...them to love science and math. I work with an education non-profit tutoring in math, biology, chemistry, and robotics to high school students, trying to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. From years of physics education and research experience the fields of hematology, high energy particle physics, and radiation oncology, I have an in-depth knowledge of the subject matter and of the careers in STEM. I will work with you individually to give...
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Hi, I'm Heidi! I'm a substitute teacher (and former teacher) who enjoys working with students to build on their foundations they learn at school as well as prepare for tests including STAAR, SAT, ACT, and others. Please view my profile to see if I would be a good match for your tutoring needs - I would love to work with you!
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My mission as an educator is to motivate, inspire, enable, and encourage students by providing a safe, and encouraging atmosphere for learning. Its crucial to help the child become an independent learner and build confidence. I believe every child is different and has untapped abilities. My job is to help them discover those abilities.
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Can also tutor:ISEE, GED, TACHS and 49 more subjects.
...Reading Specialist. I have been teaching for 8 years and tutoring for 14 years. I enjoy working with all ages from early childhood to adult. I am dedicated and build positive relationships with my clients in order to support them in the learning process. I love building positive relationships with my clients and helping them master their difficulties in all subjects. I find tutoring and teaching to be rewarding and I am very passionate about...
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...instruction after pursuing a Political Science degree from Tufts University and a Masters of Public Policy & Management at Carnegie Mellon University. Since my high school days, I have worked with students of all ages, tutoring in mostly elementary reading, writing and math, as well as test prep for SAT and GRE. My favorite subject to tutoring is reading, given you're learning so much content while perfecting the skill of comprehending and taking in the...
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Can also tutor:ACT, GED, HSPT and 50 more subjects.
Education
Tufts University - Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government
Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College - Master of Science, Public Policy Analysis
...to teach early childhood up until 8th grade. Also, I have taught fifth and third grade at a National Blue Ribbon School, and I strive to stay up to date on the best educational practices. I got trained by some of the industry's top rated professionals such as Lucy Calkins, Jeff Anderson, and Dr. Nikki Newton. Also, I integrate Dr. Carol Dewek's growth mindset research into my instruction. I hope that we can work together...
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...I have a psychology major and a certificate in Human Development. Since graduation, I have been working in an elementary school as a special education paraprofessional. This job was exciting to me because I was able to focus on the special needs children (ADHD, ASD, Down Syndrome, EBD), but I also got to teach some classes and help the general education students. The job was perfect for me! I recently moved to St. Paul, and...
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Can also tutor:SSAT, PSAT, ACT and 52 more subjects.
...is driven to inspire and teach students not only to excel academically but also to be respectful, patient and positive. I believe that it is wrong to call the disparities in skill an achievement gap; rather, I believe it is an opportunity gap. It isn't that students aren't capable of success, it's that the opportunity for success is not always readily available to them. I am a teacher who strives to change that!
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Can also tutor:SAT, HSPT, CLEP and 54 more subjects.
I am a motivated, eager, curious individual with a passion for helping others learn. I bring a diverse range of experiences with over 4 years of tutoring experience, including ACT, SAT, PSAT tutoring, college essay editing. I have also worked for 2 years with America Read America Counts, and spent summer of 2016 tutoring 12-18 year old girls in Cusco, Peru.
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...while a student at the University of Tennessee at Martin. After that, I spent two years teaching Spanish at Michigan State University while I completed my master's degree in Hispanic Literature. For the last eight years, I was a bilingual elementary school teacher and a regular elementary school teacher. I strive for the success of all my students, because I believe that their success is my success. Through dedication and hard work, I believe that...
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...train new teachers. Math is absolutely a passion of mine, probably because my mom was my math teacher from 6th through 8th grade Algebra 1. She had this saying of "if you can't memorize it, tattoo it all over your body," that we all used to laugh about. Well, a few years ago I got really tired of trying to memorize the digits of Pi so I got a Pi tattoo on my right wrist....
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Can also tutor:ACT, GED, REGENTS and 45 more subjects.
...high school and I now take pride in tutoring my fellow classmates. I tutor for a wide variety math classes such as geometry, trigonometry, algebra, precalculus, and calculus. One of the reasons I chose to study civil engineering was because I am so comfortable learning math and would like to continue that part of my education past high school. Although I am very dedicated to my studies, I like spending time with my friends and...
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Can also tutor:PARCC, ISAT, PSAT and 32 more subjects.
I am studying chemical engineering at the University of South Florida. I developed a passion for tutoring after helping fellow peers in high school for the subjects of Math, Spanish, and English. I will give everything I have to ensure that your child is successful in the desired subject!
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Can also tutor:ISEE, PSAT, SAT and 54 more subjects.
...have been a classroom teacher in Detroit for ten years teaching various types of learners. I am a firm believer that every child can learn, we just have to understand that children learn differently. They can be a visual, auditory or kinesthetic learner. As an educator, it is my job to determine what is the best strategy for your child to be successful and to provide advice for you as a parent. I can't wait...
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...a little kid, I used to share everything I learned with anyone who would listen. I drew immense satisfaction from watching someone light up as some difficult concept clicks in their brain. In fact, I spent nearly as much of my early-childhood and secondary education helping others with their homework as I did with mine! Naturally, that developed into several more formal tutoring careers, teaching both younger students as well as my peers at the...
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...or in small groups in order to effectively address areas of need in a personalized, rigorous manner. I am passionate about meeting students where they are and finding personalized ways of pushing them further than they ever imagined they could go. I grew up in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state and moved to Chicago to attend North Park University. I was proud to graduate as the co-valedictorian of my class with a Bachelor's degree...
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Can also tutor:SAT, ACT, PARCC and 37 more subjects.
...Education. Throughout my time in South Carolina, I was exposed to a variety of school systems. After graduating, I spent a year teaching in a low-income school district in North Carolina. While teaching fifth grade, I learned a lot about how important reading support in schools truly is. I currently teach fifth grade in New Jersey, and I was recently accepted to Harvard University for a graduate program beginning in the upcoming fall. This intensive...
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...I am currently studying physics and jazz trumpet at Arizona State University. Other than physics and music, my hobbies include soccer, football, board games, backpacking, paddle boarding, biking, and pretty much anything else outside. I enjoy tutoring because I love learning, and I find that I learn best when I get to work with someone else. If you need help in any of my subject areas, don't hesitate to contact me. I look forward to...
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Can also tutor:GED, ACT, SAT and 41 more subjects.
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The student and I discussed her previous scores. She had done very well overall, and she had missed the most questions in critical reading. I took a more detailed approach with her this time, asking her to carefully reword the question and to come up with her own answer, in addition to categorizing questions and looking for key words. She did very well.
We spent most of the session working through a set of problems based on sample questions that the student has had trouble with in the past. The student is doing much better on the questions that deal with setting up and solving systems of equations in two variables. She's also gotten very good at solving the sort of counting and probability problems that show up on the SAT. We looked at, we still need to work on percentages and sequences (the latter mostly because grasping the generality of the "nth" term in a sequence is a big and difficult step up from more concrete math).
We covered circles, solids, polygons, and some introductory algebra II concepts with exponents and radicals. While some of it feels familiar to him, I think it will be very helpful for him to continue going through this math book. The student is keeping up with a new book I recommended for him where he studies strategies and tips for the ACT Reading section for a few minutes each day for seven weeks.
During the first part of this session, the student and I worked on some of the question-types from the reading section of the SAT. After that, we continued our review of Math concepts from the previous session. We went over some vocabulary words at the end.
The student had only missed three questions from the two reading passages she had done for homework, and all were instances of overthinking. There were few math questions she had missed on previous tests as well, so we spent most of the time on English. Her foundation of grammar rules and her ear for proper English are solid, so a few broader strategy tweaks were all she needed. The student is right on the cusp of big score jumps, so I'm looking forward to seeing how she does on her homework.
We went over the student's vocabulary lists and the flash cards he wrote up, and reviewed the vocabulary-building resources available to him through his laptop. Then we discussed how to approach verbal analogy problems on the SSAT and worked through sample problems, discussing how to analyze each analogy.