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Audrey: Lafayette tutor
Certified Tutor in Lafayette, CA
...for several years, which involves mentoring younger students in oral and written communication skills. In addition to my experience, standardized testing has always been a forte of mine. I am enthusiastic about sharing the skills and strategies that I have picked up along my way. If you are seeking a patient, energetic, and articulate tutor...
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Pomona College - Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government
Mei: Lafayette tutor
Certified Tutor in Lafayette, CA
...correct inputs to the equation. Memorizing formulas is good, but understanding how and why is better. Answers are good, but repeatable problem solving skills are better. Doing practice tests is good, but focusing on the troublesome problems is better. Simply - knowledge is good, but intelligence is better. My favorite subject matter to tutor is...
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Northwestern University - Bachelors, Economics
Matthew: Lafayette tutor
Certified Tutor in Lafayette, CA
...careers. Currently, I am working on a thesis in discrete geometry and combinatorics, as well as doing research for UCSF where I design machine vision software. I am well positioned to motivate and justify nearly every aspect of math education as being crucial for a future career in science, engineering or education. I bring this...
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SFSU - Bachelors, Philosophy/Mathematics
SFSU - Masters, Mathematics
Kevin: Lafayette tutor
Certified Tutor in Lafayette, CA
...of tutoring is understanding each individual's needs and learning methods. Everyone is different and to be a successful tutor, you cannot apply the same teaching methods to every student. Understanding how quickly students learn, what types of strengths they have, and their motivations for receiving tutoring is key to helping a student achieve their academic...
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Georgetown University - Current Undergrad, Finance
Jean: Lafayette tutor
Certified Tutor in Lafayette, CA
...new concepts and thereby discover how to apply them appropriately. With both a tech and an artistic background, Im particularly interested in using technology to teach concepts in visual, interactive, and fun ways. Lately, when Im not working remotely as a CRM consultant or shooting photography, Ive been working on Prezi presentations and reviewing various...
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University of California-Los Angeles - Bachelors, B.S. Mathematics/Economics
Edwin: Lafayette tutor
Certified Tutor in Lafayette, CA
...a broad range of subjects, the subjects that interest me the most are calculus, college level mathematics, and test prep. I have a calm, adaptive tutoring style. I revise my tutoring strategies to fit each student's unique traits and I believe that a calm demeanor causes students to be less stressed, which in turn improves...
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University of California-Los Angeles - Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics
Jennifer: Lafayette tutor
Certified Tutor in Lafayette, CA
...instructor for college-level rhetoric and composition classes, as well as university-level senior thesis and literature seminars. I also work with everyone from ESL students to students with multiple languages to elementary-aged students just learning to read and write for the first time. And although it may sound silly, I get really excited about reading, writing,...
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University of California-Berkeley - Bachelor in Arts, English
Mills College - Master of Arts, English Literature
Samuel: Lafayette tutor
Certified Tutor in Lafayette, CA
...and non-profit academic support and enrichment programs. Over the years I've taught just about every subject. I love helping students develop a positive, can-do attitude in relation to subjects that used to make them feel anxious and confused. (In my experience this is often math or standardized tests, but I also love to tutor writing...
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University of California-Los Angeles - Bachelor in Arts, Sociology
Lesley University - Masters in Education, Education
Rebecca: Lafayette tutor
Certified Tutor in Lafayette, CA
...I expanded my tutoring repertoire to include French and Japanese, two languages I have studied extensively, while obtaining my teaching credential in Music. After graduate school, I headed to Japan to live and teach ESL for two years, before heading back to Silicon Valley to purse a career as a music teacher. I'm super excited...
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University of California-Irvine - Bachelors, Arts and Humanities
Eric: Lafayette tutor
Certified Tutor in Lafayette, CA
...in all subject areas but focused in math and literacy. I also worked as a substitute teacher in the Buffalo area providing quality instruction in a variety of disciplines as needed. I plan to continue substitute teaching in the 2015-2016 school year in the San Francisco Bay Area. While my teaching certification is in instrumental...
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Vanderbilt University - Bachelor in Arts, Music
Vanderbilt University - Masters in Education, Education
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Lafayette is a city in California, and is a part of Contra Costa County. The city was originally settled by the Spanish in the late 1700s, but was eventually settled by the pioneers in 1848. The town built its first post office in 1857, and incorporated into a city in 1968. Lafayette transformed from an agricultural community into a commuter town in the 1950s, and it is now home to nearly 25,000 people.
Acalanes Union High School District manages the only secondary institution in Lafayette, which is Acalanes High. This school has earned a gold medal from "U.S. News & World Report" for its excellent academic programs. Expert online tutoring from Lafayette tutors could help you work towards success in your test prep and coursework. Lafayette is less than ten miles away from Oakland, and 18 miles from San Francisco. This provides you with the opportunity to attend an amazing college or university in the area, like Mills College, the University of California-Los Angeles, the University of San Francisco, and San Francisco State University. Whether you are looking to attend a private or public college or university, you might benefit by seeking a personal tutor in Lafayette, CA, who can offer you online or in-home tutoring sessions for test prep instruction. Lafayette, CA, tutoring might help you get into the school of your dreams.
Just outside of Lafayette is the lovely community of Walnut Creek, which is ten minutes away by car and five minutes away by public transit. There are many gorgeous parks and wonderful museums in Walnut Creek that can offer a refreshing break from city life. One of the most frequently visited spots in this city is the Lindsay Wildlife Museum, which specializes in training and bringing back raptor birds to the area. This museum is full of engaging and fun activities, and kids and adults alike will have a blast here. The Ruth Bancroft Garden is also worth visiting, and here you enjoy beautiful succulents and other flora maintained by passionate and friendly volunteers. The Civic Park is a family-friendly park where kids can have fun on a playground, and adults can relax in cool, shaded areas. This park is also located near a library, art studio, and several restaurants, so you can spend an entire day in this area.
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This was our first session and we went over a test that the student had recently gotten back. The test covered absolute value functions as well as piecewise functions. We had to go over a lot of basic graphing skills in order to make sure that the graphing of these more complex functions could be understood. She was very responsive towards the material, and after approaching problems from different standpoints, she seemed to understand the material better! I am meeting with her again tomorrow for some extra practice and so she can get ahead in the class.
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The student wanted to complete a French project that was due the next day, a project that was comprised of constructing a French conversation in a cafe. I helped her with the pronunciation of each of the phrases that were in the writing of her conversation, and helped with the punctuation and accent graves and accent aigues (the French orthography) for each French word. She then had to record an audio file of her pronunciation for each page of the project and post each recording on the six pages of French conversation she composed for her document. We went through a practice run of the pronunciation before she pronounced accurately accented French into her recordings. She was very creative with the French words, combining and adding phrases and parts of French speech. This was a very good exercise and project for her because it was interactive and linguistically constructive. She is confident for her first French quiz/test, and we briefly covered the French numbers that she needed to focus on (quatorze, cinquante).
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The student and I discussed different ways to begin a paper. For example, free writing, brainstorming, listing, mapping, journals, and outlines. I told him he will have to find out what works for him the best. We read the prompt for his English class and decided to reread Frank O'Connor's story Confession. We came up with a workable thesis and referred back to the book for main supporting points. He will send me a rough draft to look over before the paper is due on Sunday.
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Today the student and I created flash cards for some common Latin and Greek root words and also for some vocabulary words. We used these flashcards to play a matching game during which she had to match the definition to the correct word. We repeated this exercise multiple times to reinforce the meanings. We also worked on some fraction problems, including converting improper fractions to mixed numbers and finding the lowest common denominator.
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Yesterday, we met for the first time and went over a number of concepts, mostly energy, momentum, impulse, work, and power. Things went very well! We've scheduled another session for the other side of the quiz and test, which will happen this week and next. After that, we'll work towards answering more HW problems together.
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Today the student and I worked through geometry studying for his exam tomorrow. He seems to do well with rotation, reflection, constructions, slope, and distance formula. However, he was struggling a little with the proofs. Before we finished, I gave him the advice of working through the entire study guide that his teacher gave him and practicing all the problems, especially those on proofs.
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