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Ariela: Bellwood tutor
Certified Tutor in Bellwood, IL
...that I can convey it to someone else. I enjoy and excel at condensing and re-communicating facts or tasks, so that they become comprehensible to someone who may not understand them the first time around. It is not just my success at standardized tests or in my classes that will make me a great tutor,...
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University of Chicago - Current Undergrad, Theater & Performance Studies
Rebecca: Bellwood tutor
Certified Tutor in Bellwood, IL
...preparation, math, and psychology. My approach to tutoring is to meet the student where they're at and go from there. I find that this way we can build a productive tutoring relationship where I can help individualize learning to each person's particular learning style. Outside of academic interests, I enjoy cooking, being with friends and...
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Northwestern University - Bachelors, Psychology
University of Chicago SSA - Masters, Social Work
Marvin: Bellwood tutor
Certified Tutor in Bellwood, IL
...Teach For America, and I've passed all of my elementary certification exams, while working on finishing my teacher license this academic year from calumet college, St. Joseph. My undergraduate degree is in Economics from the University of Chicago, and I did a lot of statistics, too! I like having kids how to read, write, and...
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The University of Chicago - Bachelor in Arts, Economics
Alyssa: Bellwood tutor
Certified Tutor in Bellwood, IL
...double-major in English Literature and Psychology from the University of Notre Dame in May 2014. After graduating, I served as an Augustinian Volunteer for a year in Chulucanas, Peru, where I worked as a computer teacher at a technical institute called CETPRO Betania. I have previously tutored a broad range of subjects and age groups,...
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University of Notre Dame - Bachelor in Arts, English, Psychology
Jack: Bellwood tutor
Certified Tutor in Bellwood, IL
I'm a recent grad from Northwestern (B.A. in Theatre and Economics) who loves teaching and learning. I love helping other people achieve their goals and helping students find ways to be their best selves. Excited to meet and work with Chicagoland's students!... First sessions always start with discussion of a subject's foundations. If we nail these, the rest of the learning becomes ten times easier.
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Northwestern University - Bachelors, Economics/Theatre
Katarina: Bellwood tutor
Certified Tutor in Bellwood, IL
...Chicago as a Health Educator in a family planning clinic in West Chicago. Finally, I am pursuing a career in medicine and have been accepted to medical school earlier this year. I look forward to being a tutor because I believe in that all students deserve an opportunity to excel in school. I approach learning...
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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - Bachelors, Evolutionary Anthropology
Lee: Bellwood tutor
Certified Tutor in Bellwood, IL
...a student on more than one class at a time. I also have a lot of experience with test prep and love working with students who need help with standardized tests. I'm a laid back individual, but I like to push my students. I know that every student is able to do well and I...
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Northwestern University - Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering
Northwestern University - Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering
Samantha: Bellwood tutor
Certified Tutor in Bellwood, IL
...variety of subjects, I am very passionate about helping students improve their reading and writing skills, and I really enjoy helping students with Critical Reading and Writing portions of Standardized Tests. I love working with students and helping them realize their full academic potential. In my spare time, I enjoy traveling, exploring Chicago, reading, and...
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Northwestern University - Current Undergrad, Political Science & Legal Studies
David: Bellwood tutor
Certified Tutor in Bellwood, IL
...technique, 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,...
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Drake University - Bachelor of Science, Education, History
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Brandon: Bellwood tutor
Certified Tutor in Bellwood, IL
I'm a 4th year at the University of Chicago, and I love teaching. I'm elated to help others learn and gain confidence in subjects that may not be their strong suit today. Also, I want to give students the tools to succeed in subjects outside of what we directly cover. ... When I teach someone something, I want them to know the material well enough that they feel comfortable teaching it to someone else.
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University of Chicago - Bachelors, Public Policy, Psychology
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With a population of approximately 20,000, Bellwood, IL, was incorporated on May 21, 1900 and was mainly farmland until the early 1890s. Located in Cook County, Bellwood is only 13 miles from Chicago's downtown loop. The Eisenhower Expressway was completed in 1950 and nearly doubled the population. One notable person from Bellwood is astronaut Eugene Cernan, who landed on the moon in the early 1970s.
Proviso Township High Schools District 209 oversees three high schools. Proviso Math and Science Academy is recognized both nationally and statewide at the bronze level by U.S. News and World Report. It can be tough to stay ahead at a top ranked school. Bellwood tutoring lets you receive private instruction, either in-home or online, for your class or test prep today. You might benefit from online test prep and tutoring in Bellwood.
With two of the nation's top twenty schools, Illinois is not short educational opportunities. Northwestern University is ranked 12th and The University of Chicago is ranked fourth in national universities by U.S. News and World Report. You could potentially improve the chances of admittance to these top schools if you connect with one of the Bellwood, IL, tutors available for private tutoring, instruction, and test prep, either in-home or online.
Although Bellwood is primarily a residential area, it is located near Chicago, so there are plenty of options for amusement. If big cities aren't your thing, you can take a ten mile journey over to Elmhurst to Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art. Lapidary is the art of cutting and polishing stone. The museum has over 200 pieces of stone carved around the globe, including a jade imperial altar set from the period of the Ming Dynasty. There are also 26 exhibits featuring rocks and minerals that teach about you how a tree turns to stone, what minerals make granite, and the hardness of jade. The museum offers tours and fieldtrips to local schools as well.
Another great place to spend the day is the Elmhurst Art Museum; it has several exhibits to enjoy. Showcasing several pieces from the mid-century and post-modern era, the museum is adjacent to The McCormick House, which was designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1952. One of three residences designed and built by Mies in the U.S, the house was inspired by the designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. Touring through this house is an experience you won't soon forget.
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Today we talked a bit more about the upcoming history assignment the student has been gearing up for. I think it will be a good project for him to show his teacher that he is willing to put in the effort to get the grade - he seems genuinely interested in the research aspect of his task and has been talking to the teacher about possible sources. He also continues to ask good questions about the subject - I advised him strongly to bring more questions into the classroom! I was very happy to learn he got a 97% on an English test we prepared for together. He was proud of the fact that he was one of the few in the class to correctly identify "when" as a conjunction, after we specifically discussed it while looking over the study guide. Lastly, we made some sentences about Spanish fashion and had a more informal conversation about school in general. The student was very active and engaged throughout our time together.
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The student and I spent this session working on a special project that her geometry teacher assigned. This covered the law of proportionality, which she needed to make a PowerPoint presentation on. We worked on the sections of this assignment, first defining it in terms of math and coming up with example problems, then highlighting how this law applies in the world. The student did well coming up with examples for each of these topics.
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The student and I covered solving systems of equations by graphing and elimination. I brought a worksheet to practice graphing systems of equations and finding the coordinates where the two lines intersect. We also went over questions from her textbook including word problems, to consolidate her understanding and align the practice I brought with problems she is more likely to see in class. We also started going over solving systems of equations via substitution. We will aim to finish systems of equations via substitution and elimination in the next two tutoring sessions.
She is very pleasant to work with! She communicates very openly regarding which concepts she is struggling with and which ones she understands. She demonstrates understanding of solving for variables which is very helpful in reviewing systems of equations. We will continue to work on her algebra skills to prepare optimally for algebra II in the fall.
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The student struggled a bit with the reading comprehension, though RC is still his best category. His scores have definitely gone up in recent weeks. We planned on finishing going over this week's tests on Sunday at 12:30.
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Today, the student and I worked on addressing some of the issues in her portfolio that were raised as areas of concern by the feedback from her professors. We started by making a detailed plan for the extra research that she will need to do, and most importantly, how to make it relevant to her argument. Today, we specifically looked at getting figures on a company's competitors (which her professors have asked for), and I suggested graphing and grouping the companies according to each of the different fields. The key issue, which I stressed to her, is making all of the research relevant to her case study. I have told her to be explicit and blunt when explaining why she has included it, and then we can finesse the writing at a later stage. We also tracked the beginning of the twitter backlash, which illustrates her argument about it turning into a media crisis.
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In our first session, the student shared with me the results of his diagnostic test. He said his weakest areas are fractions/ decimals and plane geometry. We spent the session doing questions in these areas. I think he is doing much better with plane geometry questions and with more practice should not have any trouble with these questions. However, he is still very weak with fractions, decimals, and probability so we will need to practice these much more.
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