Award-Winning ISEE Tutors in Clay, NY

...goal as a tutor is to use the skills I have obtained in my education courses to provide my students with the best instruction I possibly can. I have received my Bachelor's degree in Adolescent Education -English and a Master's degree in Literacy. I have complete one year of student teaching where I was the...

...ever dedicated teacher is a dedicated student. I am a life-long learner. Life-long learning is absolutely necessary in order to keep up with the ever changing society we live in. It is my personal mission to take advantage of trainings and learning the latest teaching techniques, ideas, laws, polices and procedures to stay current in...

...I believe in lessons that are designed to take in the consideration the values of freedom and creativity. If students are provided with only a limited set of acceptable responses, then, as teachers, we cannot expect them to respond with fervor or 100% accuracy, as various learning needs dictate a demand for delineation. Play is...

...placements in Rochester, New York and Kumasi, Ghana, I witnessed the many frustrations that struggling readers experience in all academic areas. Students struggling with reading comprehension could not solve math word problems because they could not identify information necessary for creating equations. Similarly, children with limited academic vocabularies had difficulty distinguishing between content-specific terms in...

...with Garth Fagan, director of the Bucket dance company and choreographer of the Broadway Musical Lion King. She has studied extensively in the following techniques: Cunningham, Horton, Graham, and Jose Limon. She has developed and taught dance programs in New Orleans, Jacksonville, Rochester, Syracuse, and New York City. In addition to being the Artistic Director...

...math classroom. I also assisted with 3rd-5th grade math research with my Education professor Dr. Yang. I intend to go back to Berry College for an education degree. I have since tutored several ages, including as young as 3rd grade, to an adult undergraduate college student. I have tutored math, English, Spanish, and SAT prep....

...subjects. I am very passionate about education, and every student is precious to me. No matter how many students I am working with, I will make sure that each and every one of them gets the time and dedication that they deserve and need. I look forward to working with Varsity Tutors, and most importantly,...

...able to mentor individuals from different backgrounds and ages; i.e. classmates, referrals and colleagues helping them achieve their objectives. I always found it rewarding to see faces shine during Aha moments of understanding and eventually see many of them improve their scores/performance. With regards to learning, I believe there are 3 keys: practice, practice and...

...have experience in teaching language arts and math in preparation for the state tests as well as in summer school. Because of my instructional techniques and subject area knowledge, my students were able to increase their comprehension and skills to pass their required tests. In addition to skills in math and science, my undergraduate degree...

...test. I encourage my students to really think, question, and dive deep. Through time management, a hunger for knowledge, and a plan of attack, anything is possible. I have extensive training as an actor, musician, and dancer and have performed on and off Broadway in numerous shows. I use the skills and knowledge I have...