Award-Winning Social Studies Tutors in Schenectady, NY

...study effectively and remember information. I have developed a desire to help people achieve their educational goals and succeed in an academic setting. I first began substitute teaching in the 1990s and felt like I was really making an impact on students' motivation to learn. I completed my student teaching in Spanish in 2003 at...

...do my best to ensure that they feel comfortable working with me. I believe learning can be fun and that everyone has the potential to achieve greatness! A large part of my teaching strategy is to learn my students interests, likes and dislikes and to work them into my lessons to maximize their level of...

...University's School of Education. I have also worked as a college tutor, a high school mentor, and a teaching assistant in New Orleans. I have experience with a wide range of ages and abilities and am passionate about getting to know the strengths and challenges of each student. In my spare time, I love to...

I am a gifted communicator who is capable of excelling at any task presented. An educator first in everything I do, I bring an empathetic and dutiful approach to my work that places a high premium on creating a positive learning environment. You will find me a very passionate and valuable member of the team.

...in standardized test-taking, the process of which I profoundly enjoy, strange as it is to say. To my mind, taking a test imparts the same kind of pleasure as listening to your favorite kind of music. You have a certain, almost intuitive sense of what to expect: certain instruments might be playing at a certain...

...always go out of my way to keep students motivated and in high spirits. A typical SAT tutoring session will consist of three parts, one for each section of the test. The first problems we look at will be more general and designed to see where your strengths and weaknesses are. After that, we'll go...

...occasional (awful, but fun) rap song. Because of all of this, I strive to bring entertainment to tutoring - if you have an interest in sports, I will relate learning and the academic subject itself to sports. The same goes for any of your interests - I will bring out the fun in them. Learning...

...to be written at the local level. Most recently, I have been grading Elementary Common Core Math and ELA exams. I did assessments for students who were seeking college credit for life experience, home tutored students at a local school district, and helped grade tests for for people who wanted to be French or Spanish...

I'm a recent graduate from RIT in biomedical engineering. I have experience tutoring both elementary and high school students. A variety of teaching tools were especially useful during my education. Discovering the best method for learning is vital and I'll work to ensure my students are able to pinpoint their tools for success.

I have been a tutor and teacher for over five years. I have tutored at the collegiate, high school, and middle school levels. I would love to help you learn in a positive and motivating way!