Viewing credentialed tutors from Earlham College

...HIV educator and English instructor. What I have learned in my years of tutoring and teaching experience is that it is really important to meet people where they are. Everyone learns differently, and I consider it my responsibility to adapt, research and do my part to find something that works well for each of my...

...be 100% patient; two, if something didn't work, try something else; three, always have something to write with. When I'm not teaching, I generally spend most of my time reading and writing. I also enjoy running -- in high school I was a long-distance runner, and in college I ran for fun while also playing...

...of doing environmental and informal biological science education classes and field programs for elementary, middle, and high school students at environmental centers, natural history museums, and zoological parks. Topics that I taught include coastal ecology, adaptations of animals and plants, biodiversity, watershed science and conservation. The subjects that I best suited to tutor are biology,...

...tailor study sessions to a student's individual strengths. I think a good teacher helps a student with learning skills that will set them up for independent success in the rest of their academic career. My favorite teachers have all been patient, encouraging, and enthusiastic, and I try to bring that into my tutoring. I tutor...

I have been a cell biology and genetics tutor for the past 4+ years. I currently work in an evolutionary genetics and molecular parasitology laboratory at University of Pittsburgh. I worked as a tutor for three years during college tutoring cell physiology and genetics classes. I am very hands-on, have a great sense of humor,...

...the subject can be fun, easy, and useful. In tutoring, I hope to help others see chemistry this way. I have experience tutoring and seem to get students to understand concepts. My belief is that most students can consistently get the right solutions with a little practice and sometimes help thinking in the right direction.

...outside the classroom, and that we learn in every aspect of our daily lives, from relationships to job skills to civil engagement to creative arts. I love teaching because I think that every single person has the ability to learn and find things they are passionate about. I try to bring a diversity of learning...

...be. I am not here to give all the answers, but rather to help students reach the answers themselves. My end goal is not to help students through one class, or one assignment, but to help them develop the tools they will use for the rest of their academic careers, and hopefully, the rest of...

...raising my children for about twenty years and then returned to the workforce. I have been working as a museum associate for the past seventeen years, and in addition to giving adult tours, I have been involved in program development and have conducted hundreds of workshops for elementary school children. I have also been teaching...

...for introductory biology classes, both for macro- and micro-focused courses. I have also done peer tutoring for various levels of math, up to AB Calculus. Aside from this formal environment, I've also spent several summers working at Boy Scout camps, teaching scouts a variety of merit badges, from archery to citizenship and public speaking. As...