Award-Winning Tutors serving West Virginia

...25 American college students to Japan for their global study course. I was born and raised in Japan and graduated from Obirin Junior college in Tokyo so my Japanese is a native speaker level. I have taught English to Japanese children K-8 and also tutored American students for their Japanese language study. Currently I am...

...Yale for position #10 in the ranking of 1,250 global universities in 2018. I started in the Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering teaching technical writing and then moved to Department of Biomedical Regulatory Affairs in the School of Pharmacy. There, I created curricula and taught master's-level students to write government and business to...

...and therefore lost confidence. My main goal as a tutor will be to restore their confidence in the subject by providing complete understanding of concepts as well as preparing them for the most complex examples so that they will not be caught off guard in the class. I also believe tutoring should be a cooperation...

...tackling new mathematics and helping students view their work at different angles that might help them come to an understanding of the subject. Being able to do math, not just arithmetic, is an ability that every student has and I believe that together we can figure out how to let that ability shine.... I believe that all students can be good at math; they just need a push in the right direction. I believe students learn...

...College in 2009 and have worked at the neuroscience and psychiatry labs at Yale and Cornell. I enjoy working with people and wish to one day specialize in geriatrics. I have taught chess and English to young children and tutored children from foster care for two years to improve their literacy skills. I plan to...

...and colleagues have described me as efficient, extremely patient, creative, and caring. I am certified to tutor in a variety of subjects and consider the following areas to be my specialties: *Standardized tests, such as the ISEE, SSAT, and AP examinations *Students who demonstrate challenging behaviors *Long-term tutoring in math and reading--I love to guide...

...multi-cultural education, language teaching, and program development. At the Carnegie Library, she created World Family Day, an event where volunteers read children's stories in their native language, donated food from around the world, and shared cultural crafts with 90 kids and parents. During 2014-15, Ruth completed a Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs, where she learned...

...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 goals. My tutors have been some of my greatest mentors, and I want to be able to pass that on to...

...to be thorough and efficient. I strive to help them understand what they need to know in a timely manner. I believe that every student is capable to understanding what they are learning if they are given individual attention. I am happy when I am able to help students comprehend when they are learning in...

Greetings! My name is Dr. Michelle Tichy. I am excited that you will be joining me in this educational journey.

...and evolution. I can help you learn tools such as analytical chemistry, biological engineering, and biostatistics. Are you applying for college, grad school, or in the planning or implementation phase of a project? I'm great at helping people identify their assets, make a plan, and achieve their goals. I'd like to branch out into middle...

...fellow students on their literary works and projects. After graduation, I worked for a full-service learning center where I created and implemented high school lesson plans for home-schooled students, provided academic support for students ranging in ages from 8 to 20 years old, and taught group and individual standardized testing preparation classes. I have also...

...students wishing to pursue Biology as a major. Since I have a wide range of teaching experiences in both academic subjects and test preparation, I am highly adaptable to different learning styles and cater my teaching methods to meet student needs. Apart from being flexible, I am also very accessible for additional questions or help...

...with me. I like to emphasize clear concepts and provide plenty of opportunities for repetition to build their skills. I hope that during their time with me students not only get great technical knowledge but also feel like they have found a good mentor to help them succeed in their endeavors beyond test scores and...

...of a topic was faulty. Over time, however, I developed a keener sense for the hurdles that students sometimes face when learning, as well as the most efficient ways to overcome them. I also developed more patience and empathy through tutoring - I often remembered feeling the same confusion about a topic that my students...

...and spent two months working at a language magnet school teaching Japanese. I bring both experience in the collegiate classroom and from several trip to Japan to my tutoring in Japanese Language; as a tutor I want to bring all this experience to help students further their passion and understanding of Japanese language and culture....

...completely fluent in all three languages. I value my culture a lot, and even until today, I still maintain the habit of reading at least one book in Chinese every 2 weeks. I love personalized tutoring, so I have a very efficient system of targeting my course plans according to each individual student. I would...

...effectively relay information to students. As a philosophy student I also utilize the Socratic method while tutoring, which focuses on asking students questions in order to get them to reach their answers. Throughout my experience tutoring I've found that engaging a student in dialogue about the question at hand is far more successful than doing...

...sessions, I employ a variety of instructional strategies and resources to facilitate comprehension and skill mastery. Whether through interactive discussions, hands-on activities, or guided practice, I aim to cultivate critical thinking skills, problem-solving abilities, and a lifelong love for learning. In summary, my dedication to helping students stems from a deep-seated belief in the transformative...

I got my PhD in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania, and I teach because I love helping students get to their "Aha!" moments. I've taught at the college level and served as an SAT tutor focused on the Writing section.