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David: Oak Park tutor
Certified Tutor in Oak Park, IL
...and I have found that students may learn in different ways and all can excel. I like to present material in an engaging and relevant manner so that 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...
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Drake University - Bachelor of Science, Education, History
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Katie: Oak Park tutor
Certified Tutor in Oak Park, IL
...and study skills. I understand firsthand the importance of standardized tests as students make goals for their next level of education; I am happy to help students prepare for these exams. I enjoy students of all ages and am excited to tutor a wide range of subjects, although my first loves are math and English (especially grammar). I truly believe my sincere energy and enthusiasm can help make students excited about learning. I welcome questions...
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University of Notre Dame - Bachelor in Arts, American Studies, Gender Studies
University of Connecticut - Master of Arts, Higher Education and Student Affaris
Christopher: Oak Park tutor
Certified Tutor in Oak Park, IL
...full time, as an Americorps member with City Year, tutoring and mentoring 7th and 8th grade students in the Englewood Community of Chicago in 1-on-1 and small group settings. I am currently working toward a TEFL certification that would allow me to teach English as a foreign language abroad. With Varsity Tutors, I tutor a wide range of subjects including biology, algebra, and English, as well as ACT and GRE prep. I employ a student-centered...
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Bachelors, Psychology
Chuck: Oak Park tutor
Certified Tutor in Oak Park, IL
I tutor the LSAT because I know it's a hard test and I know what it's like to struggle with it. However I also understand the process necessary to produce better scores, and nothing is more satisfying to me than helping someone achieve what seemed impossible a few months ago.... Your score is a product of so many factors--your understanding of the material, your speed, even how accurately you bubble answers--but in the end it all...
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The University of Texas at Austin - Bachelors, Finance
Rushi: Oak Park tutor
Certified Tutor in Oak Park, IL
...a student at Northwestern University in Evanston, and teaching has always been a passion of mine. From my younger brother to my years of informal tutoring experience, I have developed the skills necessary to help others become successful. I enjoy the genuine process of developing a relationship with someone and cultivating that relationship, whether it be academic, personal, or professional. I enjoy working with others towards a common goal and helping all parties be mutually...
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Northwestern University - Current Undergrad, Industrial Engineering
Andrew: Oak Park tutor
Certified Tutor in Oak Park, IL
...lesson plans, and graded homework, quizzes and tests. I am a great tutor because of my broad experience in tutoring many different subjects, so that I have a wide variety of approaches to help all types of students master the material. I also believe that, in my German tutoring especially, I'm very systematic, so that my students have a strong grammar foundation on which to build further skills and concepts. I have also lived in...
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Oberlin College and Conservatory - Bachelors, German Studies and Voice Performance
DePaul University - Masters, Voice Performance
Jenna: Oak Park tutor
Certified Tutor in Oak Park, IL
...with students who struggle in math and think they will never be successful. I love working with these students because I feel confident that I can present the material in simple, new ways that will make them feel GOOD at math in a way they may never have felt before. (It has happened in the past, I promise!) Math is so fun to me, and math literacy is absolutely crucial to be a well functioning...
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University of Wisconsin Madison - Bachelors, History
harvard graduate school of education - Current Grad Student, school leadership
Yesha: Oak Park tutor
Certified Tutor in Oak Park, IL
...what qualifies me for this job is that I am passionate about education. I have had a very successful school career, and I want to share that with all students. Education is empowering, and every student deserves to feel intelligent. Outside of tutoring and college, I love to read. I'm a big fan of fantasy novels and Harry Potter, but I also like classics such as Dickens' books. I play French Horn and flute, and...
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Current Undergrad, Integrative Biology Honors/ Psychology
Andrea: Oak Park tutor
Certified Tutor in Oak Park, 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
Brandon: Oak Park tutor
Certified Tutor in Oak Park, 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.... We would...
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University of Chicago - Bachelors, Public Policy, Psychology
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Oak Park, Illinois, is just to the west of Chicago and served by the city's public transportation system. It is known for famous residents, including Ernest Hemingway, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Betty White. The area was settled in the 1830s and grew rapidly following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, with residents looking for a place to live. Although officially labeled a "village," Oak Park has an active arts district and is home to many theater companies. It's just seven miles from downtown Chicago.
The Oak Park Elementary School District operates a number of primary and middle schools. Oak Park and River Forest High School is located within the village limits and has honored many alumni with the Tradition of Excellence Award. The high school is just one of seven schools in the state that inducts students into the Cum Laude Society. Fenwick High School, a Catholic college preparatory institution, is in Oak Park as well. You might feel a lot of pressure to succeed if enrolled in any of these schools. Oak Park, IL, tutors offer online or in-person tutoring sessions to give you the test prep and instruction you might need to do your best in these elite schools.
Some of Chicago's top universities are close by, including the American Academy of Art and DePaul University. You could potentially improve the chances of admittance to these top schools if you connect with one of the Oak Park, IL, tutors, from whom you could receive private instruction, tutoring, and test prep, either in-home or online. The competition is fierce, considering that students locally and nationally aim to get into these and other schools. Tutoring in Oak Park, IL, will motivate you to try to achieve the best possible outcome, to increase the odds of acceptance into one of these prestigious universities.
Oak Park's Arts District has been revived with restaurants, shops, and galleries. You can go to Oak Park Festival Theatre or Circle Theatre for live performances. Multiple historic districts can be visited, where you can view architecture from recognizable names. You can see Frank Lloyd Wright's Walter Gale House, Unity Temple, and others.
Orchids, ferns, and desert plants can be found at the Oak Park Conservatory, which also features a botanical garden. The Park District consists of 13 parks. There are two outdoor pools, an ice rink, and synthetic turf playing fields throughout the total coverage of 80 acres.
Hoping to further your education through private instruction? Tutors in Oak Park, IL, look forward to tutoring you for your course or test prep, either in-home or online.
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Today we studied for the student's English and Science exams, did his math homework, and did his French homework. He concentrated very well, and is well-prepared for both exams. He also told me that he received a 106 on the Math test that we studied for last week. That will raise his Math grade. I am looking forward to seeing continued progress!
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Basic introduction to what progress the student made last year, what she is studying, what reading she does on her own, her interests, what subjects are easy for her, how she learns best, in what subjects she may need help. After this talking-through introduction, I had her do her homework for me out loud, saying what she was thinking and how she would answer each question. I then worked with her on three main strategies to use when answering questions in the math textbook: 1) using key words in the question to find the answers in the text, including previous chapters; 2) ensuring that answers corresponding to graphs always include information about the y-axis, the x-axis, and the unit; 3) using synonyms from key words in the question when answering the question, to better show the teacher she understand what the question is asking.
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Today we worked on finishing up the questions at the end of chapter two, including questions on frictional forces on an inclined plane and concepts related to tension, and then also finishing chapter three. We worked a lot on torque problems and reviewed how to choose the point of rotation, how to calculate torque, and how to balance the clockwise and counter clockwise forces. We also reviewed the difference between dynamic and static equilibrium and emphasized Newton's second law which states that there must be a net force for an object to accelerate. We reviewed concepts of energy, including spring and gravitational potential and as well as several equations used to calculate work.
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Met with the student for the first time. We talked about her experience with the exam and how we will use up our time. Today we just talked about the English section and what to look out for. In particular we looked at comma usage and when to include or exclude them. She was sort of familiar with the rules so we went over the basic grammar rules briefly as a refresher. We will have to work on timing later when she becomes more comfortable with the rules and how to apply them.
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The student did an awesome job today. Today we talked more about derivatives. We talked about finding the derivative by using different rules such as power rule, quotient rule, and chain rule. Next we will be talking about implicit differentiation. She is doing better in her calculus courses.
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Covered distance, velocity, acceleration and how they are related to one another. Analyzed position vs time graph and the significance of slope (positive, negative, and zero) in this particular graph. Covered constant acceleration kinematics equations and how to decide which one to use in specific problems. Worked a bit on rationalizing denominators in preparation for her trigonometry class.
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