...in Spanish and Hispanic Studies while completing the pre-medicine science track and a minor in nutrition. I have extensive experience tutoring high school students as well as adult learners in math, science, and Spanish, having worked as a GED instructor at a local community center. Research areas include nutritional biochemistry and mechanical CPR. Spanish is a passion of mine, but I also love biochemistry, pharmacology, and anatomy/physiology. Working through question sets with explanations is, I...
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...University in the Experimental Psychology Program. I am a sociocognitive psychologist, and am currently conducting research on cross-cultural religiosity and prejudice. I am currently a Teaching Assistant for upper-division undergraduate students at my university, and starting next Spring I will be a full-fledged teacher at the undergraduate level. I took both International Baccalaureate courses in addition to Advanced Placement courses in high school, and have been involved in Honors courses and extra-curricular research activities since...
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...information. I have worked as an assistant preschool teacher and as a beloved camp counselor for many years. My teaching philosophy is focused on skill building: My goal in tutoring is to give you/your child the skills to be able to work independently outside of the tutoring session, and translate these skills to a classroom environment. I have tutored students in Reading, Writing, Literature, History, Math, Hebrew, Regent's subjects, CLEPs and Photoshop. I have also...
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...on that, so he or she can excel academically! I have been a teacher for 15 years. My first 2 years were spent teaching 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Math. For the past 13 years I have been teaching 5th grade. I have taught a variety of subjects and concepts including general math, pre-Algebra, introduction to Geometry, Elementary Life and Physical Science, Ancient Civilizations, and American History. I am also proficient in comprehension skills, vocabulary...
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...most science and math courses. During my undergraduate studies, I was given the opportunity to tutor students from elementary to high school as a part of a work study program. I really enjoyed tutoring students in areas of difficulty and making a difference in their academic progress. It also gave me a great way to review material I took in the past. I have also translated Arabic for over four years at elementary, middle, and...
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...4-6 grades as well as high school math and social sciences, GED preparation, and even worked with teachers and other professionals in preparation for exams. My classes and I have also won several academic awards too! I'm originally from Indiana but I've lived all over! I lived for two years in Japan and 2 years in China. I also have been to many other countries including Korea, Canada, Panama, Costa Rica, and Mexico. My family...
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...biological systems and the chemistry of things! I have over 5 years of experience tutoring science at secondary and a college level. Ever since my undergraduate career, I knew I had a talent in teaching others what I know. As per recommendation from my professors, I started as a supplemental instructor for college chemistry-CHEM 1251! It was such a wonderful experience working with other students and helping them achieve their goals in mastering chemistry! After...
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Hi! My name is Josh Deffinger and I have a Master's Degree in Teaching. My areas of specialty are English and Math. I enjoy coming up with creative ways to engage students.
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...in high school. In the past three years, I have become more specialized in tutoring for science standard exams and frequently tutor in AP Biology, AP Chemistry, SAT II Biology, and SAT II Chemistry. However, I also have students that I tutor in all subjects ranging from all ages ranging from middle school to college. I feel my students succeed when they are motivated, organized, and engaged in the material. I support my students by...
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...country. I have been teaching and tutoring since my junior year at Syracuse University, and I enjoy it immensely. At Syracuse, I worked with a program called Literacy Corps, tutoring students from all over the city. After graduating, I entered an AmeriCorps program in Pennsylvania, teaching full time for a year. I feel that having tutored for so long and being so recently out of school gives me an advantage in helping students. I intimately...
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...City University for medical school in 2012. I will be graduating from medical school in May and begin my residency training in Emergency Medicine this summer. I have always had a passion for learning and teaching. I have extensive experience teaching elementary-school age children in math and reading as well as undergraduate, graduate, and medical students in anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and microbiology. I am passionate about engaging my students and helping them understand and...
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...from Limestone College in Gaffney, SC, where I also played four years of NCAA Division 2 Men's Indoor Volleyball. Despite spending my college years there, I was born and raised in the town of Longwood in the lovely state of Florida. I spent the 2014-2015 school year teaching English 3 at Oak Ridge High School. I am an extremely effective overall English teacher, and am also able to offer a great deal in SAT/ACT preparation....
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Recent 8th Grade Tutoring Session Notes
Today, the student and I covered a grammar exercise about finding the object of a sentence when the sentence is in inverse or passive form. Then, I helped him complete his vocabulary homework. Next, we worked on math homework and reviewed the difference between the slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines. At the end, he finished his history homework.
We covered topics for his science and math final tomorrow. Topics included DNA, plants, kingdoms, perimeter and area of figures. I saw his current grades and his upcoming final dates. The student was quick to answer questions. I did not leave him with extra practice since his final is tomorrow and he has a review in hand that he plans to look over again.
The student wanted help reviewing her chemistry for her upcoming science final. We covered most of the things that she had covered earlier in the year in chemistry which mostly covered the definitions of terms. We also went through her previous tests to look at the problems that she got incorrect. For the last half hour or so, we spent some time reviewing math concepts - how to complete the square and solve an equation, simplify rational expressions, etc.
Today we reviewed for the student's Science test that she has tomorrow. We covered properties of matter, chemical & physical changes, and chemical reactions. We discussed balancing equations, factors that affect reaction rates, fire safety, and electronic configuration of molecules, including the Lewis dot structure theory. In addition to reviewing for the exam, we reviewed types of angles for the student's math class and completed a worksheet.
She seems to do well on quizzes and in class assignments. I did help her create a study guide for her exam.
Today we worked on polishing the introduction to her declamation. She did a great job writing it, and made the appropriate connections without much prompting. I'm hoping doing this will show her how much easier it is to hear the corrections out loud than to read them.
Now that she'll be done with school next time we meet, we're going to work on finishing a grammar workbook we started, and go on to short reading and writing assignments. I'm going to gather a list of short stories for 8th-9th graders that we can read for the summer and do writing prompts on.
