want to tap into the knowledge the student already...

I want to help challenge and work with students to aid them in discovering talents and abilities they didn't know they had. I believe everyone is smart, and may just need a different style of coaching/teaching to help them to be successful! ... It is important to get to know the student's specific learning style. We try looking at a problem in multiple different ways, and I assess which field (whether audio, visual, tactile) the student is most successful in. I then gear tutoring towards this type of learning for the student.

...to adult learners at Sunday schools. I master three languages: Arabic , French and English. I am very patient and positive and I use different methods in teaching to make sure my classes are interactive and relaxed and fun. I have good experience with all age groups, from elementary-age students to adults. I can teach French 1, French 2, French 3 and French 4. I can also teach standard Arabic and Egyptian-dialect Arabic, as well...

...help with mastering content (memorizing vocabulary and so forth), but what I really emphasize are building long-term skills so that students are learning HOW to learn on their own. I focus on building their confidence along with their skills: setting short-term, achievable goals so the student sees regular progress can help immensely with low academic esteem. I also strive to give positive, constructive feedback on a regular basis, which can really help change a student's...

...or the quadratic equation but a requisite of success and upward mobility in many fields is analytical thinking, reading, and writing. Another crucial skillset I foster in my students is having a growth mindset, the philosophy by Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck which posits that challenge as an opportunity for growth. This means helping students shift their thinking from "I can't do it" to "I can't do it YET." This small grammatical change can be...

...individually and in groups, taught seminars (20 students per classroom), and presented lectures to a maximum of 250 students. In addition to teaching, I helped to develop final assessments for students, and I worked as an examiner for the International Testing Systems (IELTS). I believe that each student has the capacity to learn. As an educator, it is important to affirm their strengths, encourage efforts, and to assist students as they work through academic challenges....

...countries. Those facts helped me succeed communication with people around 4 continents I have visited. My experience working in varied environments has enabled me to develop a range of practical skills. I am able to manage challenging behavior effectively, conduct activities safely and communicate with people from diverse backgrounds. Further, I am very creative and enjoy sourcing materials that make learning interesting. Most importantly, my ability to work well with others, motivate and inspire is...

...who may be frustrated with a topic) learn to delight in learning. My musical education consists of 13 years of choral singing, 12 years of electric guitar, 5 years of piano, and 3 years of singing classical art songs and opera. I have performed in principal roles in the University of Tulsa's Opera Theater and am currently singing in the Tulsa Opera Chorus for the 2016-2017 season. I studied 3 semesters' worth of music theory...

...read French. Since then I have tutored kids ranging from 5 years old to students in college. Whether it is helping someone with basic grammar or teaching them how to analyze French literature, I have helped students through it all. One thing that sets me apart from most tutors is that I have recently been in the shoes of the student. I understand the curriculum that is being taught because I recently had to learn...

...University, I learned to go into every person's world, to meet them where they are and to bring out the best in them. Also throughout my teaching career, I have had the wonderful opportunity to help students whose reading and math skills were inferior improve their skills and gain self-confidence. My desire is to be able to transfer the knowledge I have to both children and adults. I believe that there is no end in...