Viewing credentialed tutors from Maryland Institute College of Art

...and structured support along with kind and steady encouragement. If a student is having trouble with a subject, I am patient in providing them with alternative methods of solving their problems. My goal as a tutor is always to help a student understand a problem enough to solve it themselves. This method allows a student...

...makes me specially qualified to share a wide range of cultural undertones and nuances from an insider's perspective. My tutoring method is to make language mean something to the student: make it relatable and practical. What is more relatable than speaking? What could connect people in a more effective way than language? Language makes love,...

...be done through writing, drawing, painting, and many other ways. To that end, a major component of my art curriculum became the visual journal, in which the traditional sketchbook, (typically focused on observational drawing,) evolving sketchbook, (incorporating mixed media,) and writing come together. As an artistic tool, the visual journal has been critical to my...

...that the student and I are on the same page. This means, in the first place, that I understand exactly what the students goal is and what she or he wants and needs from me. It also means that the student understands how I plan to facilitate the achievement of her or his goal. I...

...struggles and reach those goals. A crucial step in a one-on-one lesson especially is taking time to listen to and address these areas of improvement together. While the teacher/instructor/tutor is there to lead with their own skills and experience, they and the student must also think of themselves as a team--willing to both put in...