Award-Winning Spanish Tutors in Smithtown, NY

...my senior year at Long Island University: CW Post, and I major in music education. I love teaching and helping people because I love to learn, and I love to help other people learn. My specific focuses within music are music theory, composition, French horn, and voice. At Long Island University: CW Post, I am a double major in horn and voice, and hope to assist many students in finding their own musical voice. I...

...it because I enjoy it. When I tutor math, I always ask the student(s) which method would best solve the problem at hand. If they have an answer, I ask them why the method they chose is the best; if they don't, I ask them if there is something they don't understand so I can explain it to them. I also tend to give them hints or I rephrase the questions I ask them so...

...civil and environmental engineer. The coalescence of my favorite subjects, physics and environmental studies, led me to engineering in order to improve the world we live in. As a child I did not plan on becoming an engineer. When I was 16, I fell in love with all things nature during an ecology trip and decided I was going pursue a career in environmental sciences. During my senior year of high school I decided to...

To utilize my academic ability and personal desire to instruct/tutor students in a variety of subject areas, and to instill a sense of desire into students within the areas of subjects taught.

...would be more than a career choice; it became a time for my own character education. The years I served as a classroom teacher were as much about me learning as they were about instructing others. Since then, my commitment to support the development and self-improvement of others has not wavered. Ten years as a public school teacher equates to approximately 2,000 students and was a pivotal time in cultivating skills as an instructional designer....

...I want to see other people succeed and be happy. I have worked with students with disabilities as a notetaker and tutor, I have also tutored high school and middle school students, and adults. I have a Bachelors Degrees in Earth Science and a double minor: Secondary Education and Economics from The City College of New York. I am currently working towards getting my Master. Some of the subjects that I tutor include: Math, Spanish,...

...Alicia found life in literature, tetherball, and the unconditional love of a single mother. She was also nourished by the commitment of several teachers and mentors. Inspired by these social justice educators, Alicia is invested in institutional equity, centering historically marginalized narratives in the classroom, and cultivating young readers in Denver during her residency year as a concurrent masters student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She joins her older brother Andy in the...

...Adelphi University's Honors College. I am also part of the BS/MD program between Adelphi University and SUNY Upstate Medical University. This means that right out of high school, I was guaranteed admission to medical school in 4 years! I will be majoring in Biology. To work towards my goal of becoming an Interventional Cardiologist, I am currently conducting research in Cardiology at St. Francis Hospital, where I also volunteer every year. I tutor in ACT...

...the College of Mount Saint Vincent and I am completing an M.A. in The Study of the Americas from The City College of New York. I'm passionate about the importance of the liberal arts in education and my tutoring strengths include all areas of English and Spanish, as well as US and Latin American history. I have more than 10 years of teaching experience, including 3 in Mexico, and there's nothing else I'd rather be...

...elementary and high school students at the Dome Project in their after school and summer program. I taught at DeWitt Clinton High School for a year and a half before moving onto to other public service work. I take an interdisciplinary approach, using other subjects or real-world topics to help illustrate points and elicit learning. I enjoy exploring, observing, and finding the student's process for learning and, I receive tremendous fulfillment watching a student gain...

...from the University of Chicago. My tutoring experience has primarily been one-on-one with elementary, middle school, and high school students. I believe doing well on tests involves more than knowing the subject material. I emphasize test-taking strategies, like process of elimination, ignoring irrelevant information, and pacing. More than anything, I hope to help students build the confidence they need to ace their tests and succeed in college and beyond. In high school and college, my...

...am excited to be a part of Varsity Tutors! I graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Class of 2014 from Hartwick College, receiving my BA in Spanish with Education Program. I am working towards getting my Master's for ESL. I had many service hours through my college working in different schools with all age groups. I was a teacher for an after school Spanish course for elementary students in Upstate New York, giving an opportunity...

...Cornell University studying Electrical and Computer Engineering. I have a strong science and math background having taken many courses in Physics, Computer Programming, and various mathematics subjects ranging from Geometry, to Multivariable Calculus, to Differential Equations. I am also very passionate about English, Literature, Russian Studies, Spanish Language, and History. I believe that the key to success is having a well rounded education, so when I am not programming microcontrollers, one can either find me...

...6 years. In my time, I have tutored elementary students to college students. Additionally, I have tutored children with a variety of needs (Autism, hearing impairment, deafness, ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, etc.). When I tutor, I focus on trying to get the child to gain confidence in themselves. If they cannot figure out the problem, I will try and help them learn process of elimination. Furthermore, I have tutored in a variety of different styles depending...

...recently graduated from Columbia with my Masters in Public Health. I am very passionate about science and I hope to dedicate my career to improving the environment and people's health. I've always enjoyed teaching whether I'm with my students as a TA or just with my friends helping them with assignments. I think understanding difficult concepts can be stressful at times so I hope to make learning enjoyable by simplifying hard questions and boosting my...

...I am looking forward to working with students eager to achieve. I graduated cum laude from the Horace Mann School in Bronx, NY in 2002, Harvard University in 2006 with a B.A. in Sociology, and from Pace University in 2008 with an MS Ed in bilingual elementary education. I am a native New Yorker with over 10 years of teaching experience in public and charter schools, and directing tutoring centers in NYC. In my 10+...

...Biology, Chemistry, and Pre-Medicine from St. John's University, and hold over 12 national and state certifications in the medical field, and have been employed in the medical field for over the last 10 years. I also am a Native Spanish Speaker (Spanish is my first language) and I daily adjust my conversations from English to strictly Spanish only when at home with my loved ones. Why did I choose to become a tutor? One big...

...Bachelor of Arts in Physics and Spanish and a minor in Chemistry. I'm interested in one day becoming a doctor, but much of my work experience thus far has led me to education: working as a Spanish teaching assistant while at Bowdoin, as Education Coordinator for a middle school healthy dating curriculum in an office of the Puerto Rico Department of Health, and as a community health worker providing health education Spanish-speaking migrant farm workers,...

...in Economics from Colombia. In (1984) I completed my Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE). I am working towards becoming a certified teacher in the Connecticut. My teaching skills, commitment to education, and passion to help others will be an asset to your school. Currently, I work as a freelance teacher for Spanish on the Green, a company providing Spanish language learning for New Haven community members. (Here explain what you do. For example: I...

...College majoring in Sociology and concentrating in Women's Education. I have been tutoring for years, and due to my passion for reading, I concentrate mostly in English, Literature, Writing, Essay editing, and the reading and writing sections of the SAT. I love being able to help students discover a love of reading and writing like I have, and being able to apply it to their schoolwork and any other ways they need to succeed. For...