Certified Tutors From Columbia College-Chicago

...a rewarding experience! The ability to empower students and build their self-esteem is one of the most enjoyable aspects of teaching. I enjoy helping students succeed and reach their highest potential. I consider myself a creative individual who believes in the power of expression, but also a communicator who believes in the power of storytelling.

...require a working knowledge of current technology as well as being able to adapt to changes. I believe that the key to learning and keeping up is a deep knowledge of methodologies and philosophies behind how technology is implemented and being developed. My tutoring strategy is to make sure that the student has a clear...

...& Producing Internships Programs, Lissette is an Honors CCC '15 alumna who majored in Comedy Writing & Performance with an Arts in Healthcare minor. A member of Americans for the Arts and a facilitator for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Lissette served as the Wellness Programs Assistant for The Second City Training Center...

...a Phd candidate in History, and have been teaching History at University for four years. My teaching fields are American immigration and ethnic history, modern America, modern Europe, and world history. I have recently moved to New York from the Detroit area to research and write my doctoral dissertation. What better place to be for...

...who suggested me for the program. I absolutely fell in love with it. Getting to know my students, watching their work develop over the course of a semester, and watching them try new things and really push themselves was such a great feeling. I had never considered anything like teaching before, but after my first...

...I believe that the State Standards State specific to each content subject. Also, I believe in utilizing learning styles of each individual student to assist them in overcoming obstacles for learning. I can use additional materials to assist students of all ages to be able to use their inherent skills and talents to learn course...

I have spent nearly a decade overseas teaching English at a variety of levels, most recently in a university. I hope to help all my students reach their personal best and tap into their innate talents and strengths.... I believe that students learn best when they are happy and motivated. I also think students should not only learn information, but learn how to learn. My job as a teacher is not only to pass on information,...

...ages; children, teenagers and adults. I enjoy teaching but I especially love tutoring because I like working one on one with students which allows me to really assess each student's needs and plan each lesson to their specific needs. When I am not tutoring I enjoy exercising, especially kickboxing. I love to travel and meet...

...Performance. However, I have a long and extensive background in English. I started tutoring all elementary subjects while still in high school. I edited essays and short stories for my peers and some graduates while in college. I also took many writing courses while there. My great grandmother, grandmother, and mother used to be English...

...tutored students of all levels throughout my career, from high school students hoping to improve their essay writing skills to PhD candidates working on dissertations. In my own academic journey, I studied creative writing. I love bringing the sense of fun and freedom, along with many of the techniques and practices I learned in creative...

...in English from Saint Louis University, I have found great satisfaction in working one-on-one with students and with the screenwriters from my workshops. The college classes I designed and taught ranged from developmental writing classes and freshman level rhetoric classes to specialized creative writing classes, senior-level classes business writing, and capstone classes in public policy....

I am a dedicated tutor with a goal to center my practice on finding the learning style of each unique learner and working to establish an effective teaching style around the specific needs of the learner. I believe in communication between the learner and the tutor, and I encourage interactive learning.

...and a BA in Musical Theatre. I have been playing the violin and piano since I was 4 years old. Then, I began to sing and perform in musicals. In high school, I joined Musicality (AGT Season 11 semi-finalists). Then, in 2017, I was offered the position of Staff Member in the group where I...

...out important skills, techniques, and general knowledge about how music can be created. I studied music and audio production at Columbia College Chicago and will be getting my Bachelors in May of 2018. My tastes in music range from New Wave to Metal to Electronica to Avant-Garde and everything in between. I'm from Great Falls,...

...both fields, having been both previously staged and published. I attended Columbia College Chicago and graduated in 2015. Since then, I have worked hard to keep experimental theatre alive and well in the city of Chicago. While at Columbia, I worked as a tutor of fiction writing; this is where I get my passion for...

...a minor in Biology. While attending, I spent over a year tutoring students at Columbia's Career Center, and I've recently completed an internship at the Field Museum's Learning Center, where I assisted in the creation of new teaching resources for Chicago Public Schools. I have a boundless curiosity and excitement about learning, and am very...

...as a gifted student to assist younger students with reading and reading comprehension. Since then I've discovered a love of peer editing and review through the writing classes I've taken in high school and college. I want to help students find their own passion for literature and composition in a comfortable and compassionate setting. As...

...tutoring children of all ages. Outside of tutoring, I regularly write scripts for youtube channels like Channel Frederator, The Leaderboard, and Get in the Robot( A brand spanking new anime channel). Each channel mentioned has over 100k subscribers; if you watch pop culture videos on youtube there's a high likelihood you've seen content written by...

English/Reading/Writing Tutor Playwright and Poet Columbia College Chicago

...for the last 20 years. One of the greatest joys of teaching is seeing each one of my students grow as an individual and academically. I have always wanted to be a teacher since I can remember. I wanted to give back to my students what was given to me, "Chance to learn and grow."...