Award-Winning IB Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches Tutors for Students in Santa Ana, CA

...addition to my experience as a tutor and academic mentor, I have had the privilege of working with students in a number of capacities. As an elected student representative at UCLA, I treated every staff meeting as an opportunity for personal and collective growth as we identified and tackled campus issues that ranged from student loan debt to de-stigmatizing mental illness. In my most recent role as a community organizer, I developed a 3-month program...

...tutored my siblings and my friends, but in 2012 I began tutoring professionally. My teaching style includes using lots of visual aids to make the concept easier to grasp and ensures that all my students understand the concept instead of memorizing the subject. My expertise lies in teaching math and biology. I am currently in my third-year of dental school and will graduate as a dentist in 2017. My undergraduate degree focused on human biology.

...so let's make it feel fun and exciting! I am an undergraduate student at the University of Southern California pursuing a B.A. in history and computer programming. My history degree focuses on American history, particularly with an emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. I have worked with students -- high school, university, and adult -- to improve skills in reading, writing, and analyzing. Additionally, I have developed a curriculum for the GRE, which has...

...school classes as a Teach for America teacher for a couple of months. After completing two Master degrees in business and bioscience, I worked as a product manager in the medical device industry for the past 10+ years. My kids are now four and six, and I decided to take some time to be a stay-at-home mom to be more involved in their lives. Taking on tutoring jobs during my free time gives me the opportunity...

...past decade. I've found it to be a very rewarding experience and push myself to reach students on an individual level to help achieve the best results. More often than not, a student wants to be spoken to like an adult, and when you can have an open, steady conversation with them, they are more willing to learn as opposed to feeling pressured. In terms of subjects, I specialize in organizational and study skills as...

...to my experience tutoring for the SAT, as a screenwriting major I most enjoy teaching my favorite subject, English. I love showing students the power language endows upon them to communicate their ideas and beliefs with others. I believe every student deserves the chance to succeed and to try to capitalize on their strengths while encouraging them to improve in areas they may traditionally find challenging. Endowing a student with confidence in themselves through patience...

...Teachers, and schools face. When I student-taught at Edison High School, I learned the importance of not only appreciating each student's learning style, but the less salient aspects of his or her life which affected learning: their extracurricular activities, workload in other classes, and emotional, social, or psychological struggles. I held firm to my standards, as to what kind of commitment I expected from my students, and opened myself up as a resource to help...

...other tutoring corporations. While I enjoy teaching groups, I feel that one-on-one tutoring is more beneficial for the student and allows him/her to have the individualized attention they deserve. The SAT's can be daunting without the right preparation, and my goal is to get students familiar and comfortable with the SAT math by reviewing the topics, teaching them to decode the questions, and offering helpful strategies. In literacy, I have experience working with all different...

...physics/astronomy is not useful, I stress learning the most basic form of problems and modifying them based on the question being asked. It may be more difficult for some students, but I believe it leads to a mastery and will make students much more versatile to different questions/topics. When I am not tutoring, I am usually acting in a show or auditioning for film/commercials. I love to hike, run, and play video games in my...

...my time as an undergraduate, I tutored both high school and college level students. I tutored mainly biology and chemistry (CP, honors, AP and SAT II), as well as college level chemistry and biology. Being a student myself, I believe that each student has the potential to excel academically as long as he/she works hard. My teaching philosophy is that a student must fully understand the material, not just learn how to apply it, such...

...to gain great conceptual understanding in both the sciences and humanities. I have always had a passion for learning. My curiosity for knowledge has allowed me to study in the humanities, the sciences, and in music. Over the past six years I have had various opportunities to tutor students in these subject areas. My main goal for these students, as well as future students, is to gain conceptual understanding of the material.... I strongly believe that...

...Emerson College, where I received a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies and a minor in Writing, Literature, and Publishing. While in college in Boston, I was struck by a quote on the side of the Boston Public Library: "The Commonwealth requires the education of the people as the safeguard of order and liberty." This statement gives me great inspiration as I work with my students. As a tutor, I have worked with students from...

...colleagues of mine. I am currently a Special Ed Assistant working with children with Autism. I have worked with children in small groups helping them improve their reading and comprehension skills. Working with multiple students at once helped me realize the different ways students learn. Patience is what helps me make sure that my students reaches their educational goals at their own pace. I believe every tutor must be very patient because everybody learns in...

...peers. I have learned the importance of being sensitive to the needs of all. I believe learning takes place every day. Therefore, I am open to new learning techniques and methods. My goal is to help students achieve their maximum potential, and feel successful. SKILLS Spanish Read, Write and Speak Fluently, Electronics, Computer Literate, Programming, Marketing, Accounting, Technology, Social Networking, Online Education CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING California Teaching Credentials Teacher K-Adults 15 plus years experience

...English and a minor in General Biology, so whether you're an aspiring engineer struggling with poetry, or a future novelist grappling with coordinate geometry, I'm on your wavelength. In college I was a classroom volunteer tutor for the Preuss Charter School in San Diego, and I've been working for nearly two years now as a professional tutor, and have thorough experience with a range of subjects and standardized test formats. I also write pop culture...

...to teach science. Seeing students learn and understand how the world works is an amazing feeling. Many students find information learned at school is not important in the "real world". I want to show my students what they are learning is very important and how society today uses these tools today. From personal experience I realize its difficult to learn in some classroom settings as the teachers move so quickly without explaining the details of...

...learning. In order to be an effective educator, it is important to establish a relationship with the pupil to utilize the pupils learning style. Moments from being a summer school teacher for 4th-6th graders and a resident assistant for 2 years, fuel my passion for teaching. The joy on the students faces when they achieve a goal or the gratefulness they express for my help stay with me to this day. By working with Varsity...

...Calculus is also inspiring to me because of its real world applications and uses. My tutoring style focuses on how the student learns, not simply what they are learning. I like to figure out how the student effectively learns (are they a visual leaner? more of an auditory learner? a combination of both?) and tailor my tutoring accordingly. Outside of academia, I enjoy golfing, being outdoors, and reading (currently I am fascinated by non-fiction books...

...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 a copy of the course syllabus/schedule, assess the needs, goals, and expectations of the student in the course, and then set up a tutoring system that serves each student's specific...

...histology and hematology in addition to all levels of math all the way to calculus. I teach inorganic and organic chemistry from high school to college as well, and I really enjoy teaching them. As a graduate student I get to teach lab courses such as anatomy, physiology, general biology, hematology and histology. All of these experiences have helped me build great patience to be a good teacher. I have had students as young as...