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...a DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy) from the University of St Augustine for Health Sciences, located in south Austin. Currently, I enjoy yoga, flag football with a social league, boardgames, and trying out new recipes. In the past, I have tutored Math and Reading ages 3-15 and for high school students in various levels of Math, Sciences, and English. I also have some experience aiding college students through coursework while leading group study sessions. I...
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...of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2013. I am currently working in pancreatic cancer research at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. I have prior research experience in both cancer biology and molecular biology. At the Bloomberg School of Public Health, I enjoyed working one-on-one with students as a Molecular Endocrinology teaching assistant. Although I scored the highest on the Biological Sciences section of...
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I have taught intellectual property law for the past two years and SAT preparation for the past 10 years. I am a great tutor because not only are my fundamental verbal and quantitative skills strong, but I am able to communicate my reasoning and problem solving skills quickly and clearly.... My teaching philosophy is to help empower students to stay calm and use what information they know to arrive at the correct answers on tests through...
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...Science with a concentration in Biology. While in school, I tutored my peers at FDU's Center for Academic Student Success in various subjects including biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, writing, mathematics, among others. Upon graduating, I spent time working as a Lab Assistant in a Cosmetics Lab. In my spare time, I enjoy listening to music and playing the flute and guitar, along with writing stories and poems. I have a passion for science and education....
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...me. My degrees are from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. During my time in college, I managed to complete both a degree in Biochemistry and one in English. I then went on to Graduate School at Georgetown University where I completed a degree in Physiology. My next step was teaching High School science as a substitute teacher. Teaching High school science gave me an opportunity to really learn what strategies and...
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...particularly, physics and chemistry. However, it wasn’t until medical school that I found my love for biology as my true calling .From the overwhelming excitement of understanding how the human body works, to the unparalleled satisfaction of educating and treating patients, I have enjoyed every step of the process. I have experience tutoring High School, Undergraduate and Medical school students. I believe everyone has unique assimilating abilities and studying pattern, and the student should be...
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...liberal studies Honors. I am now pursuing graduate school with an emphasis on Behavior and Evolutionary Biology, and as such my favorite subjects to tutor are science related. I feel that success in a subject is directly related to an individuals interest in that subject, so my first goal is to always help a student discover what they think is interesting about the subject. Once an interest is formed, appreciation and understanding easily develop. My...
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...in Business Administration. While completing my Biology degree, I focused primarily in cellular and molecular biology with respect to humans, though I have completed other biology coursework in Marine biology and animal behavior as well. For my major, I took classes in physics, as well as general and organic chemistry. Following graduation, I traveled briefly before starting work for a biopharmaceutical start-up in Philadelphia. Hopefully, my next step will be getting into medical school. While...
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Recent General Biology Tutoring Session Notes
This session was mostly a review of the worksheet given by his teacher for the test. The student has really absorbed the material I've been teaching him and is much better at reading the problem carefully and knowing when to use what genotypes/phenotypes as are necessary to the problem. He was very comfortable doing almost all of the worksheet. The only thing I suggested he study more was the difference between incomplete dominance and co-dominance. In relation I suggest to study how it affects resultant phenotypes, as it's easily confused between the two. If he can study and clear up that part, he should be in great shape for his test.
Today the student and I reviewed the female reproductive cycle (with emphasis on the hormones involved), gametogenesis, and action potentials in nerve cells. We went over how she studied for the test she took two weeks ago, and she said she felt a lot better about how she has been studying.
In our session, we worked primarily on DNA. The student and I went over the history of DNA - the discoveries that lead up to our current knowledge of DNA structure and function. He completed several worksheets on both this historical knowledge and DNA structural knowledge. He seemed to understand this material very well, and didn't have trouble with the worksheets at all. I then checked over some geometry problems he had previously completed.
The student and I studied for her biology quiz tomorrow on the digestive system. We reviewed the presentation and accompanying videos. We also took three short quizzes online. She did a great job and was comfortable with the information. Afterward, we reviewed her book for English. Since information retention seemed to be a difficulty, we began a project that will summarize each chapter, identify character development and assist her in making predictions for the following chapter(s). I think it will really help her remember what she reads. She did a very good job!
We reviewed and outlined the section in her book on the digestive system. We reviewed her notes and went through each organ of the digestive system and it's functions, and important enzymes and location. At the end of the session I asked questions and the student was able to answer all the questions. We also discussed how to study for her test.
The student and I reviewed the material for his biology quiz. We went through his lecture notes, and the student filled in the blanks as we went. First, I explained the notes and covered the topics of the discovery of DNA as the genetic material, the composition of DNA, DNA replication, and the proteins involved in replication. Then, I asked the student questions about the material and we further reviewed topics he did not understand. Lastly, I defined key terms and drew diagrams detailing DNA replication.
