Kristen
Certified Tutor
Undergraduate Degree: SUNY Oneonta - Bachelor in Arts, Music Industry
Graduate Degree: Union Graduate College - Master of Arts Teaching, Teaching-Social Studies
Music, books, writing, history, movies
AP US History
Business
College Economics
College English
College Geography
College Level American History
College World History
High School Business
High School Economics
High School English
High School Geography
High School Level American History
High School World History
Homework Support
Macroeconomics
Other
Social Sciences
Study Skills
Study Skills and Organization
Summer
US History
World History
What is your teaching philosophy?
Teachers should be able to explain information in an interesting and understandable way to student.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
Typically, during a first session, students will take a practice test that will allow me to analyze their strengths and weaknesses and focus on improving the weaknesses.
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
Students can become independent learners by learning new and easy ways to read and remember material.
How would you help a student stay motivated?
I can help students stay motivated by making sure to give continuous positive feedback.
If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?
If a student has difficulty learning a concept, I will continue to teach or explain it in different ways until the student finds it understandable.
How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?
Students struggling with reading comprehension can be helped by using close reading, context clues, and main idea strategies.
What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?
I have found that identifying a student's weaknesses and focusing on those areas is most successful.
How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?
I like to integrate things into topics that might matter to a student's life. If a student has hobbies, trying to tie those into a subject is important!
What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?
I use frequent pre and post tests to ensure that a student understands the material.
How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?
I build a student's confidence in a subject by using frequent markers of progress to allow that student to know where he or she stands.
How do you evaluate a student's needs?
I evaluate a student's needs using a pre test to analyze strengths and weaknesses.
How do you adapt your tutoring to the student's needs?
I adapt tutoring to a student's needs by discussing things which do or do not work for him or her, and focusing on the things that work.
What types of materials do you typically use during a tutoring session?
Typically, during a tutoring session, I use pre and post tests, practice problems, and paper or PowerPoint curriculum. I use SAT review books for SAT material.