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...of these activities is teaching. At the beginning of this academic year, I joined an organization on campus that teaches juniors and seniors at a local high school about community engagement through the lens of philanthropy. Through this, I have the unique opportunity to empower students to become leaders in their community; to provide them...
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University of Chicago - Bachelor in Arts, Economics

Molly: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...in future units of study. In each lesson, I use a variety of methods - stories, games, worksheets, writing, manipulative activities, etc. - to ensure (1) a deep understanding of academic content and (2) an engaging, fun, authentic interaction with each subject area. Likewise, as a Teacher and Tutor, I focus on problem solving; developing...
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Columbia University in the City of New York - Bachelor in Arts, History
Northwestern University - Masters, Elementary Education

Katarina: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...focused on how perceptions and understandings of land, power, and identity have changed within Labrador Inuit communities since the advent of the Comprehensive Land Claims agreements. Currently, I am am serving with the National Health Corps of Chicago as a Health Educator in a family planning clinic in West Chicago. Finally, I am pursuing a...
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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - Bachelors, Evolutionary Anthropology

Rebecca: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration. I am passionate about tutoring because I want everyone to be able to perform academically at their highest possible level. I also think it is important that learning is not just for one assignment or one test, but rather that it sticks with you to build a...
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Northwestern University - Bachelors, Psychology
University of Chicago SSA - Masters, Social Work

Ellen: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...for learning. While memorization is important for certain things, I always appreciated understanding the "why" and "how" in school and I try to help my students achieve that level of understanding as well. I prefer to guide students through their problems to help them learn the skills needed for their classes in the future, though...
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Oberlin College - Bachelors, Biology, Chemistry Minor

Ruthie: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...ability levels, and myriad courses. When I taught at Fairmont Heights High School, I taught honors students and also coached seniors who had not yet passed the Biology state test they needed to graduate. At the Noble Academy, I taught AP Biology ninth graders as well as all of our ninth graders with IEPs. Three...
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University of Pennsylvania - Bachelors, Biological Basis of Behavior

Adam: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...strongly to have the education and ability to offer medical advice on my own, but to do this I will need a formal medical education. I enjoy sharing what I have learned with people who are looking to improve their lives, and I want to have the ability to do this. My job as a...
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University of Nebraska at Lincoln - Bachelors, Biochemistry
Medical college - PHD, Medicine

Steve: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...experience including: an English Literacy tutor for grammar school students, an SAT Math instructor, and a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) tutor for college students. I believe my strongest subject to tutor is Standardized Test Prep (SAT, ACT, and GRE). Performing well on these tests can truly bolster a student???s application for undergraduate or...
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University of Notre Dame - Bachelors, Chemical and Biomolecular

David: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...we can all learn and achieve success. One-on-one tutoring is an effective 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...
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Drake University - Bachelor of Science, Education, History
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Andrea: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
I currently attend the University of Chicago, where I major in Political Science and Biology. When I'm not spending hours reading Nietzsche, I'm doing improv comedy and graphic design. I'm currently pursuing a career in advertising/consulting, and in my spare time I eat mini tacos and watch Louis CK stand-up comedy. ... Teaching is about taking something complex and making it easy to understand. I like to focus a lot on students' questions, as they give...
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University of Chicago - Current Undergrad, Political Science/Biology

Hallie: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...friends with essay writing and studying. Since graduating, I’ve tutored my younger sister for many of her high school classes. I now tutor a wide range of subjects, including literature, history, writing, Spanish, and Algebra. I am particularly passionate about preparations for standardized testing, including the SATs and AP exams, and helping students through the...
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Skidmore College - Bachelors, theater

Ben: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...a teaching assistant and grader for many economics classes where I tutored students in groups and one on one in both mathematic and theoretical concepts. I also have experience teaching musical lessons such as jazz bass, piano, and music theory to younger students. Experience in these different teaching environments has helped me cultivate a teaching...
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Oberlin College - Bachelor in Arts, Economics

Minu: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...graduated from Neuqua Valley High School. I have lived in 7 different cities in 18 years and love to go on road trips! I love dark chocolate and Thai food anytime, any day. My favorite subject to teach is Math, because I like to work with numbers! I strongly believe in incentives. I believe that...
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Saint Louis University-Main Campus - Current Undergrad, Biology, General

Isabel: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...My favorite subjects to tutor are algebra and geometry because it is so easy to make use of them in everyday life. When I tutor, I like to have my student identify what is confusing, work through the problem with my student, and then have them attempt a similar problem completely on their own. In...
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Harvard College - Bachelors, History of Art and Architecture

Christopher: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...Behavioral Neuroscience, where the bulk of my work, including my senior honors thesis, concerned the adverse of effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the developing hippocampal region of the brain. After graduating, I served a year, full time, as an Americorps member with City Year, tutoring and mentoring 7th and 8th grade students in the...
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Bachelors, Psychology

Brian: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...world work experience and gain knowledge of healthcare administration. In 2013, I started medical school at the University Of Chicago Pritzker School Of Medicine. I am currently in my fourth year of school, and will be applying tointernal medicine residency programs in the fall. I find the most effective learning strategy is to understand the...
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University of Chicago - Bachelors, Biology, General
University of Chicago - Current Grad Student, Medical Doctor

Rachel: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...were able to meet me downtown. If the parents are driving, you are more than welcome to stay close by! We can pick coffee shops or public work areas for the tutoring sessions. From Tutor Application I am an incoming business school student at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where I will...
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Yale University - Bachelors, Economics
University of Chicago Booth School of Business - Masters, MBA (Masters in Business Administration)

Meriam: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...world, I am comfortable working with a diverse range of people, regardless of their language fluency and subject expertise. Since graduating, I have been attending a post-bac program at the University of Toronto in intensive Spanish and Arabic, before continuing on to medical school. I have also been tutoring numerous subjects for over 10 years,...
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Loyola University-Chicago - Bachelors, Biology and French

Elizabeth: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...a leadership and change management consultant with six years of experience teaching at the college level at the Illinois Institute of Technology, DePaul University, and Northeastern Illinois University. I love teaching, love coming up with creative examples to help make material relatable and accessible for students, and love seeing the "light bulb" go off when...
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Bachelor of Science, Psychology
Illinois Institute of Technology - Master of Science, Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Todd: Burnside tutor
Certified Tutor in Burnside, IL
...relate whatever subject I am tutoring to the real world. Learning is a lot easier and fun if students see the relevance to their lives. I am a very patient person, and I believe that making mistakes is often when the most learning occurs. Specific to ACT tutoring, I use a variety of books, including...
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
University of Chicago - Master of Social Work, Social Work
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