Whether I am conducting college laboratory exercises to reinforce scientific concepts or tutoring my groups of middle school, high school, and college-level clients, it is truly inspiring for me; we all must be focused and open to nature and science. Make it relevant to the learner! Professionally, I have accumulated over 30 years of teaching students across all age groups in the sciences. Current holder of a Professional Teacher's License in the sciences. "Education is...
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...11 years of experience working in biology, microbiology, molecular biology, and biotechnology labs. Before my time working in industry, I received my Master's degree from the University of Maryland in Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics. I've TA'd multiple courses including microbiology and genetics labs and discussion sections and served as a tutor teaching in a variety of biology and related topics. In my free time, I enjoy being a dad to a beautiful baby girl,...
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University of Virginia (Pursuit of Biochemistry B.S., Sociology B.A., and Chinese Minor) Specialized tutoring in Chinese, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics.
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...Math. In college, I tutored freshman and sophomores in Biology, Calculus and General Chemistry. I have tutored many different subjects from early as middle school to post-college. I am from Puerto Rico currently living in NY. I was also a teaching assistant for introductory biology classes and Resident Advisor in the dorms which helped me appreciate different learning styles, identities and backgrounds. I am always open to learning new things. I enjoy cooking, dancing, watching...
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My personal statement and teaching philosophy are a quote by Albert Einstein "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."
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...one of the reason that I really love about this passion. My interest in teaching started when I was 14 years old.There is teacher in my school who is very passionate and hard-wortking and loving also.Her personallity put a very strong impact on my life and she became my role model, that day I decided to become like her.The feeling that I was able to help the children trust and confidence in themselves is just...
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I am a professional educator with over two decades of experience in coaching, teaching, tutoring, and mentoring. I am passionate about supporting academic and holistic growth in my students. I majored in Biology, Education, and Psychology in undergrad with a minor in Chemistry and Science Education. I earned my MS in Psychology with a focus on statistics and research methods.
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...and Molecular Biology. I am currently a mentor to underprivileged pre-teens and I work with an Optometrist as a Doctor's Assistant. This is a great position for me because my plan is to become an Optometrist in the next 5 years! I have tutored in the subjects of Advanced Math, Science and Physics for a program called Varsity Tutors for about 3 years. I was also a tutor for an organization called AVID, which is...
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My name is Emma Hassell and I recently graduated from The Ohio State University in May 2017! I was a biology major with a general psychology minor. I am currently applying to medical school. During my time at OSU I worked for the Office of Diversity and Inclusions as a biology and psychology tutor. I am friendly and outgoing and love to help people succeed in school!
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...History. I also traveled to Costa Rica while an undergraduate to conduct field research in the tropical wet and cloud forests. I migrated south to The Swamp and the University of Florida. While there, I taught college-level courses in biology and botany while assisting with research in herbaria and molecular biology research labs. I also completed my teaching licensure requirements and student taught with Bradford High School in Starke, Florida. I began my migration north...
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My passion is for volcanoes! I became interested in volcanoes and their inner workings early in my college career, but was always fascinated by nature as a kid. I hold degrees from George Mason University (in Virginia), Boise State University (in Idaho), and Roskilde Universitet (in the country of Denmark!). I have been a professor of geology for about 10 years. When I'm not in class, I spend a lot of time traveling to National...
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...Fullerton. I have a bachelor's and master's degree in Biology. Since graduating, I have been an Instructional Assistant, a science teacher, and, most recently, a marine biologist. I have been tutoring since 2011 (before I graduated high school), and I honestly love it. I think that students see success with me because I can take complex ideas and break them down into more manageable chunks, and demonstrate that process for them to empower them in...
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...Odontology and 3 years as a Senior Resident in the Department of Forensic Odontology of a top Dental Institution, I have had the opportunity to teach both undergraduate and postgraduate students in various aspects of dentistry. Currently, I am pursuing a PhD in forensic biotechnology, further enhancing my expertise in the field. Primarily, I tutor subjects such as science, biology, cellular biology, anthropology, public health, pathology, human development, developmental biology, dental anatomy, and forensic odontology....
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...from the Plant Biology and Conservation program at Northwestern University. Through teaching assistantships and grading I have gained extensive experience in teaching biological concepts to students. Biology is not straight memorization. To perform well on exams, you must be able to interact with and explain complex mechanisms. I aim to help you in doing so. In addition to biology I am able to teach math and writing; skills that I have honed during my undergraduate...
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...Lakehead University. I completed my Bachelor of Chemical Engineering at Lakehead University and obtained an advanced diploma in chemical engineering technology at Seneca College. I have experience teaching and evaluating students at the university level. I have always taken great joy in imparting knowledge onto others and feel that it is given me a proper understanding of the subject matter. I think that the idea of a growth-oriented mindset is essential and that in its...
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I began tutoring during my undergraduate career and moved on to become a teaching assistant during my time as a graduate student. I'm knowledgeable in various levels of biology, English/grammar, as well as bioinformatics and some programming languages. Tutoring is something I thoroughly enjoy and helping students learn material well is my ultimate goal.
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...undergraduate degree. I was able to teach a much wider range of subjects while working on my Master's degree in Biology at FIU. I have taught a wide range of subjects from Intro Biology to more advanced topics like Genetics and Invertebrate Zoology. Due to my diverse background in teaching as well as a wide range of research I've participated in I can tutor many different Biology subjects from Zoology to Evolutionary Biology. I believe...
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...medicine physician in her hometown of Columbus, Ohio. She attended high school locally and was involved in softball, track, and community service so she is very understanding of kids and teens with busy schedules. She attended Wright State University , where she graduated cum laude with an honors BA in biological sciences and a certificate in African American and womens gender studies and earned a doctorate of medicine and a master's of public health from...
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...graduating medical school at the University of Queensland. My passion for learning and teaching comes from my mother, who taught high school level English and History for over 30 years. She taught me the value of education and how rewarding it can be when a student suddenly grasps a difficult concept. Through the skills she taught me, I tutored both basic sciences to elementary age students and ballroom dance to adults while I was in...
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I majored in biology from Gustavus Adolphus college. I have worked as a research assistant in cancer research.currently finishing my master's degree in marine conservation! I enjoy teaching. I am very prepared to sessions and like to have topics/class materials sent a head of time so I can see where you are at in your curriculum. I have been tutoring remote for 3 years. I am very flexible in my teaching/tutoring style and base my...
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While it is one of the most interesting concepts in biology, many students have a trouble keeping up with the complex nature of evolutionary biology. There is a lot of information to take in, and if you have a lecturer who teaches in a way that is confusing for you to understand, you might find yourself lost and frustrated. Rather than working with overtaxed teaching assistants in crowded lecture halls, or trying to make sense of challenging concepts in your textbook, try working under the assistance of a private evolutionary biology tutor. Varsity Tutors is here to help you connect with just the right tutor for you.
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We worked on the student's Ecology review packet. We discussed the different bio-geochemical cycles, the biotic factors, and the abiotic factors for each cycle. Then we discussed the energy pyramids and how energy moves through the ecosystems. Because this is something that she has already seen in junior high, she feels very comfortable with the material.
The student had genetics homework on standard dominant/recessive traits. We worked through that, with me reviewing problems or topics as they came up. I worked on demonstrating when and how information can be gained by a phenotype and how to fill in the blanks with additional information from the problem. I covered this a couple different times with him and I think he has a better understanding of it now. We also did a worksheet on inheritance, which he was very quick to pick up on and seems to understand well.
Today the student had to complete a microbiology module. His assignment was to conduct a virtual experiment and observe the zone of inhibition of household cleaning agents and antibiotics using a petri dish and optic discs. The strains he used were staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus pneumoniae, and H. influenzae. He then had to compare the zones of inhibition to see which were more effective on which strains of bacteria, and measure the length of the zones. Overall, he gained a very good understanding of antimicrobial agents and their effects on bacteria. He also learned by watching a video the different classifications of bacteria (gram positive/negative, morphology, etc.)
We covered the structure and function of the ribosome. Specifically, the number and size of RNA and protein subunits found in bacteria and euks. We discussed two experiments which elucidated the size of these subunits and hinted at their function. Strong emphasis on data analysis and hypothesis creation.
It looks like our study tactics are paying dividends for the student. He got a an 87% on his cladogram test! We reviewed the classification slide show we went over 2 weeks ago. He seemed to retain most of the information. I also quizzed him on the questions he made for himself. We reviewed the parts of the cell, and also the macromolecules we went over last week. I recommend he spend more time reviewing his notes for the final, which is coming up in a month and a half. Good job!
In this session, we covered Punnett squares for codominance, incomplete dominance, and sex-linked traits. We started off by doing a brief overview on the difference between codominance and incomplete dominance and how to distinguish the two (i.e. incomplete dominance leads to a blended phenotype and codominance leads to demonstration of multiple phenotypes). We worked on a worksheet that the student was given in class, and then we spend a great deal of time going through practice problems, in which she had to make Punnett squares and then analyze genotypic and phenotypic ratios. I was very happy with her performance.
