Viewing credentialed tutors from Goddard College

...making difficult subjects both engaging and easily accessible. Students are often better able to grasp complicated concepts when they're viewed in an interdisciplinary context. As an artist and techie, I frequently call on both my creative and analytical sides when teaching and developing curriculum, especially in the areas of science-arts. Some of my fondest moments...

...Nova Project, and diverse adult writers at Bent Writing Institute. I tutor in the areas of College Essays, Essay Editing, Grammar and Mechanics, Literature, Public Speaking, Reading, Writing, Gifted, Study Skills and Organization. I love working with students on their writing, from the building blocks to the gloss, and I especially relish opportunities to help...

...have worked as a tutor and teaching artist. I have taught urban, rural and suburban students creative ways to study, learn and achieve. I really enjoy helping students to understand literature and the writing process. I have had great success preparing for critical reading on exams and developing strategies for expanding vocabulary. When I'm not...

...the process of teaching and learning interests me to no end. I have my BA in journalism from the University of Arizona and my MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College. Writing and reading are my main vocations and past times, though I have had about every kind of job you can think of! My...

...was still ashamed. It wasn’t until high school and being in classes with teachers who spent as much time building up my self-esteem as they did teaching the subject matter that I began to shed all that baggage. I promised myself that when I finally made that decision to teach or to tutor students that...

...natural outgrowth of my own enthusiasm from an early age for learning. Before I could even read I was thirsty to learn what was in the books and newspapers which I saw my older brother reading. Although I was born in New York City, the first school I attended was a bi-lingual one on a...

...also like to call myself an academic coach. A coach helps students understand the material in front of them. A coach also pays close attention to building a student's academic "muscles." My goal is always to equip the student with the intellectual and analytical tools that will enable them to succeed not just in school...

...I would like to share my expertise with the English language with learners. I have taught English to Eritrean refugees while living in Israel. I love to travel. I have either traveled or lived in Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Peru, Israel, Austria, Germany, Great Britain, and Mexico. I especially enjoy teaching English to non-native English...

...with students on reading comprehension and critical writing. These can be intimidating subjects because there is no "one answer," such as there might be on a math quiz. But this is why reading and writing are so much fun! As a current PhD student in Theatre Studies at Brown University, with a Master's degree in...