Award-Winning ISEE Tutors in Alpharetta, GA

...experience teaching children with disabilities and try my best to accommodate their needs. When tutoring, my approach is to lead the student through their work, explaining the process used to arrive at the answer, and providing examples when necessary. I understand that everyone learns differently, and I am willing to learn about the person I am working with and be flexible to best address their needs. In my free time I enjoy listening to music,...

...encouraged my peers to do likewise. I have always ended up assisting my peers in whatever endeavor I have taken on, from schoolwork to singing to managing businesses and organizations. My formal experience as a tutor ranges from working on mathematics skills and Latin in middle and high school to working as a Supplemental Instructor at Emory University to assisting countless students prepare for standardized exams. While I love to learn new things, I also...

...Language Arts Education at Ohio University. After graduating I joined Teach For America and taught high school English and Special Education for two years, followed by two years of middle school English and math. I am now completing my M.Ed. in K-12 Reading from Mercer University. I have had diverse experiences teaching English in rural, urban, and suburban schools as well as internationally in South Africa and Costa Rica. Besides teaching, I enjoys playing the...

...in Atlanta and Athens, I have come to feel that the structure of our educational system, while undoubtedly helpful to many students, often leaves much to be desired. In classrooms packed with dozens of students, teachers often cannot devote the necessary time to individual students to help them with the particular questions and problems they encounter in their studies. Students also cannot help but compare themselves with their peers around them, and often become discouraged...

...at hand, and for long term success in efficient studying and improved reasoning. I have two years of experience as a full time professional in education, as a middle school teacher and a coordinator for an afterschool program. I tutored students throughout high school and college, in volunteer and private settings. I am a graduate of Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American History. I recently received my Juris Doctor degree from...

I enjoy the students as much as I enjoy teaching students. I have a variety of resources and approaches to accommodate each individual student needs academically.... My teaching philosophy includes accommodating individual student needs with energy, excitement, and compassion to enrich the students' understanding and, ultimately, their enjoyment for education.... In a typical first session with a student, I would bring resources to accommodate the student, according to their needs, in addition to fostering an initial relationship with the student. Getting to know the personality of the student and understanding the way the student currently approaches their studies, taking notes on their individual strengths and weaknesses, while presenting scenarios to determine the best academic approach for that particular student.

...both in urban and suburban settings, public and charter schools, and with students ranging in ability from gifted to special needs. I am committed to maintaining a thorough knowledge of instructional standards, practices, and methodologies for the education of children. My passion is helping students. I appreciate the way that tutoring allows a one-on-one connection and the ability to track success that is not always possible in a classroom setting. In my free time I...

...literacy from Walden University and a specialist degree in education from Lesley University with a focus on arts integration. I have always loved working with children. I have been an elementary school teacher for the past 13 years. I have taught kindergarten, first, second, and third grade. I enjoy teaching and tutoring students in all subjects, but I have a special interest in teaching reading and writing since those are two passions of mine. I...

...as a teacher is to reach them by any means necessary. The children I instruct inside and outside the classroom are more diverse with each passing school year. The way one child may learn information is different from another. I realize that, as a teacher, I have to keep learning just as I want my students to do. My plan is to use different instructional strategies in order to make learning accessible to each individual...

...a local community organization that served underprivileged students. After Spelman, I went on to complete my graduate work in Education and School Psychology at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio, from which I obtained a Master of Science in Education degree, as well as an Educational Specialist degree in School Psychology. I am licensed as a school psychologist in Georgia and Virginia and I am also a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. As a school...