Justine
Certified Tutor
...My experience ranges from ESL classes with Somali refugee students in high school to Special Needs students in elementary school. I have also done some freelance tutoring intermittently for friends and family. All of these experiences have been contributed to my teaching style. My philosophy for tackling challenging academic subjects is also an outgrowth of...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Communications/Psychology
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1550
SAT Math: 800
SAT Verbal: 770
Mike
Certified Tutor
...was completely comfortable lecturing during my large classes, as an instructor, I made every effort to work one-on-one with my students during office hours and through appointments. I am currently working as a research associate, yet I plan on teaching at the college level again in the future. I would love to continue to hone...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
PHD, Anthropology
George
Certified Tutor
...they can become independent and critically-minded thinkers. I do this by creating a challenging yet entertaining learning environment. With a strong academic background in government, history, economics and literature, I understand the challenges my students face in each subject. Having also worked as a personal trainer, I learned what it takes to motivate my clients...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government
Masters, International Politics
Alana
Certified Tutor
...interested in exploring and learning more. The role of the teacher is to foster this curiosity and interest in learning and to guide students by clearly explaining difficult concepts. I have many years of experience tutoring students of all ages. Most recently, I worked as a teacher and tutor in Madrid, Spain, where I taught...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Elementary Education and American Heritages
State Certified Teacher
Kelly
Certified Tutor
...I believe the most valuable learning comes when students are encouraged to solve problems using their own basic knowledge and skills, rather than being told to memorize a certain formula or simply being given the answer. This is what I strive to do with all of my students. My friendly, energetic, and patient personality has...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Biology; Psychology
ACT Composite: 34
Kellie
Certified Tutor
...as a student offers me an ideal perspective for tutoring both because the subjects are fresh in my mind and also because I have a variety of study strategies I use myself that I can share with my students. I am friendly, passionate and patient in my work, and would love the opportunity to work...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry
ACT Composite: 32
ACT English: 35
ACT Reading: 32
Daniel
Certified Tutor
...science courses from middle school to college level. I graduated from Boston 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...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Psychology
Brandon
Certified Tutor
...break from teaching to join Youth With A Mission (YWAM), a Christian missions organization, and traveled to Rwanda on a mission trip before returning to the east coast to work as a tutor. I served as the main math tutor at an education center in New Jersey for two years, helping students with their school...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Marketing
Master of Arts, MATH TEACHER
Maura
Certified Tutor
...learn and teach. After graduating from Northwestern four years ago, I spent time abroad before getting my Master’s degree at Boston College in Mental Health Counseling. This past year marked my first as a doctoral student at Long Island University, CW Post. In addition to being a student myself, I taught Psychology courses at the...
Education & Certification
Master of Arts, Psychology
SAT Verbal: 750
Christopher
Certified Tutor
...I've instructed and mentored many incoming lab mates from undergraduate technicians to post doctoral fellows. When I'm not in the lab, I can usually be found playing guitar and songwriting with my band, listening to new music, hitting the slopes on my snowboard or just spending a night in cooking interesting new dishes or baking...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Sciences - Neuroscience
Drew
Certified Tutor
...Science in Finance at Boston College. I teach as an Adjunct Professor at Boston College in the Finance department, teaching Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, and mentoring students in a variety of areas. My tutoring focus is Math and Science. I have helped a lot of students in these subjects understand what is important in the subject,...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Physics
Masters, Finance
Sarah
Certified Tutor
...academic subjects. I enjoy watching those I am helping grow and succeed as students and as people. My favorite subject has always been writing because I believe it is a fundamental building block to any successful career, both in school and out of school. I love helping people to realize that they have the ability...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government
Bachelor in Arts, English
Juris Doctor, Legal Studies
LSAT: 164
Lexy
Certified Tutor
...the general concept in a unique way; for example, I will use an angle maze to teach geometric angle theorems. I am a proponent of the mindset that learning to learn is much more important than learning pure information, so I always focus more on the process than the outcome. I love to teach, and...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, English, Secondary Education
ACT Composite: 34
ACT English: 34
ACT Reading: 36
Adrienne
Certified Tutor
...share this with students. As far as teaching, I try to use many techniques including choral repetition, PowerPoint, worksheets, group/partner activities, games (BINGO and Jeopardy especially!), youtube (to share francophone videos/songs), and good ol' fashioned writing on the blackboard. I require constant participation from students, speak in French most of the time, and make sure...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, French
Master of Arts, French Language and Literature
Monika
Certified Tutor
...pass along include how to memorize loads of information and mechanisms (this is for those aspiring Biologists out there), how to recognize patterns in Chemistry so that you only have to learn ONE mechanism instead of 100, how to know what equation is the right equation for the problem at hand, how to do a...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry
Doctor of Philosophy, Molecular Biology
SAT Math: 700
Elizabeth
Certified Tutor
...expertise lies in helping students better their vocabulary, reading comprehension, and essay writing skills. My teaching style is to work together with the student to help them arrive at the correct answer on their own, which I find leads students to be far more likely to remember how to do the problem on test day....
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, English
Master of Arts, Writing
ACT Composite: 31
ACT English: 33
ACT Reading: 35
Steve
Certified Tutor
...him or her, in order to personalize my tutoring to the student. Having worked with children for so long I absolutely believe that they all have incredible brilliance in ways that are not always exposed by standard education, so I try very hard to tap into that imagination in order to help them become the...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Film Studies
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1520
SAT Math: 760
SAT Verbal: 740
Mitchell
Certified Tutor
...because of the amount of experience I have tutoring in these areas. I also have a particular interest in standardized tests such as the SAT and would want to tutor in that as well. I particularly have an interest in tutoring the SAT Math section, as that is something many students have difficulty with and...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Political Science & International Studies
SAT Math: 780
Mackenzie
Certified Tutor
...French; my studies primarily focused on international affairs. I am passionate about teaching areas I focused on during my four years in Boston including history, government, and French but also have an established background in writing, literature, and English. I believe it is important to identify a unique approach for every student according to their...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government
ACT Composite: 32
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1470
Crista
Certified Tutor
...my Master's Degree in Teaching from Fairleigh Dickinson University, as well as Bachelor's degrees in both English and Communications from Boston College. Most importantly, I am a mother of three, so I understand the challenges and stresses our children face in the school environment today. I also hold my teaching certification in Elementary Education. Prior...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, English, Communications
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