Award-Winning IB Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches Tutors for Students in Rensselaer County, NY

...been a tutor since my junior year of high school and I am currently in my first year as a PhD student at Florida State (think that puts me at 6.5 years of experience). I love working with students to find new ways for them to learn material and help them better understand. I am...

...and I am sure we will have a successful experience. Take a look at my background (Doing this presentation so you know you are communicating with a real live person and not a robot). I am a retired engineer from the General Electric Company. I have had various positions, i.e., Nuclear engineer for the Knolls...

...to a large public high school and am currently attending college to get my bachelor's degree in biochemistry. Outside of school, I love spending time with family and friends and being outdoors. I enjoy hiking and biking. I also have a passion for cooking and baking and love to be in the kitchen making and...

...began tutoring in high school helping my peers in subjects I was confident in following the AP exam or SAT subject tests. By tutoring people I was close in age with, I was able to better understand their struggles and confusions. I continued in university where I would help friends through subjects I recently completed...

...rarely miss a home game of my former NCAA hockey team, Rensselaer. Of course family and friends are so important and I try as often as possible to visit my grown children, Anthony who lives in Canada and Juliana who is at the University of Alabama. You will find that I am patient and easy...

...Chinese and English. I moved to the US when I was 9 years old. I am warm, attentive, and love to use humor and creativity in my tutoring. I have 2 young kids of my own and especially passionate about working with children in preschool to elementary school who are interested in Chinese language and...

...Anatomy. I led small groups of students through extensive cadaver review, as well independently leading students through weekly review sessions. I enjoyed teaching students who shared a similar passion of learning. I also felt an immense sort of pride and satisfaction when students fully grasped a previously difficult concept, or returned to enthusiastically show me...

...music performance. My English major is concentrated in creative writing, so in addition to possessing the skills gained in literature studies, I am a strong writer and an imaginative thinker. In my music performance major, I study opera. I am also the vocalist for Binghamton's jazz ensemble, and sing in a funk/pop band. The next...

As a current senior Mathematics Education major at Siena College, I am very familiar with the curriculum and concepts required to be successful in NYS Middle and High School Mathematics. I am a firm believer that all students can and will learn through the merits of their teacher. I'm looking forward to working with you!

Anyone can learn anything with just a little work and guidance. I hope to be able to work together to achieve those goals.

...sacred trust between my students and me. That means that my mission is not simply to help my students get good grades (although we do that, too); I work to strengthen my students' ambition to know more and to use academic success as a measure for how much they are learning. Most teachers don't like...

...my teaching career. I am a passionate and enthusiastic teacher who has experience working at the elementary, middle and high school level. I have taught both English and Remedial Reading classes at these levels, and I have a passion for working with struggling students and helping them succeed. I have a Bachelors Degree in English...

I have a Masters degree in mathematics from the College of charleston, as well as a BA in Mathematics from SUNY Potsdam. I am currently an Adjunct Professor at numerous schools in the area. I am proficient in most areas of Mathematics at an undergraduate level as well as much more advanced topics.

...very patient and dedicated to finding innovative and creative ways to educate those I am teaching. Students from ages 7-99 welcome! I am also eager to work with Senior Citizens for I find they make the best students. I have experience and training in teaching individuals with both Learning Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities.

...fusion of chemistry and biology because I was lucky enough to have two incredible high school teachers in those subjects. I wanted to understand how cells talk to one another or take on unique identities within the body. These questions led me to study cell biology at Duke University where I earned a Masters in...

...partly because I wanted to help them succeed , and partly because by tutoring, I developed a better understanding of the topics I was teaching. In College, I am still involved in peer tutoring among my friends and classmates. Outside of classes, I spend a lot of time singing in an a cappella group, working...

...that the success of our Republic is dependent upon a well-educated and involved citizenry. Which is why, I want to help students understand and enjoy their social science education. I find that in the classroom, students are often crammed into classrooms, and told that they must learn about American history and governance to graduate. In...

...in writing and verbal communication, and I have taught undergraduate courses in the humanities and social sciences. I love working one-on-one with students and believe that learning is most effective when it's engaging and fun. My goal is to make myself obsolete! Our tutoring sessions will be geared toward both short-term and long-term goals, building...