Certified Tutors From Colby College

...from Colby College. I received my BA in Theatre/ Dance and Managerial Economics on May 24th! I have been a tutor prior to and throughout my college experience. My dedication to a student's learning goes above and beyond. In my experience helping students, my favorite part is getting to know the student so that they...

...than they thought, and are empowered to work harder, even in subjects that aren't immediately interesting to them. I always include study skills instruction and reenforcement in every tutoring session. Students at all ages benefit from this. In fact, the earlier they learn how to find ways to structure their learning process, the easier learning...

...me that the job of a teacher is based on two different yet related pillars. Primarily, I need to educate children to be citizens of the word who can identify and counter racism, injustice, and inequity. Additionally, I need to meet the academic needs of children. These two roles must happen in conjunction, and help...

...tutoring in schools and online and assistant teaching in different classrooms. I spent last summer tutoring 2 Spanish speaking children ages 10 and 11 in English. I was also hired by my college to be a remote tutor for a professor's kids ages 8 and 11 in all subjects. I also was a tutor and...

...addition to serving as an advisor to many in school student activities in my teaching career, I have volunteered in lifelong service activities in my community such as kids' running races and captaining a team of fellow sports' club members in a local ride/run/walk fundraiser for cancer care. I have also been teaching a seven...

...great pleasure in getting to know students and seeing their progression over time. I like to treat tutoring as a type of puzzle -- I need to find the most effective method to get the information from my head into student's head, and sometimes doing so requires various different techniques. In my spare time, I...

...I am especially keen to help students work on English essay work at any age and/or college application preparation. I believe that a collaborative, pragmatic tutoring relationship is most successful. You have goals you wish to achieve in regards to your assignments; I hope to serve as an empowering, informative teammate in that endeavor. I...

...the social sciences, English and writing, and even high school mathematics. I also have over five years of working with elementary-aged students in a camp counselor setting, and through experiences like this, I am highly knowledgeable on keeping students engaged and determined to reach their goals. A majority of my tutoring experience has been one...