I have been in the field of education for over 10 years and believe in constantly refining and developing my practice. I have taught grades K, 2, 4, 5, and 6 and have tutored in almost every grade level between PreK-College. I graduated from Rutgers University Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. in History. I also received my Ed. M. from Rutgers University and am certified to teach elementary school and Social Studies in K-12. In addition, I'm currently working towards my Reading Specialization Certificate and a Masters in Reading. I believe that in order for student to reach their highest potential, they need to make connections with the content and material. This requires teachers and tutors to modify lessons to the needs of their individual students based on their skills, experiences, and interests.

Hello! My name is Ian Kinnaman. I have been a private tutor for over 5 years and I have a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Youngstown State University. I have worked with students aged 5-20 and would love to work with you!

My goal is to help student's in whichever area they may be struggling with. I also like to build a good rapport with my students, to understand them throughly and make tutoring sessions for them something that they look forward to, not something that is unenjoyable for them. I will help you reach your academic goals. Your success, is my success.

My college education was just the beginning of what has for me become a lifelong journey as a tenacious learner. It started with a first grader who needed some support in reading. Through the Berea Reads Mentoring Program, I became his tutor. My mentee struggled to find joy and motivation in learning because he felt he couldn't learn. I quickly realized and noted the effort that my mentee was exerting in trying to learn the material and encouraged both him and his mother that he had what it took to be a great student, not just in reading, but in learning for the rest of his life. I didn't give up when one approach didn't work but continued putting into practice what I was learning in the classroom. These many years later, I still remember the anticipation with which my mentee and his mother came to the sessions. Instead of discouragement, my mentee was motivated, still working just as hard, while also meeting with success. After I graduated, I knew I wanted to continue supporting students as they too discovered their personal learning path to success. To that end, I have dedicated the past 20 years of my life; working alongside students and teachers as a support staff member in both early child care settings as well as elementary schools from kindergarten through 5th grade, tutoring students with dyslexia, in addition to mentoring high school students as an AmeriCorps Volunteer, and currently homeschool my six-year-old son.I admire the tenacity of people like Amelia Earhart who did not attribute her successful aviation career to being the best, but instead, to simple and tenacious hard work. This is why too I am convinced that every student can learn and therefore make it my personal goal to support students in identifying the ways in which they personally learn best. I've experienced the greatest success with this approach while working as a one-on-one Special Education Paraprofessional for three years with a student who was both visually and auditorily impaired. I became adept at using manipulatives, as well as a variety of visual equipment to help the student successfully communicate as well as practice the material. It is in large part, due to this experience that I continue to approach learning opportunities with a keen focus on finding solutions and also am motivated to seek out opportunities to support the next generation's thinkers in their pursuit of becoming lifelong learners.

I graduated from New York University with a bachelor of science degree in Global Public Health & Biology. I have been working as a tutor with Varsity tutors for the last 8 years and have worked with a wide variety of students. I absolutely love to teach and share my knowledge with others. When I am not teaching or doing scientific research, I love to read, dance, try new foods and play tennis!

I have had the opportunity to work with a broadrange of individuals, fromchildren to adults. For example, in the course ofteaching one semester (Sixth-grade) while at St. Helen's Catholic School (Southgate, CA) in theLos Angeles, California area, I had the opportunity to interact withchildren ofmanyethnic backgrounds. Later on Iworked for Professional Tutors of America asan Academic Tutor (Yorba Linda, CA). I was also employed by a local tutoring center, more specifically, The Enrichment Center II (La Habra, CA), to mentiona few of the positions whichI have held within the education sector. I am hoping to tutor abroad rangeof individuals.It is my feeling, that one must offer a student choices, versus dictates or commandments, in terms of what they must or must not do, within the context of the learning environment. The student will thereby become more motivated to learn, his or her own, respective subject matter at hand. An instructor should anticipate great things from all of his students, irrespective of a student's talents and abilities. Each student should be treated as an individual, since each learner engages in learning, in his or her own, individual manner. A cookie-cutter approach to teaching, should be eschewed. Finally, learning should be deemed a lifelong pursuit; it should be my role as an academic tutor/educator, to ignite a greater measure of passion, for learning, within the hearts of my students, both present and future.

Thank you for taking the time to read my profile. I'm a 5 year teaching professional and I have a strong passion for education. I believe all students are a genius and I know they all can succeed. I believe that learning should be fun and a fun environment makes for the best learning environment.

Motivating children is the first step in developing critical thinking skills and the key to literacy achievement. I need to go beyond academics and get to know my students because I believe every child is unique and learns differently. If you truly listen to children, you can understand how they think. This can give you valuable insight into what books will prompt them to read during their free time, what subject matter will spur their creative writing and where their mental blocks are in mathematics.

Why am I wearing shades, you ask? I have photo-phobia, no worries. I am a detail oriented, empathetic tutor who enjoys helping students learn various subjects to the best of their ability. I approach tutoring according to the students learning style. I am passionate about helping the future generation acquire the correct tools to succeed in life.

I am a biology major at Stony Brook University. I will be graduating this coming December and will be applying to medical schools for next year. Since I was young science especially biology has always fascinated me. Biology is the study of life and is a science that all of us can relate to. Growing up I too struggled in grade school and would often need the help of tutors to enrich my learning experience.Throughout this journey I've had the incredible opportunity of being tutored by some of the best teachers, many of whom explained the material better than my own professors did. Each of these tutors had their own individual styles of teaching and explaining concepts, and I have tried my best to assimilate their techniques when I teach students. My approach to teaching is very eclectic as I pick and choose the best strategies and ways to help students learn the material. I served 3 semesters as a biology teaching assistant at Stony Brook where I tutored students in subjects like Cancer biology and Cellular biology. Having taken the AP Biology exam and the SAT II Biology E/M in high school I also am aware of the type of material that is being tested in high school.With every student I meet I try to get to know their unique circumstances. Having a syllabus of their course work would be helpful since it would allow me to see which topics I should be focusing on. I am very willing to help my students succeed and welcome them to email me whenever they have questions.Aside from school, I have many interests and hobbies. I have been an avid piano player for the last 12 years and performed many times for NYSSMA. I am also a practitioner of Karate which I have also been doing for about 12 years. During my free time I like to read non-fiction books and write blogs online. I enjoy meeting new people and believe everyone has an interesting story to tell.

I have been in the field of education for over 10 years and believe in constantly refining and developing my practice. I have taught grades K, 2, 4, 5, and 6 and have tutored in almost every grade level between PreK-College. I graduated from Rutgers University Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. in History. I also received my Ed. M. from Rutgers University and am certified to teach elementary school and Social Studies in K-12. In addition, I'm currently working towards my Reading Specialization Certificate and a Masters in Reading. I believe that in order for student to reach their highest potential, they need to make connections with the content and material. This requires teachers and tutors to modify lessons to the needs of their individual students based on their skills, experiences, and interests.

Hello! My name is Ian Kinnaman. I have been a private tutor for over 5 years and I have a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Youngstown State University. I have worked with students aged 5-20 and would love to work with you!

My goal is to help student's in whichever area they may be struggling with. I also like to build a good rapport with my students, to understand them throughly and make tutoring sessions for them something that they look forward to, not something that is unenjoyable for them. I will help you reach your academic goals. Your success, is my success.

My college education was just the beginning of what has for me become a lifelong journey as a tenacious learner. It started with a first grader who needed some support in reading. Through the Berea Reads Mentoring Program, I became his tutor. My mentee struggled to find joy and motivation in learning because he felt he couldn't learn. I quickly realized and noted the effort that my mentee was exerting in trying to learn the material and encouraged both him and his mother that he had what it took to be a great student, not just in reading, but in learning for the rest of his life. I didn't give up when one approach didn't work but continued putting into practice what I was learning in the classroom. These many years later, I still remember the anticipation with which my mentee and his mother came to the sessions. Instead of discouragement, my mentee was motivated, still working just as hard, while also meeting with success. After I graduated, I knew I wanted to continue supporting students as they too discovered their personal learning path to success. To that end, I have dedicated the past 20 years of my life; working alongside students and teachers as a support staff member in both early child care settings as well as elementary schools from kindergarten through 5th grade, tutoring students with dyslexia, in addition to mentoring high school students as an AmeriCorps Volunteer, and currently homeschool my six-year-old son.I admire the tenacity of people like Amelia Earhart who did not attribute her successful aviation career to being the best, but instead, to simple and tenacious hard work. This is why too I am convinced that every student can learn and therefore make it my personal goal to support students in identifying the ways in which they personally learn best. I've experienced the greatest success with this approach while working as a one-on-one Special Education Paraprofessional for three years with a student who was both visually and auditorily impaired. I became adept at using manipulatives, as well as a variety of visual equipment to help the student successfully communicate as well as practice the material. It is in large part, due to this experience that I continue to approach learning opportunities with a keen focus on finding solutions and also am motivated to seek out opportunities to support the next generation's thinkers in their pursuit of becoming lifelong learners.

I graduated from New York University with a bachelor of science degree in Global Public Health & Biology. I have been working as a tutor with Varsity tutors for the last 8 years and have worked with a wide variety of students. I absolutely love to teach and share my knowledge with others. When I am not teaching or doing scientific research, I love to read, dance, try new foods and play tennis!

I have had the opportunity to work with a broadrange of individuals, fromchildren to adults. For example, in the course ofteaching one semester (Sixth-grade) while at St. Helen's Catholic School (Southgate, CA) in theLos Angeles, California area, I had the opportunity to interact withchildren ofmanyethnic backgrounds. Later on Iworked for Professional Tutors of America asan Academic Tutor (Yorba Linda, CA). I was also employed by a local tutoring center, more specifically, The Enrichment Center II (La Habra, CA), to mentiona few of the positions whichI have held within the education sector. I am hoping to tutor abroad rangeof individuals.It is my feeling, that one must offer a student choices, versus dictates or commandments, in terms of what they must or must not do, within the context of the learning environment. The student will thereby become more motivated to learn, his or her own, respective subject matter at hand. An instructor should anticipate great things from all of his students, irrespective of a student's talents and abilities. Each student should be treated as an individual, since each learner engages in learning, in his or her own, individual manner. A cookie-cutter approach to teaching, should be eschewed. Finally, learning should be deemed a lifelong pursuit; it should be my role as an academic tutor/educator, to ignite a greater measure of passion, for learning, within the hearts of my students, both present and future.

Thank you for taking the time to read my profile. I'm a 5 year teaching professional and I have a strong passion for education. I believe all students are a genius and I know they all can succeed. I believe that learning should be fun and a fun environment makes for the best learning environment.

Motivating children is the first step in developing critical thinking skills and the key to literacy achievement. I need to go beyond academics and get to know my students because I believe every child is unique and learns differently. If you truly listen to children, you can understand how they think. This can give you valuable insight into what books will prompt them to read during their free time, what subject matter will spur their creative writing and where their mental blocks are in mathematics.

Why am I wearing shades, you ask? I have photo-phobia, no worries. I am a detail oriented, empathetic tutor who enjoys helping students learn various subjects to the best of their ability. I approach tutoring according to the students learning style. I am passionate about helping the future generation acquire the correct tools to succeed in life.

I am a biology major at Stony Brook University. I will be graduating this coming December and will be applying to medical schools for next year. Since I was young science especially biology has always fascinated me. Biology is the study of life and is a science that all of us can relate to. Growing up I too struggled in grade school and would often need the help of tutors to enrich my learning experience.Throughout this journey I've had the incredible opportunity of being tutored by some of the best teachers, many of whom explained the material better than my own professors did. Each of these tutors had their own individual styles of teaching and explaining concepts, and I have tried my best to assimilate their techniques when I teach students. My approach to teaching is very eclectic as I pick and choose the best strategies and ways to help students learn the material. I served 3 semesters as a biology teaching assistant at Stony Brook where I tutored students in subjects like Cancer biology and Cellular biology. Having taken the AP Biology exam and the SAT II Biology E/M in high school I also am aware of the type of material that is being tested in high school.With every student I meet I try to get to know their unique circumstances. Having a syllabus of their course work would be helpful since it would allow me to see which topics I should be focusing on. I am very willing to help my students succeed and welcome them to email me whenever they have questions.Aside from school, I have many interests and hobbies. I have been an avid piano player for the last 12 years and performed many times for NYSSMA. I am also a practitioner of Karate which I have also been doing for about 12 years. During my free time I like to read non-fiction books and write blogs online. I enjoy meeting new people and believe everyone has an interesting story to tell.