...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, since I regard Latin as the most beautiful and intricate of the human languages. When tutoring I first ask for...
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...background is diverse, and my objective-based tutoring style is sure to lead to success. When we tackle problems, we are learning the how? and why?, not just the what? I aim to develop skills that the student can carry forward in his or her academic life, and my measured goal-setting will help student and tutor remain highly-motivated and see their efforts pay off significantly. Feel free to contact me at any time! I'm truly passionate...
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...areas, I would say that my passion lies in helping students learn how to read, as well as creative and persuasive writing. It is in these areas that I have had the most success--as well as the most fun-- teaching both academic students as well as those preparing for entrance exams such as the ACT and SAT. I love being able to impact my students' lives in a meaningful way through enriching their educational experience....
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...kitty Luna! Scout is a hand full, and packed with puppy energy and love -- always waiting with a smile at the door when I get home! Luna is my sweet and lovable kitty who has been with me through the tough days of law school. While in Law School I found tutoring opportunities in the Charlotte area helping with a variety of study areas primarily elementary math, history, and geography. I know how to...
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...have had much experience working with students all ages: tutoring for student athletes here at OSU, organizing and leading study groups for my high school peers as we prepared for our IB exams, working with high school freshmen in small groups in an algebra 1 recovery class, teaching Sunday school at the elementary school level... These hands on experiences coupled with the knowledge I have gleaned from my human development and education classes have equipped...
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...Bosnian, and Somali communities. I did a lot of volunteer work teaching ESL, an experience I enjoyed so much I decided to pursue a graduate degree, with the intention of becoming a teacher. I was accepted into the M.A. program in the History and Philosophy of Science at Florida State University; my concentration was in the history of biology and religion. While there I assisted teaching classes in history and film, gave guest lectures, organized...
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...Writing Resources Center, assisting students with their academic papers. In this 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...
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...am a teacher and tutor with over 16 years of experience in education. I have taught AP American Government, AP World History, AP Macro Economics, and most secondary Social Studies courses with great success. It is my pleasure to use my wealth of knowledge, patience and holistic teaching styles to help my students reach their highest potential. I look forward to exceeding all your tutoring needs and helping increase achievement in the areas you desire.
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...sessions, I strive to make students comfortable with the material and confident in their abilities. I'm glad to work with you when you feel in over your head, when you want that little bit of extra polish, and at all times in between. I ask a lot of questions to encourage you to think through whatever it is you are trying to master. I love traveling and frequently take extended road trips around the United...
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...disadvantaged high school students. What I believe makes me a great tutor are the following: I frequently engage the class, I find ways to make learning fun for my students and give them examples of how their lessons apply to the world we inhabit, and I am very thorough in the material and diligently work, while being patient, to make sure each student is understanding the lessons because I know everyone has a unique way...
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...World History (ancient through modern) and US History (I admit that political history between 1820 and 1850 is not my favorite subject, but I know it!). I speak four languages beyond English, in varying degrees (French, German, Arabic, Hebrew). My graduate training in History focused on Middle Eastern History and Cold War History (especially the nuclear arms race); in college, I minored in History, primarily the History of Europe between the Dark Ages and the...
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...well in all subjects, history was and always had been my especial favorite (sadly, not too many students need extra tutoring in history, alas). Truman State's MAE program gave me the opportunity to translate that love of history to the classroom, giving me the teaching competencies to share it with students on a wide scale. The intense program gave me hundreds of hours of experience in the classroom, including many hours of hands on teaching...
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...History. I particularly love helping students to craft strong (and grammatically sound) essays on any subject by working from a compelling thesis statement to a detailed outline to an excellent and convincing final paper. I'm a very patient tutor and love to use fun games to engage students while making sure that they understand the material rather than just memorizing. I'm passionate about learning, but outside of academia I spend my free time traveling, cooking,...
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...50 Cent to Miley Cyrus. I chose this approach because I feel that learning is best internalized when a student feels like he or she can own their learning process. This means that the teacher works to facilitate guided discovery and so is in constant dialogue with the student. Those students needed to learn English in a way that was relevant to them. This approach has been informed through a year and a half teaching...
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Hello! I am a Social Studies, Language Arts and AVID teacher. I really enjoy traveling, food, running, volleyball and hiking. I am a visual learner, I like to be able to see things and I also really like graphic organizers to help keep track of information but I understand that everyone learns differently and I have a lot of strategies for different types of learners!... In a first session, I like to get right into what...
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...and I focused on making History fun and relevant to things happening today. I try to take history from boring facts to interesting connections that tell a story and explain why events come about. I also try to focus on helping students learn to express their ideas through writing, both in formal essays and in class assignments. This can include writing well thought out thesis statements, analyzing the material, and making the correct connections from...
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...After all this globe-trotting I spent a year as an AmeriCorps member with Habitat for Humanity in Durham, NC. I recently moved up to Washington, DC and am eager to work as a tutor at Varsity Tutors. I love working with AP/IB history & English students, SAT test prep students, and GRE verbal reasoning students. Additionally, I enjoy working through job/school/scholarship applications with people of all ages. Having successfully applied to multiple scholarships and fellowships and...
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...and literature. I am equally passionate about teaching the skills each of these disciplines requires for mastery: critical thinking; reading and comprehension strategies; academic writing and effective research methods. My areas of expertise include American and European history (as well as historiography). I specialize in political and military history, and my interests touch upon issues such as conflict and warfare, colonialism, technology, social psychology and religion. I have taught a wide range of subjects, including...
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...regular education, served as an IB essay advisor, and have instructed students in a variety of subjects; including History, English, and Chemistry. I love working with students one-on-one and I love the process of getting to know a student's individual learning style. My philosophy is that students learn best when they can connect the subject they're learning about with real-world experiences and applications. I believe in getting to know my students in order to understand...
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...Archaeology, which blended my love of history with my passion for anthropology. I acted as the Assistant Curator at LMU's on campus museum, which grew during my tenure by 60% in terms of donations and acquisitions. As the Curator I had the opportunity to give lectures and tutor college-aged students in history, art, architecture, and historical preservation. I graduated Loyola Marymount University with honors, and decided to attend Southwestern Law School. At Southwestern, I specialized...
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International Baccalaureate History HL challenges its students to gain and retain detailed knowledge about large spans of history. It also requires them to compare, contrast, and synthesize these details into a comprehensive and global big picture. In such a class, students are presented with an amount of information that can be absolutely overwhelming to anyone who does not approach it in a structured fashion. Additionally, while the course and its internal assessments are difficult enough, the class is capped with a cumulative final exam that puts students' skills and knowledge to the test.
Apprehension and stress can strike a student at any point throughout such a course. If you find yourself struggling to keep up with the pace of your class, you may want to seek guidance from a knowledgeable professional. A tutor can help you prepare for upcoming tests and help you understand the content as a whole. While you may think that assistance specifically dedicated to IB classes may be relatively rare, Varsity Tutors can help you connect with superb IB History HL tutors nationwide who can provide you with personalized instruction aimed at bolstering your knowledge and preparing you to overcome the obstacles you're facing.
Specialized IB History HL tutoring is designed to address your particular concerns. Unlike class-based review or impersonal written resources, your tutor can adapt your lessons to your particular academic situation, allowing each of your IB History HL tutoring sessions to be custom-tailored and efficient. It is nearly impossible to self-analyze your own mastery of IB History HL topics, but your tutor can help pinpoint the exact areas on which you should focus the most time and energy. Furthermore, your instructor can begin your tutoring experience by analyzing your current IB History HL knowledge and identifying the areas in which additional review or study would be most beneficial to you. They can then use this analysis to construct a customized learning plan to help you achieve your academic goals.
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Want to spend more time discussing the ramifications of a particular political decision, or breeze through reviewing a sequence of rulers that you've already memorized? No problem! Personal tutoring allows you to steer the course of your review and focus on the material most important to your success. When the IB exam approaches, your IB History HL tutoring sessions can adjust to focus on preparing you to meet this challenge. Your tutor can help you study more efficiently and effectively in preparation for your IB History HL exams by helping you learn to outline and categorize your notes with precision, skim heavy passages for important details, and practice your recall skills for large swaths of history.
The IB History HL exam requires students to write a well-planned and heavily detailed essay in a relatively short period of time. Your tutor can help you practice responding to prompts and provide feedback on your work and time management to help you approach this portion of the test with confidence. It's easy to become overwhelmed by all of the information covered in IB History HL, but a personal tutor can help you approach the material in a way that allows you to become confident in your knowledge and skills throughout the course and when you sit for your final exam. Contact Varsity Tutors today to learn more about how we can connect you with an IB History HL tutor who can help you excel!
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Recent IB History HL Tutoring Session Notes
Tonight, the student and I continued to review for the test in Georgia history. We continued with the short multiple-choice quizzes over various historical topics. After each quiz, we discussed the items that were incorrect and why they were wrong. The topics covered: reconstruction and segregation, the amendments to the Constitution, Georgia at the start of the 20th century, and World War II. I also gave her additional review packets to study. These packets look at each of the standards to be tested on the test and gives explanation and examples. We will discuss these over the next two weeks in preparation for the exam.
Today, we spent most of the session completing lesson B213, Women's role in Gov't. Today's activity was to write an essay on a political article from CNN.com. She did a good job completing the assignment. We then had a few minutes left to begin English Lesson 26.
We reviewed Reconstruction and the Civil Rights movement. She did very well especially because the content was learned a while ago. No extra practice or grades to denote progress.
We reviewed chapter 10 test- he did very well.
We reviewed his independent reading log- new book about Greece.
We used a book I purchased to learn how to do DBQ's- and we answered question on 3 of the 5 documents.
Student has great memorization skills.
Student was left with a document to read and answer questions.
We covered Lessons 1 and 2 of the chapter on Monday, so we concluded the chapter by going through Lesson 3 on Tuesday. Lesson 3 covered the Depression and World War 2. We discussed what caused the Great Depression and so talked about the stock market, unemployment, and how these affected one's way of life. This discussion brought us into President FDR's New Deal and how this program really helped people get back on their feet. Then we got into World War 2. We discussed how the U.S. was bombed by Japan and how ultimately that event propelled the U.S. into WW2. We compared this to how the U.S. got involved in WW1. The student has a social studies test today, which is why we did back-to-back sessions. Next week she and I will be on a regular, once a week schedule.
Today was my first lesson with the student. After asking him some basic questions about his experiences with the standardized test, I gave him a 50 question practice test. For each question, I asked him his knowledge of the subject, helped explain things when necessary, then had him answer it. If his answer was incorrect, I helped explain the correct answer. If he gave the correct answer, I asked him to explain his answer. At the end of the session, I strongly suggested he review world history in particular (he struggled with that area the most) and have somebody do flash card exercises with him. Next week, I will have more practice questions for him.
