Viewing credentialed tutors from Grand Valley State University

...to Houston, TX. My first teaching placement was for an ESL 5th grade classroom where I taught all subjects to transitional bilingual students. After that experience, I began working in the charter school network teaching 7th grade Algebra for a KIPP middle school. After finishing my two-year commitment to Teach for America, I chose to...

...good relationship between a tutor and his/her students is also of the utmost importance. My tutoring style consists of creating objectives for each lesson, providing check points along the lesson to ensure understanding, and explaining a subject in more than one way. I also summarize the lesson at the end and provide learning pearls as...

...commonly used in class. After getting a baseline understanding of the material, we build on this understanding and ultimately achieve success in the course we're working towards. Outside of my seemingly complicated academic life, I enjoy sports like lacrosse, rugby, and ultimate frisbee. I coach 2 lacrosse teams for both middle school and high school...

...succeed. The way I explained multiplying decimals may not work the next week when I try to explain multiplying fractions, for example, I have to be malleable to the student’s needs. Outside of school and studying I enjoy hiking, nature photography, baking, cooking, and dancing. I also enjoy reading a wide variety of books including...

...confidence and making them believe in themselves is key to learning as well. I believe tutoring is not only for the kids who struggle or need more help, but for students who want a little extra. Brain-based teaching says that the more the students see the information, the better chance it will transfer into their...

...their strengths and the methods of learning the student feels most comfortable with. The types of learning I like to identify in individuals include but are not limited to: visual, physical, auditory, and memorization. These techniques are all study skills I have learned to master while studying for my biology major and statistics minor, and...

...either directly in the classroom or in private during my office hours. The teaching skills I have been able to pick up from these experiences I believe lend well to tutoring as well. I have a noticeable passion for the sciences, physics especially. I love to learn this material simply because I find it interesting....

...and dialogue. The more ways you are presented the information, the more likely you'll understand and remember it. In addition to teaching experience I have direct, multifaceted and extensive chemistry, molecular and microbiology experience to draw on as well as field biology experience. My research involves molecular and genomic techniques applied to notoriously fastidious microbes....

...important because “A” grades are the key to prestigious internships, the best universities, and the most fulfilling careers. I teach “A” grades skills, which are purposeful actions that consistently lead to high test scores. The topics I cover for “A” grades include time management, personal productivity, test preparation, test performance, memory techniques, vocabulary development, reading...

...favorite would have to be the 17th and 18th centuries. For six months after graduation, I traveled to 25 major cities across the country setting up a distracted driving simulator to promote awareness about texting and driving. In high school and college I participated in freshman acclimation programs to assist students through the transition into...