Award-Winning Summer Tutors serving East Orange, NJ

...I enjoy helping students to understand topics where they have previously struggled. It is rewarding to see them finally grasp a topic that they were finding difficult or watching their SAT scores increase after learning some strategies. As the oldest child in my family, I have always been around children anywhere from 6-14 years younger than I am. I enjoy working with younger students and I have the patience to go at their pace.... I work...

...most comfortable with. My education at Marist College included a full year abroad in Florence, Italy, which pushed me to learn new ideas about teaching and specifically history, especially European. I have experience working one-on-one with all types of students, tutoring in school and outside privately. The variety of AP classes and SAT courses i have taken have taught me tricks to test taking and study habits that will only help your student accomplish more...

...Jersey (TCNJ). I graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Political Science. I am a member of the National Political Science Honor Society and The International Economics Honor Society. During my time in college, I served as the President of the Inter-Greek Council, President of the Model United Nations & Debate Team, and Vice-President of my Fraternity. After graduation, I revived my NJ state certification in K-8 Education through Teach For America, a national...

...complete homework, and improve their German language skills. As a writing tutor, I worked with peers to strengthen their essays, develop writing techniques, and explore their ideas on paper. These experiences helped me learn the importance of patience, encouragement, and flexibility while tutoring. I feel best when I know my student feels more sure and excited about a subject. That's when I've truly done my job! I believe it's important to tailor each lesson to...

...have my students work through as many problems as they can on their own. When a student has struggled through a problem and succeeds by themselves, they learn more than they possibly could through an explanation. I then work with my students on the problems they could not accomplish to show them how to best tackle it in the future. My tutoring strategy is to not only teach the subject material, but to also teach...

...students, I also have experience working with younger students in subjects ranging from Writing to Math. I enjoy engaging my students with fun and stimulating math problems. My teaching style centers around a student-based approach and can be summed up simply by this Chinese Proverb, "Give me a fish and I eat for a day. Teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime." I love to challenge students' minds and enable my students...

...I realized I had a personal investment in learning. Most immediately, I realized that the better my grades were, the more freedom I had in the world. I spent my junior year giving every school assignment 110% of my energy, and it paid off: I was admitted to college a year early with a great scholarship. But more than the immediate freedom of college and a new state, my investment in my own education gave...

...a tutor for public school elementary students. I had never previously worked with younger students. I learned how to individualize my teaching to best benefit each student and that flexibility is one of the most important characteristics of an educator. After graduation I worked in residential life and as a teaching associate at Ross School; a private boarding school consisting of a large number of international students. I saw first-hand how culture plays a major...

...University with a degree in History and Secondary Education. Throughout my time at Rider I learned how to not only teach history within a traditional classroom setting, but how to motivate people to achieve their goals and guide them through the process. Teaching, to me, is much more than just explaining material and ensuring students understand concepts; teaching is about enabling the student to think critically and go beyond what they thought was their limits.

I have a degree in Special Education from University of Northern Colorado. I have taught Resource classes for students grades 1st through 9th grade. I currently teach in a 3rd grade inclusion classroom at a charter school. I look forward to working with you!

...life and have been tutoring in these subjects since high school. At my university I work for the Penn Tutoring Center, mentor high school students in West Philadelphia, and hold leadership positions within my fraternity, Tau Epsilon Phi. I especially enjoy tutoring in math and physics. These subjects are typically intimidating for many students, and my goal as a tutor is to reveal their simplicity and make them more universally accessible and doable, particularly for those...

...my Master of Arts in Education from Relay Graduate School of Education, graduating with distinction. As a teacher, I led my students to achieve over a 70% pass rate on the rigorous Common Core ELA Assessment, and over a 90% pass rate on the Common Core Math Assessment. This past school year I was an Assistant Principal in my school, overseeing our K-2 instruction for four months and our third and fourth grade instruction for...

...I learned how to perform research not only in my academic field but in other areas as well. I began taking classes in [business, healthcare, french, biology, engineering, law] figuring out how to make learning fun and most importantly useful. At that time, I became entrepreneurial and wanted to soak up as much knowledge as I could. Around my junior year, I began looking how I could apply my knowledge to the outside work, noticing...

...have a reputation for being very difficult. My tutoring style is to take a difficult subject and make it more approachable, clear, and easy to understanding for struggling students. Students find me very personable because I have been in the same position they have at one point and understand the struggles of learning a difficult subject. In my spare time, I am an avid cook and baker and enjoy exercising and taking my yellow Labrador...

...a Tutor for Mathematics Department. As a TA, I have demonstrated and helped students with various multi-disciplinary laboratory experiments instructing and monitoring in the basic use and care of equipment, materials and software, which include LabVIEW, AutoCAD, and MS Project, provided feedback to students on their presentations and teamwork skills, supervised and guided students towards completing their Semester Long Design Project in order to achieve their benchmarks and milestones, helped students with homework and exam...

...years and have taken courses and seminars at the Warner Graduate School of Education. I have taught English and Social Studies to K-9 students throughout New York City and prepared high school students for college applications and essay writing. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about English, Literature, History, and foreign languages (Mandarin and Japanese). In my experience, I found that helping my students develop a love for learning...

I have been a tutor for six years, and have tutored all ages. I specialize in the college admission process, and especially like working with students on admissions essays and test prep. I graduated from the University of Notre Dame two years ago with a degree in television and anthropology. I work at MTV during the weekday, but am free weekends and weeknights after 7:00 pm.... I think a good tutor allows the student to learn...

...given to those students who show promise in the combination of writing and new media, and am currently connected with Write Bloody, a publishing company based in New York City, where I work part time as an editor. While at Brown I worked as a member of the Brown Writing Fellows, a group of selected and trained students who show and aptitude in writing, editing, and the teaching of the two, and No Small Parts,...

...experience in tutoring comes in standardized test preparation and English composition and literature, I also have a great interest in mathematics and have experience in teaching it as well. Though I tutor in a variety of subjects, I am most passionate about English, literature, and history. My approach to tutoring stresses deeper understanding of topics and underlying concepts, as opposed to learning just to pass test questions. I further believe in teaching towards individual student's...

...traveling as well and am extremely excited to be returning to Madrid in September on a Fulbright grant to be an English Teaching Assistant at the high school level! My approach to tutoring has always been about understanding each student's individual style as a learner to create lessons best-tailored to his or her specific needs. I try to foster an environment where open communication is emphasized and the student feels comfortable and motivated. Outside of...