...a minor in English Writing. Since completing my degree, I have tutored college students in Economics and essay writing, assisted in teaching whitewater kayaking to young learners and adults, and provided guidance to aspiring raft guides. I've also taught a wide range of topics, from essay writing to business concepts. While I tutor across various subjects, my greatest passion lies in helping students excel in writing and business topics. Whether it's guiding students through structuring...
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...their full potential. My educational journey has equipped me with a robust understanding of both the mind and brain, allowing me to offer unique insights and strategies to my students. My experience working with students spans several roles and diverse environments. As a Research Assistant in the Education Department at Grinnell, I conducted comprehensive research on racial incidents in schools and communities, contributing to recommendations for addressing racial disparities in education. Additionally, my role as...
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...to give myself time to understand the words between the lines. What I mean is use your strength and know your learning style in learning. My major, geology, was not my favorite subject until I found the beauty of it. I earned my first degree in Taiwan where I learned to speak Mandarin and my master in Brooklyn, New York, where I practiced to speak English fluently. It is amazing to hear people speaking in...
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...Engineering. I have great experience learning and teaching online, as I have completed my high school online. Since I myself attended online school, I know how material is taught online, and how well students can receive one on one help through this method, I have seen how students are kept motivated and how they are made to learn the material while being online. I connect well with students and people of all ages, I have...
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...a visual artist pursuing further studies in digital and web design. I formerly taught bilingual math and science, and I am a certified bilingual education teacher in the state of Texas. I love learning, imparting knowledge, and bilingualism, and I am eager to assist students with academic goals. Previously, I've taught 3rd grade bilingual courses including English and Spanish literacy and grammar as well as math, science, and social studies. I have also tutored high...
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Teaching is my passion and I love working with students. I have significant experience in structuring and editing papers. I love to read and analyze writing. I also love social studies and English, and received a degree in education for both! I have a master's degree in history. I currently teach AP Government and Dual Credit Western Civilization. I also teach PSAT prep and ACT English prep to advanced students at my school.
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...Sciences. I am currently applying into a surgical specialty for residency and have been inducted to the Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society. I will be available for recurring tutoring sessions in the DC area! I have extensive experience tutoring students of all age ranges from elementary through undergraduate years in both classwork, test prep, and writing both privately and for various universities/test prep centers. I love to work with students of ranges and...
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...worked in business for a few years. My parents and friends would often say to me, "You should be a teacher." Well, in 1988 I came across an opportunity to try my hand at teaching English (ESL) in Pusan, South Korea. Our students were primarily college students, international business people and government officials, high school English teachers, and other adults. I loved it! During my two years there I became the academic director at the...
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...a specialization in writing. I have also received my teaching certification for 7-12 grade ELAR. Since graduation, I have taught 9th-grade English at Canyon High School as well as sponsoring three different school organizations focusing on academics as well as diversity within the school. While I tutor a variety of subjects, I am most passionate about English, Literature, and Writing. In my experience helping struggling students prepare for Standardized Tests, we always seem to have...
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...Southern New Hampshire University. My undergraduate degree is in English literature. My tutoring subjects include English literature and writing as well as creative writing. I am particularly passionate about writing. The thing that excites me the most about tutoring students in this subject is that I get to enable them to become better communicators. Students' acquisition of language skills--including things like vocabulary, grammar, and organization of ideas--can help empower them to feel more confident and...
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...of Arts and a Master of Arts in English from the University of Central Arkansas and am licensed to teach middle and high school in Arkansas. Over the past 16 years, I have taught composition and literature at colleges in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, including Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City and Collin College in Dallas. My teaching experience also extends to younger learners, having served as a substitute teacher in a local elementary school, and...
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...subject areas beyond these. I love helping students of all ages learn, and I am driven by those "aha" moments when something clicks. I began working with students early in life and became a full-time teacher in 2001. I hold a bachelor's and master's degree in vocal performance and completed additional education coursework to earn professional certification. I tutor English, literature, grammar, test prep, music, music theory, Google Suite applications, Microsoft Office, and many more....
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...my inner thoughts on paper. I attribute my aha moment to my fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Whitehill, who recognized something in me that I hadn't figured a way to express, yet. She had read My Brother Sam is Dead, by James Lincoln and Christopher Collier aloud, and asked us to write a reaction to the novel. Something in me ignited that day. As a teacher, I honor my inner voice by helping students of all...
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...lit., math and natural sciences. Postgraduate Diploma/MA offered if I would let them call it Women's Studies in Modern European Philosophy. Middlesex University, UK campus 1999 Writer's Bureau Certificate of Competence Creative Writing (exclusively for professional writing) 2005. UK 4 MBA classes through Grand Canyon University 2009 & 2010. KVHS: B1/B2 German language in Germany. 2011 & 2013+ International Open Academy TEFL certification education: currently enrolled and making progress 2022. I'm an experienced mother. My child...
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...with helping students raise their reading and writing skills grade levels in a short amount of time. I have a Master's degree in literacy and reading instruction. Also, I love to make learning fun! I've been trained in the best practice learning strategies and believe in effective planning to see great results! I love reading and have great experience in engaging students in higher level reading and building a love of reading and writing.... The most...
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...teacher at heart. I have always been the one family and friends come to for advice and questions. If we don't know the answer, we will work together to find it! I have 16 years of classroom teacher experience and 2 years as an Elementary Librarian! I love to make students love learning by having fun, but also I know when it is time to get serious! I expect 100% effort at all times!
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I have tutored students, especially in music subjects for 24 years. I have an alternative teaching certification in New Mexico. I am studying education at New Mexico Highlands University. I have a bachelor's degree in music from the University of New Mexico. I can help with a wide variety of topics including math, English, science, music, and history. I believe in culturally responsive teaching and in student centered teaching.
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...after finishing my Masters Degree at Middlebury College in Vermont. This was a place where I could merge together my interests in literature, history, and theatre. My thesis focused on Theatre in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Since then I have taught IB Theatre and Humanities, especially literature and art history. I believe in life-long learning and I live that idea every day. It's important for me to learn something new every day and because...
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...pursuit of my Masters of Arts in English. While in college I specialized in Shakespeare and continued that passion into my career as an educator by attending the Teaching Shakespeare Institute. Since graduation, I have been in the classroom as an Advanced Placement/College English teacher for juniors and seniors. While I mainly work with students during the day, the evenings have recently been filled with writing workshops and writing guidance to adult educators across the...
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Being able to effectively write an expository essay is necessary for nearly every educational pursuit. Unlike persuasive or creative writing, expository writing seeks to inform an audience on a specific subject that was previously unknown to that audience. Expository writing may include such elements as analysis, analogy, cause and effect, and comparison. You may take a focused course in expository writing or you may be assigned expository essays for another class. If you find yourself wanting extra support as you write an expository essay for a specific class, or if you want help cultivating the skills necessary for expository writing in general, consider private tutoring.
Expository writing includes many forms of prose, all aimed at informing the reader. Your tutor can walk you through these formats and help you decide which one or combination is right for your project and topic. Expository writing focuses on building a strong essay or composition around the information you want to present. Tutors can help you find a style of writing that best presents your topic, guiding you from the beginning to the end of your writing process with helpful, objective eyes that can strengthen your presentation. Expository writing tutoring also focuses on the grammar and mechanics of writing, so not only do you get your information across to your audience, but your information is presented in a cohesive way that is approachable for your audience. Your tutor can help you edit your work, correcting any structural issues or erroneous formatting while explaining to you why one structure is more accurate or sounds better than another.
Tutors want you to learn during tutoring sessions. They explain the how and why behind editing, so that you have a good grasp on how the mechanical and rhetorical sides of your writing collaborate to produce a strong expository essay. Expository writing tutoring should be a low-stress, informational part of your life. Because tutors set their own schedules, they are often flexible in the times and places they can meet, meaning that you are able to choose a time and place that works best for you. You can choose to work in the comfort of your own home or at a local coffee shop, your college campus, or anywhere else around your area. If you are unable to make a learning session, or you don't enjoy studying in-person, you can choose to meet your tutor over the internet as well.
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The student and I worked on her English assignment this week which was a very unique assignment, something I have never even done but love the concept. Her assignment was to construct a "found" poem from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. We had to read a chapter and pick out Dickens' words, phrases and make up our own poem.
Today the student and I continued to focus on 10th grade English, by completing quizzes and tests. We then began a compare and contrast essay that he was assigned by his teacher! We plan on finishing it tomorrow.
The student felt that she had done well on the in-class timed writing assignment on Deadly Choices that her teacher held this past week. We spent most of our time reviewing and discussing her notes for Jane Eyre. I felt that her thoroughness and analysis were well done. Since her class does not spend class time discussing the book, we had a lengthy discussion about the aspects that her teacher instructed her class to focus on (characterization, mood, 'art of the writer', and themes). We ended by reviewing denotations and connotations, and practicing on a few of the words that she was assigned for homework.
During the session today, we started by going through his math section of homework. We covered story problems as well as 2-digit subtraction. We then went on to cover reading comprehension with a reading passage and questions to follow. We also covered geography and rhyming words. The student did really well on all of the worksheets and seems to have mastered the subject matter.
During my session with student 2, we focused on the math section of her homework, particularly on finding the area and perimeter of an object. We then went on to cover vocabulary and she was very comfortable with the definitions, synonyms, and examples of the word list toward the end of the session.
Practiced identifying parts of speech in complex sentences. Used knowledge of prepositional phrases to place commas in appropriate places in complex sentences. Reviewed the basics of binomial factoring.
The student and I reviewed his homework and focused on a short story that he was assigned in class. I helped him rework his response and explained why it was necessary to make changes. I assigned the student another homework assignment (to practice with last week's essay but format it differently) so that he can practice forming paragraphs.
