Certified Tutors From Touro College

...teaching for the last 12 years. Throughout my early years of service working with various ages of students in middle school, high school, and at the college level, I had concluded that I could best serve mankind by teaching inner city students in secondary school to learn to read and write through the appreciation of...

...challenged me to be creative, nurturing, and most of all, patient. I believe that there are various forms of knowledge and every student has their own specialty. My greatest strengths include inspiring and motivating students. With over five years of general classroom experience and the desire to provide all students with an excellent education, I...

...teachers, I help each one of my students stay organized and motivated to do well in school. During my small group instruction sessions, I help my students by using games and songs to study pertinent information. I am patient, organized, and have a great amount of experience working with children. I also incorporate Gardners Multiple...

...academic goals. I especially enjoy witnessing that "aha!" moment where the student has reached full understanding of the subject matter at hand and the personal confidence that the student demonstrates puts me at ease. When this occurs all is right in my world! I not only have the passion to assist in attaining that academic...

...students prepare for standardized tests. I believe that a good education is vital in one's life and every child has the potential to excel. As Maria Montessori has said, "Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world". A good understanding of the education a child is perceiving is important to not...

...and differentiations for my students that are based on their own learning style (whether it is visual, kinesthetic, etc.) I am currently a Teaching Assistant in a 12:1:1 setting and I volunteer my free time to my High School Varsity Cheerleading team coaching. Lastly I am Red Cross certified in CPR, AED, and First Aid....

...2015. I have studied and reviewed the LSAT extensively, and I enjoy sharing and delivering my knowledge about the test to potential law school students. I worked through every released test and have developed clear and understandable methods for approaching the different sections of the exam. I enjoy working with students and helping them improve...

...I relocated to the state of Georgia in 2005 where I continued my teaching in grade 5. I have twenty years of certified teaching experience under my belt to offer your student. I am currently serving as a third grade instructional leader for Dekalb County Schools. I hold a Bachelors degree in Psychology, a Masters...

...currently in my 10th year of teaching for the New York City Department of Education, and have taught English to a broad range of students across various grades and academic settings (general, self-contained, Collaborative Team Teaching, and Resource Room). At the moment, I teach English Literature to 9th, 10th, and 11th graders. Over the past...

...best to make the topics understandable and I give them hints on how to remember certain aspects of the subject. All I ask is that my students apply themselves and together we will succeed. I love music, movies, baseball, performing (I have performed several plays in local community theaters), and I am a voracious reader.

...that I did. I describe my tutoring style as fun and interactive. I believe that learning in any subject can be enjoyable, even though it may be challenging. I like to use manipulatives for a hands-on approach to learning in mathematics and materials for reading and writing that children have an interest in. Outside of...

...I love to teach and motivate students to want to become a better learner. I I believe it is very important to make learning fun and engaging in order to be effective. I make sure all of my lesson plans incorporate various needs: visual, auditory, tactile and kinesthetic! I believe a strong point for me...

...I have also experienced, first-hand, the comforting effect of being able to connect with my students and observe their abilities to succeed in life. During my career as an educator, I have been nominated and received the John LaSalle Teacher's Award. I also have instructed many students in acquiring their General Equivalency Diploma (GED). The...

...New York City public school system which I consider a privilege and a passion. I would love to learn more about you and learn how I can help you to achieve your academic goals! I look forward to hearing from you! Let's work together and make this year one that we can look back on...

...Master's degree in education/special education with a concentration in literacy, and qualified to teach all core English literacy standards and processes, including close reading strategies, with strong attention to annotating, summarizing, and paraphrasing. Additionally, I instruct in all genres of writing, including expository, narrative, creative, and creative non-fiction. The heart of successful teaching involves fostering...

...in on the multiple intelligences. I implement a well structured learning hour. A lesson will consist of modeling for the student, student practice by motivating students and focusing on their strengths while gently helping them with their academic weaknesses. In the last five minutes of each session, I incorporate writing in a journal, so students...

...what I use to prepare students for the PSAT. Trust me, it works! Not only did I score 2220 on the SAT, but my PSAT score helped me to become a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist. I care deeply about what I do, but I think what really distinguishes me from many other tutors is my...

...every lesson must be geared towards each individual. All people can learn, they learn differently and my job is to make sure I can find out what helps each and every student I work with. Learning shouldn't be boring, I enjoy bringing life out of every subject so everyone can enjoy learning.... Every student has amazing qualities, and it is my job to find them and bring them out to allow them to shine.

...thus am very interested in tutoring. I have a particular interest in tutoring all elementary subjects, English Language Arts, and U.S. history. While there is a time and a place for "lecture," I believe students do their best thinking when they are answering thoughtful questions both verbally and in writing. Because thinking is the crux...

...year of real life. Luckily, this openness led me to pursue a Bachelors of Science in Human Development Family Studies with a double minor in Social Entrepreneurship/Not-for-Profit Business Management and General Business at Samford University, and a Masters of Science in Elementary Education and Special Education (Gr. 1-6) through Touro College. As a means of...