Certified Tutors From Davenport University

...My tutoring experience comes from the small study groups that we formed during our medical education in which we helped each other in order to better learn our material. We accomplished this by frequently quizzing each other, doing practice questions and going over the explanations, breaking down complex concepts into smaller and simpler components that...

...where I held a teaching assistant position in the Foreign Language department. In more recent years, I have been working with the Big Brother/Big Sister program, tutoring students within the elementary and middle school age groups. My background in psychology gives me a greater appreciation for the various teaching techniques. Everyone learns differently and whether...

...always gave me an opportunity to learn from my professors. Now that I am on the other side, I have a sense of empathy, respect, and also feel humbled by my experiences and certainly very able to communicate in a professional manner with my students. I have and hold my students to high expectations and...

...achieve our goals. I feel my experience working in varied environments has enabled me to develop a range of practical skills and allows me to be able to relate to students of all ages, abilities, and cultural backgrounds. As someone who also receives tutoring, I completely understand how difficult and frustrating learning can be at...

...to the children I worked with. I have enjoyed three periods of teaching. My first opportunity to teach was provided by the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, which was one of the necessary ways to get the best experience by teaching language arts, writing, reading comprehension, mathematics, science, geography, social studies or history. Moreover, I was...

...maintaining meticulous attention to detail. In my teaching position at both online and at home, I developed highly effective lesson plans, motivational exercises and performance assessments. I have also helped improve test scores in my home tutoring projects (GED, GRE, CPhT, SAT/ACT, etc.). I have also received positive feedback from parents, and fellow educators alike...

...in Business Administration, and Masters Certifications as a life coach and in Equine Experiential Learning . (Horses are great teachers!) I am trained in Montessori techniques and Waldorf curriculum. I offer success tutoring ; find the genius in each student in order to build confidence . By being confident, making goals , and managing time ,...

...University who has been guest teaching for 2 1/2 years in grades K-5. I specialize in small group instruction for children with learning disabilities which provides the opportunity to really engage them and address their individual needs. I love to see my students have an "aha moment" after they have made a connection to subject...

...not where I was meant to be and have returned to school to get my teaching certificate. I am currently enrolled at Grand Valley State University majoring in Secondary Education with a focus on social studies. I spent the past school year working as a paraprofessional in 6th grade along with tutoring Chinese children in...