Certified Tutors From Columbia College-Chicago

...experience! The ability to empower students and build their self-esteem is one of the most enjoyable aspects of teaching. I enjoy helping students succeed and reach their highest potential. I consider myself a creative individual who believes in the power of expression, but also a communicator who believes in the power of storytelling.

...and keeping up is a deep knowledge of methodologies and philosophies behind how technology is implemented and being developed. My tutoring strategy is to make sure that the student has a clear understand of not only the the code and programs they will be writing and using, but also and understanding of why they my...

...with an Arts in Healthcare minor. A member of Americans for the Arts and a facilitator for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Lissette served as the Wellness Programs Assistant for The Second City Training Center for one year. Lissette is most passionate about the performing arts, especially improv, as tools for whole body...

...candidate in History, and have been teaching History at University for four years. My teaching fields are American immigration and ethnic history, modern America, modern Europe, and world history. I have recently moved to New York from the Detroit area to research and write my doctoral dissertation. What better place to be for an immigration...

...you learn, not just to memorize or finish work for the sake of finishing it. I want to help you apply what we do in tutoring sessions to your life. I want to help give you the tools to succeed. And, of course, I want to make sure you have fun and enjoy it.

...many years in the subjects of English, Music, Creative Writing and Theater including Speech. I believe that the State Standards State specific to each content subject. Also, I believe in utilizing learning styles of each individual student to assist them in overcoming obstacles for learning. I can use additional materials to assist students of all...

I have spent nearly a decade overseas teaching English at a variety of levels, most recently in a university. I hope to help all my students reach their personal best and tap into their innate talents and strengths.... I believe that students learn best when they are happy and motivated. I also think students should not only learn information, but learn how to learn. My job as a teacher is not only to pass on information,...

...I have taught students of all ages; children, teenagers and adults. I enjoy teaching but I especially love tutoring because I like working one on one with students which allows me to really assess each student's needs and plan each lesson to their specific needs. When I am not tutoring I enjoy exercising, especially kickboxing....

...intimidated or bored, so finding ways to connect and make the materials interesting are important steps in my process. I encourage questions and creativity. Every student learns differently, and I make sure I find those differences to come up with the perfect education method for each student. Please feel free to reach out with any...

...professor, helping people tap into the power of language is my passion. I have tutored students of all levels throughout my career, from high school students hoping to improve their essay writing skills to PhD candidates working on dissertations. In my own academic journey, I studied creative writing. I love bringing the sense of fun...

...The college classes I designed and taught ranged from developmental writing classes and freshman level rhetoric classes to specialized creative writing classes, senior-level classes business writing, and capstone classes in public policy. I firmly believe that putting the material in cultural and historical contexts gives students a concrete way to understand the lessons. I encourage...

I am a dedicated tutor with a goal to center my practice on finding the learning style of each unique learner and working to establish an effective teaching style around the specific needs of the learner. I believe in communication between the learner and the tutor, and I encourage interactive learning.

...to sing and perform in musicals. In high school, I joined Musicality (AGT Season 11 semi-finalists). Then, in 2017, I was offered the position of Staff Member in the group where I assist in running sectionals, teaching music, and arranging music. Now, I am the Associate Director of Musicality. At Columbia, I was in XCEND...

...part of establishing yourself as a musician and songwriter, and every bit as important as learning how to shred guitar licks up and down the neck. I would love to show you how and demonstrate techniques in the world of music recording and production. I believe I've got a lot to offer in order for...

...Since then, I have worked hard to keep experimental theatre alive and well in the city of Chicago. While at Columbia, I worked as a tutor of fiction writing; this is where I get my passion for tutoring. I have always loved school and, more especially, the act of learning itself. I am a kind,...

...I've recently completed an internship at the Field Museum's Learning Center, where I assisted in the creation of new teaching resources for Chicago Public Schools. I have a boundless curiosity and excitement about learning, and am very passionate about being able to share that excitement with my students. There's little that brings me as much...

...of peer editing and review through the writing classes I've taken in high school and college. I want to help students find their own passion for literature and composition in a comfortable and compassionate setting. As a writer and academic, I believe that understanding how to write well is essential to understanding other people. When...

...videos for YouTube channels like Game Theorists, Film Theorists, Channel Frederator, The Leaderboard, and Get in the Robot. Each channel mentioned has over 100k subscribers. if you watch pop culture videos on youtube there's a high likelihood you've seen content written by me. There are oodles of other places you could have seen my work....

English/Reading/Writing Tutor Playwright and Poet Columbia College Chicago

...be unyielding and unblemished by the child's economic circumstance, social status, race, religion, or any other thing. I, as well as Jean Piaget and Vygotsky, believed that social interaction and active learners, are important. I believe children learn the best when they are provided with an education that is developmentally appropriate, that can challenge and...