...am a licensed professional educator, certified as Learning Behavior Specialist I (or special education teacher pre-k through age 21). I currently teach at a local high school working with students in an alternative learning program. I work with students at risk of academic failure one-on-one and in small groups to maximize growth in ALL required courses they need to obtain their high school diploma. Prior to working in this position, I have worked with students...
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...graduated with duel bachelor degrees in counseling and human services as well as in theater. I earned my masters degree in education from the number one school of education in the country, Johns Hopkins University. I believe that I am very good at determining a student's individual needs and molding sessions based on a students strengths and needs. I am a certified special educator. I have multiple years of classroom teaching experience, primarily grades K-5....
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...growth. I am a strong believer in setting up classrooms and schools to have high expectations and no excuses environment, especially for students in urban communities. I have learned the importance of structure and consistency in a classroom and school setting for students. In order to be an effective educator and show up as my best self for my students, I must ensure that I have a work-life balance. With that, I spend my free...
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...elementary curriculum I am most passionate about mathematics and reading. My strengths lie in helping struggling learners achieve their short and long term academic goals. To this end I am a highly motivated and resourceful educator whose pedagogical approaches involve relative curriculum knowledge, visual and hands-on teaching methods and high-quality data-driven questioning techniques. Besides being an educational specialist I have been a private tutor with sessions held at my residence for the past three years.
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...have known since the age of 7 that my passion is mathematics. I guess some would consider me to be a math "geek" since I love numbers and I love all levels of mathematics. I even solve problems in my sleep! Scary, huh?! I have taught and tutored secondary and post-secondary students for 40+ years. I want to help all students experience academic success in mathematics by building self-confidence in problem solving. My hobbies and...
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...deserve. I've had experience teaching anyone from age 6 to college-level courses. I was a high school math teacher for three years, a high school/college tutor for four years and currently work in a school for students K1 to 7th grade. I combine tough questioning with a little bit of humor during my tutoring sessions, so don't be surprised if you come out of tutoring with a smile! Please let me know what your goals...
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...would like to share my knowledge with students to help them achieve their academic goals. My purpose includes building students' self-esteem and providing them with the tools necessary to tackle challenging problems. I have been a teacher for 21 years in a public school setting. I have previously taught 4th and 5th grade for all subjects. I currently hold the position of ESL teacher for grades k-5. When I am not working I like to...
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It is my goal to help students achieve their utmost potential by setting high goals and holding them accountable. I am committed to the success of all students and believe a collective pursuit of knowledge will improve our overall quality of life.
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Can also tutor:MAP, ISEE, PRAXIS and 33 more subjects.
...have been teaching Middle School ELA for the past 4 years both in Chicago and in New Jersey. I love working with students and helping them become the learners I know all students can be. I believe that being successful in school can help students feel accomplish while also opening different paths for their future. I want to tutor students because I believe it will give me an opportunity to continue working with students, but...
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...with individuals to develop a long term career plan that would help them achieve their goals. In undergrad at the University of Illinois, I completed a degree in International Business and Marketing, with a minor in French. I then went on to get my Master's Degree in Public Administration at Cornell University. While there, I interned with both local and federal governments, which taught me how to write and communicate to a variety of stakeholders....
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Hi there! I am a Boston resident who has been teaching for over 6 years, and I love working one-on-one with students. Math is my favorite subject but I am interested in tutoring for any subject ranging from Kindergarten to Algebra and Geometry.
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Hi! My name is Pooja and I am a freshman attending Rutgers University in New Jersey. I have been tutoring for over 4 years and enjoy bestowing knowledge upon children of all ages.
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...co-teacher. All students can be successful when they possess a positive attitude, an eagerness to learn, and a willingness to make and learn from mistakes! I have lived in the Annapolis area for the past 5 years, but prior to that I lived in Los Angeles, Denver, and Dallas. Needless to say, I have lived in many places! I really do love the east coast, and my family and I love adventure! We lived on...
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...gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche." Chaucer's quote from Canterbury Tales also happens to be the motto of my alma mater, Illinois State University. I earned my Bachelor's in English and taught for a few years before returning for a Master's in Education. Although I taught students at the secondary level for a long time, I wasn't always a teacher. I was also a writer for newspapers and syndicated magazines. One of my treasured...
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...have been teaching professionally for the past five years in the DC area, but my work with students and children started when I began babysitting at age 12. Since then I've worked with students as a tutor, a library volunteer, and a camp director/counselor. Currently I am a Elementary and Middle School Reading Specialist for a Charter School. I have an undergraduate degree in Early Childhood Education and a Master's Degree in Literacy Curriculum and...
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I love math and what I love even more is working with students to help them understand the language of math. Problem solving and critical thinking are paramount life skills and math is a great way to learn them!... I always teach the student that is in front of me that day.... I like to get to know how a student thinks, specifically how a student thinks through the problem solving process. So, we will solve...
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...differentiation and accommodations to diverse learning needs. I am eager to continue using my acquired skills and education. In addition, I bring passion, dedication, and determination, in my students and myself. My goal is to take my knowledge and impart it on the youth of Jefferson County. I am particularly interested in this position because I want to teach students how to find joy in learning through these mediums. A technology based, family and student...
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Can also tutor:ACT, GED, PSAT and 72 more subjects.
Education
University of Cincinnati - Bachelors, Secondary Education
...preparation with a direct focus on study skills, organization and time management. I have amazing success preparing students for tests such as the SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE, FSA, GRE, and the GED. Over the years I have taught from K-12. I have always loved helping young learners with phonics, fluency, and phonemic awareness. I have seen a need to specialize in working with student that have special learning needs, such as ASD, ADHD, ADD, Dyslexia,...
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...school students. I have experience teaching in Missouri, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and internationally. I have administered summer school, after school programs and mentored numerous new teachers. I hold a Level IIIA Instructional Leader Teaching License for Prek-12 and an additional Level IIIA Instructional Leader Teaching License for K-8. I also am a certified TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) and enjoy supporting students with language acquisition. While I tutor a broad range of...
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Recent Bradford PARCC Tutoring Session Notes
Today we reviewed an essay the student had written since our last session and went through the Verbal, Quantitative, and Math sections of the exam. The student wrote an interesting essay. We went through ways that she could have easily connected her main points to supporting evidence. She had a great use of vocabulary throughout her essay as well. From this, it is no surprise that she did very well in the verbal section of the test. The student is adept at puzzling out the definitions of words she is unfamiliar with. She struggled slightly with some of the Quantitative questions, but after review she seemed to have a better grasp of the approach to solving these types of problems.
The students worked on a practice drill consisting of 15 problems, ratios (4 problems), and averages (4 problems). They also worked on synonyms and how to guess the meaning of a word from context, positive/negative, and/or stem word. They developed their own definitions and then applied the techniques to Practice Drill 3 (20 synonyms), Practice Drill 5 (10 synonyms), and practice Drill 7 (20 synonyms). They began Practice Drill 9 (30 synonyms), and will complete as homework.
Sample Essay prompts incorporated into writing session. Worked on use of clear, concise language and proper sentence structure. Development of introductory paragraph and supporting arguments was the focus of the lesson. Tested the student on a Sentence Completion section; time management and number correct show improvement.
The student is showing continual improvements, bumping her English to a 28 and her math to a 31 (yay!). We worked through the questions she had missed and talked through them more broadly so she could apply them to other problems in future tests. She is really getting the hang of things, and just needs to put a bit more effort into remembering equations and re-working the longer reading-like English questions.
Focused on sentence completion and intro to passage-based questions (SAT Critical Reading section). Student 1 set his final score goal at 1800 and Student 2 set hers at 1600. When working on sentence completions, Student 1 said his confidence with this type of question was a 4 and Student 2 said hers was a 3 (on a 1-10) scale. By the end of the session, Student 1 said he was at a 7 and Student 2 was at a 6. They have been emailed with practice problems for sentence completion and passages, and asked to complete a timed SAT practice test before our next meeting.
Today, the student and I went over some of the challenges we ran across after he completed his second Science and second Writing sections. Science seems to be a strong point for the student, who scored high on his first attempt. He could, however, improve slightly on his essay. His argument and structure are still clear and well-established, but he still needs to save time to go back and check for grammatical errors once he has finished writing. As the essay factors into his English section score, it is crucial that the student scores well on his writing. We also worked on vocabulary flashcards to help expand the variety of words he uses in his essays. Overall, he is making impressive and quick improvements in both the Science and Writing sections.
