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Madeline

Current Undergrad, Physics

University of Central Florida

About Me

During my time as a Learning Assistant for the University of Central Florida physics department, I tutored physics students one-on-one and in small groups, and held class review sessions. I also received formal training on education theory and teaching methods through the program that shaped my tutoring methods. As a tutor, student engagement is at the core of my teaching style. I believe that my role as a tutor is not to show students the answer, but to guide them as they reach it themselves. My tutoring is centered on letting the student do the talking, explaining their train of thought and adapting lessons to what the student already knows.

Education & Certifications

University of Central Florida

Current Undergrad, Physics

Q&A with Madeline

Student engagement is at the core of my teaching style. I believe that the ability to reach a correct answer is only part of truly understanding a subject; rather, I am only satisfied when a student can reach a correct answer and explain how and why they arrived there. As such, lecture style teaching can only take a student so far. When I am tutoring, I treat learning as a continuing conversation rather than a private lecture. How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in? I think the key to getting students engaged in a subject is to relate it to their interests and to the world around them. I have found that students tend to have a hard time in physics and math because they simply don't see any connection to daily life; there isn't any motivation to work hard in a subject that they are struggling in and will seemingly never use to boot. This is why I like to show the connections between these subjects and the world we live in, and use demonstrations of the concepts. It's much easier to get excited about learning an equation when you can see it being acted out.