...informed in a range of subjects. I've always been excited about the opportunity to help my fellow students grow. I find it genuinely rewarding and enjoyable to help my peers learn and understand new things, and I always bring enthusiasm to my tutoring work. Overall, I offer a combination of tutoring experience, strong social skills, enthusiasm, and the knowledge needed to set me apart as a tutor. I hope to share my passion for knowledge...
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...and public speaking. My favorite subjects to tutor are any involving ESL or foreign language as I have a passion for language learning and teaching. I speak English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and have also studied Japanese, German, Brazilian Sign Language, and Italian. I would describe my teaching philosophy as friendly but structured. I use lesson plan organization techniques including lesson plan outlines and back-up activities in case a certain activity does not go as planned....
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...am an instructor, avid reader, and creative thinker with lots of experience in the university classroom setting. I attended Swarthmore College and have received a handful of fellowships for postgraduate research, including a US-UK Fulbright Award and a Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship. My areas of competency include English, Art History, Rhetoric, Spanish, and French. I am also proficient in SAT, GRE, and GRE Subject Test in English. My first Master of Arts is...
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I have more than five years of tutoring and teaching experience, from elementary school to high school to adult learners, having taught English, English as a Second Language, Geography, Social Studies, General Educational Development classes and SAT prep. I have experience working with students for whom English is not their first language or who have non-traditional educational backgrounds, as well as advanced students and students in the creative field.
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...am a recent graduate of Haverford College with a reverence for education. I aim to help students grow as both students and learners in the broader sense. My aim is to help the student progress as much as possible through being simultaneously supportive and rigorous. In my past experience, I have found that the best mode of education is dependent upon the particular student, and thus strive to accommodate a wide variety of personalities and...
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...including English, French, Algebra, Chemistry, History and Religious Studies. I also volunteered with Free Arts NYC, through which I, along with a group of tutors, taught small groups of elementary and middle school students about various famous artists and art techniques, and lead them in art projects. I have also taught swimming lessons as a Water Safety Instructor for several years; I taught children from age 4 to age 15 at Brookhaven Country Day Camp...
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...received a B.S. in Business Economics and an M.A. in Classics from the University of Arizona. I am currently working on completing my Ph.D. in Classics at the University of California, Irvine. I have tutored a variety of students, ranging from the elementary to the college level, for the past four years. I primarily tutor subjects relating to the Humanities, such as Ancient Languages, History, and English Composition. My favorite subject to tutor is Latin,...
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...position, I helped our clients improve the overall structure of their papers, strengthen their research, cite their sources, and correct their spelling and mechanics. I feel confident that I can address any paper problems you might have and make the writing process less intimidating. Aside from academic papers, I also write comedy sketches and spend most of my free time improvising and creating webseries with friends. Performing as a comedian may not seem connected to...
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...we do and then you do" method. I believe it increases student's academic independence and helps them to internalize the skill set we are practicing. SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ELAR Certification 7-12 Tutoring- Eight years of experience providing academic support for Students K- College Curriculum Development- Six years experience creating curriculum and lesson materials Teaching- Two years of experience teaching My expertise includes: - Teaching English through Teach for America at a local high...
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I am currently a middle school language arts teacher, although I have also taught a self-contained 6th grade class. I enjoy most the fields of math and science but have also come to appreciate the importance of language arts and literature. I like to think of myself as a balanced tutor.... I believe in the classical model of education, whereby teachers focus on content rather than teaching to the test. Education should create good citizens by...
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...you achieve the result you wish. My way of teaching focuses on understanding instead of rote memorization and that each pupil is best suited for a tailored teaching plan that takes into account your current abilities, time commitments, strengths/weaknesses, and desired result. My hobbies and interests include reading (literature), creative writing, calligraphy, and video games. I grew up in bilingual household, so I can also speak Mandarin in a near-native level and studied and travelled...
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I graduated from The International institutions of higher learning in Africa in Educational Development and Assessment. I have vast experience teaching and in administration at the high school and college level. I have tutored groups and individuals in research and writing, History and Philosophy and have authored two books in education. I show students how to maximize their learning by explaining development of knowledge in individuals' brains; hence students take ownership of the process of...
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...extensive experience in the individual tutoring space and a proven track record of success with students from widely varied backgrounds and academic levels. My relevant work history includes time a literary/technical editor at two Canadian publishing houses, freelance writing coaching for both secondary and post-secondary school clients, providing exam preparation for International Baccalaureate candidates, and tutoring at-risk youth in the Los Angeles Family Shelter system. I would love the opportunity to discuss your needs and...
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...passions are writing and logical argumentation. I've seen success in both fields. For the former, I've had a letter to the editor published in the New York Times, successfully finished a 40-page thesis as part of my undergraduate education, and currently write for Ordinary Times, a group blog whose alumni have gone on to write full-time for Forbes, the Atlantic, and other prestigious publications. For the latter, I scored in the 98th percentile of the...
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...currently a banker at SunTrust. Before banking, I was a middle grades math teacher with the Savannah Chatham County Public Schools. I taught gifted 7th and 8th graders. Furthermore, I was also a math teacher for our school's after school programs Twilight and 21st Century. During my time as a math teacher (2009 to 2012), I was the department grade level chair, and I led my grade level on student performances for quarterly assessments and...
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...PhD in Comparative Literature with an emphasis on Latin American Studies from UC Los Angeles in 2009. While at UCLA I taught courses in Comparative Literature (Great Books), Writing Composition, and Spanish. From 2010-2014, I was Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish at Whitman College. I am currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Humanities at Lewis and Clark College where I teach courses in the Core curriculum and Spanish. My objective is to connect with students and...
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...interact with the world in a meaningful way, and I get excited about tutoring students who have a desire to learn. I am most passionate about teaching French, English, and writing. I was born in Paris and lived there until I was 8, and I love helping others learn my native language! I also obtained my IB Diploma while in high school, and I enjoy preparing students for their IB tests as well. In my...
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...with students and feel that good learning only happens through a solid foundation of understanding if you don't understand Algebra 2, then you can't learn Calculus. Similarly, if you never learned about the Revolutionary War and the creation of the Constitution, then you can't properly learn about US Politics and Government. Additionally, I believe that a quality education is the key to not only a successful but a fulfilling and happy life. I am an...
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Recent IB Philosophy HL Tutoring Session Notes
The student and I today began our discussion of the first text she is required to read for her abnormal psychology class. In the book, journalist Susan Sheehan followed a young woman with chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia through multiple episodes and hospitalizations. Together, the student and I went over unfamiliar terms and concepts, listed major characters, places, and dates from the book, and made an outline of the events in the first third of the book.
Today, we worked exclusively on preparing the student for her upcoming psychology test. The process was fairly straightforward. We went through each chapter and reviewed the key points, and then I took questions. She seemed to understand the vast majority of the material, and I'm quite confident she will do very well on the test. Overall, the session went extremely well.
The student and I are preparing for her first psychology exam! We are meeting again on Saturday and Sunday this weekend in order to prepare for the exam on Tuesday. We reviewed the first few chapters today and will finish review on Saturday. She will also work on her take home essay that is due the day of the exam.
Saturday, the student and I went over the chapter on Memory in her book. We talked about the different components of memory as well as how it can fail. It was a pretty straight-forward and intuitive chapter that she understood well, so she should have no problem with the midterm on Wednesday!
We went over the syllabi and discussed plans for scheduling for the rest of the semester. We started work researching for a paper concerning the nature of love. We researched homosexuality and its similarity to heterosexuality in terms of classically quantified variables concerning the nature of love within the context of a relationship. I left the student with several articles we retrieved and formatted.
We spend the majority of this session reviewing a homework assignment that compared the differences between two personality assessments. The student had a good draft of the assignment prior to our work. We went through each of the questions asked on the assignment to ensure that the concepts and ideas that she was attempting to communicate were clearly stated. I reviewed the assignment for sentence structure errors and spelling mistakes as well. We spent some of our time trying to determine a good way to compare and contrast the results of these assessments.
