Vondell
Certified Tutor
Undergraduate Degree: North Carolina A T State University - Bachelors, Theater/Acting/Directing
Graduate Degree: Rutgers University-New Brunswick - Masters, Acting
Entrepreneurship,Reading,Filmmaking,Online Marketing, Stand Up Comedy,
Adult ESL/ELL
African-American History
Basic Computer Literacy
Business
College Application Essays
Elementary School Reading
High School Business
High School English
High School Writing
Mac Basic Computer Skills
Other
Personal Finance
Social Networking
Study Skills
Study Skills and Organization
Technology and Coding
What is your teaching philosophy?
The goal of my teaching, and center of my teaching philosophy, is active learning. One of my ultimate objectives in teaching is to facilitate learning by helping students to gain the necessary skills to take control of and become active participants in their own learning. I truly believe that knowledge gained through active participation is knowledge that will stay with an individual. Thus, my approach to teaching reflects this philosophy, and I have developed and use many techniques that are designed to engage students in their own learning.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
Build rapport by having them share a bit about themselves, discuss what would be a WIN for them as a result of our tutoring, and get their input about what motivates them, their hobbies, and interests, as well as what BORES and demotivates them as well. Find out their personal drives/hot buttons. CONNECT with THEM as a student learning leader.
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
Find out what EXCITES them about learning, and connect their current subject to things they already LOVE to learn about. Get them to apply their learning in a real-life context as quickly as possible.
How would you help a student stay motivated?
Simply ask them what motivates them and have them connect to what they are committed to based on the academic game (activity) they are playing.
How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?
Break it down into bite sized chunks and discuss.
What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?
Rapport, rapport, and rapport.
How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?
I ask them what excites them about said subject and pinpoint their point of struggle and empower them around it.
What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?
I have them teach it back to me.
How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?
I use humor and skill building.
What types of materials do you typically use during a tutoring session?
I do whatever it takes.
How do you evaluate a student's needs?
I use discussion.
How do you adapt your tutoring to the student's needs?
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