Top ASPIRE Tutors serving Homewood
Lee: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...push my students. I know that every student is able to do well and I really enjoy helping them along their path to success. But being laid back, I am also good at relaxing a student and helping point out what is important and what is not. In my free time, I enjoy writing music....
Education & Certification
Northwestern University - Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering
Northwestern University - Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering
Mike: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...encourage them to utilize these abilities in interpreting and interacting with the world around them. I believe that liberal education is one of the great pillars of democracy and civil society. If I can help young people understand and assess academic material, achieve their academic goals, and appropriate what they learn to apply it to...
Education & Certification
The University of San Francisco - Bachelors, European History
The University of Chicago - PHD, History (History of Ideas and Modern German History)
ACT English: 35
ACT Reading: 35
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1460
Ilana: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...develop an individualized approach for each student in order to make the most of our time together. While I am not being a tutor, I am a musician. In addition to singing, I play the violin and viola and dabble in everything from Bach to bluegrass to covers of pop songs. As an opera singer,...
Education & Certification
Northwestern University - Bachelor of Science, Cognitive Science
ACT Composite: 35
ACT English: 36
ACT Math: 34
Katelin: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...Chicagoland area over those past ten years. In addition to being a classroom teacher, I have also provided tutoring in Math, Science, and test prep. I am confident that my students improve in their subject area and showcase this improvement through constant record-keeping throughout and after each session. As a reflective and enthusiastic teacher and...
Education & Certification
University of Illinois - Bachelor of Science, Communication
National Louis University - Master of Arts Teaching, Masters in Teaching Secondary Science
Brandon: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...is for you to find the other three.-Confucius As a tutor it is my goal to not only teach my students the material they need to learn, but to better their core understanding of a subject and their methods of learning for the future. This way, they can continue to learn at an advanced level...
Education & Certification
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
ACT Composite: 33
ACT English: 33
ACT Math: 35
Sarah: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...in working with middle and high school students, I have worked with students as young as kindergarten and those well into adulthood. For those of you based in the Chicagoland area, I am an experienced Test Prep tutor who has successfully helped several students gain admittance to selective enrollment high schools and highly competitive universities...
Education & Certification
University of Notre Dame - Bachelors, Psychology
Providence College - Masters, Secondary Education
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1480
SAT Math: 700
SAT Verbal: 780
David: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...particularly for explaining and modeling math, and I enjoy seeing students attitudes toward school brighten when they see immediate progress in their work. As a writing tutor, I like to focus on helping students find their authentic voice. Essays succeed when students strip away the extraneous material and present themselves and their ideas honestly, and...
Education & Certification
Drake University - Bachelor of Science, Education, History
State Certified Teacher
ACT Composite: 32
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1400
SAT Math: 700
Katherine: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...confidence in my students is just as important as teaching subject material. It is invaluable that students have the confidence, motivation, and know-how to tackle difficult material on their own, especially when help isn't readily available. I have a Bachelor of Arts in English and French from the University of Wisconsin, Madison (3.7 GPA). I...
Education & Certification
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Bachelors, English & French
Arizona State University - Masters, Creative Writing
Love: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...teach students. I believe that teaching requires a lot of hard work and effort as it is very important for the teacher to look at things from the student's perspective. I absolutely love teaching Mathematics and I feel proud to share that most of my students have become Math's wizards even though they didn't like...
Education & Certification
DigiPen Institute of Technology - Unknown, Computer Science
Kelley School of Business - Master of Science, Information Systems
GRE Quantitative: 168
Andrew: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...taught all high school subjects (Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Algebra 2, Precalculus, AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, and Finite Math) and prepared students for the ACT, SAT, SAT subject tests, AP exams, and college placement exams. When tutoring, I will start by showing students good examples and all the steps, but by the end of the...
Education & Certification
University of Notre Dame - Bachelor of Science, Math
Northwestern University - Masters, Math Education
ACT Math: 33
SAT Math: 750
Ben: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...10th grade chemistry at Tilden High School in Chicago and volunteered to serve as a tutor for underprivileged students in Revive’s Homework Help Program. I graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in Economics in May 2013 and am currently a graduate student in the Master of Arts in Mathematics Education (Ma.M.Ed.) program...
Education & Certification
University of Michigan - Bachelor in Arts, Economics
DePaul University - Masters, Mathematics Education
ACT Composite: 31
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 35
Adrianna: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...students find their voice in writing. I found that for me, as soon as I began to write about things I was passionate about on an individual level, I was able to unlock a lot of creativity. If students write about what they know, rather than what they think someone would like to hear, they...
Education & Certification
Rice University - Bachelor in Arts, Sociology and Policy Studies
ACT Composite: 32
ACT English: 34
ACT Math: 31
Lindsey: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...from The University of California- Merced. I tutor all ages and sub-topics within the realm of science, as well as middle school math. I have experience working with students of varying abilities and I'm skilled at assessing needs, deficiencies, and meeting students where they're at. Being in academia for the majority of my life, I...
Education & Certification
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry - Bachelor of Science, Environmental Biology
University of California-Merced - Master of Science, Environmental Engineering
GRE: 300
Alyssa: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...my time working as a Program Aide and Counselor for the Wisconsin Southeast Girl Scout Branch in both their offices and residential summer camps, as well as spent time as an Assistant Director with the Forest Park Drama Club. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about English, Literature, and...
Education & Certification
Columbia College Chicago - Bachelor in Arts, Early Childhood Education
ACT English: 34
ACT Reading: 32
Meggan: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...a child." It is important that we work together as teachers, tutors, parents and family to ensure each child gets the best education possible. My role as a teacher and tutor is to discover each student's individual learning style and tailor the learning material and curriculum to meet the needs of that individual student so...
Education & Certification
University of Iowa - Bachelor in Arts, Communications/Art
Quincy University - Master of Science, Educaiton
John: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...all learning types in various academic subjects. While my tutoring students gain much from their experiences from me, I equally gain so much insight and knowledge from the students I tutor. I have a passion for learning and my goal is to help every student I tutor to cultivate their own passions for learning to...
Education & Certification
Loyola University-Chicago - Bachelor in Arts, Communication, General
Loyola University-Chicago - Master of Social Work, Social Work
ACT Composite: 31
ACT English: 36
ACT Math: 32
Tiera: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...and how to positively impact society. In terms of hobbies, I love anything active or artsy as I am always on the go! I love rock climbing, kayaking, running, playing softball, swimming, hiking, skydiving and fishing. I also go to a lot of art museums, festivals, poetry jams, jazz kitchens, and French speaking clubs.... My philosophy involves catering to everyone's individualized learning style with compassion and an open mind, to create a learning environment that both...
Education & Certification
Butler University - Bachelors, Biological Sciences and Spanish Literature and Language
National University of Health Sciences - Current Grad Student, Chiropractic Medicine
Jena: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...My love for learning turned into a love for sharing what I know. Observing my favorite teachers, instructors and mentors, I could sense that they were not only teaching me, but were open to learning themselves. I carry their lessons with me today. These teachers were great not only because they were teaching what they...
Education & Certification
Northwestern University - Bachelors, Communications- Radio/Television/Film
Northwestern University - Medill School of Journalism - Masters, Reporting
Krishna: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...first try. Reflecting upon my varied jobs, I realize that inherent in each one is a responsibility to train and teach others. That responsibility, simultaneously humbling and exhilarating, is where my passion lies. I love using my education and experience, coupled with multimedia tools and tricks of the trade, to help others reach their full...
Education & Certification
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Bachelors, Political Science and Philosophy
University of San Diego - school of law - Juris Doctor, Legal Studies
Sonjanita: Homewood ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Homewood, IL
...over seventeen years of experience creating educational resources and curricula for private, public, alternative, and charter schools; as well as, non-profit organizations. My favorite subjects to tutor are English Language Arts, Writing, Reading, Social Studies, History, Humanities, and Literature. English Language Arts is my area of specialty because I love Writing and Literature, but I...
Education & Certification
University of IL - Chicago - Bachelor in Arts, English
National Louis University - Masters, Administration and Supervision
State Certified Teacher
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