
Amber
Certified Tutor
Undergraduate Degree: Yale University - Bachelors, Environmental Engineering
Graduate Degree: University of California-Davis - PHD, Pharmacology and Toxicology & Veterinary Medicine (DVM/Phd)
SAT Math: 800
SAT Verbal: 790
languages, animals of all kinds, running, swimming, dancing, painting, art and music
Adult ESL/ELL
Elementary School Reading
Elementary School Writing
Graduate Level Biology
High School Writing
Life Sciences
Middle School Reading
Middle School Reading Comprehension
Middle School Writing
Other
Pharmacology
Spanish 1
What is your teaching philosophy?
I like to help students achieve their learning objectives and goals through a fun, interactive teaching style. I think it's important to figure out how each individual learns best and adopt those techniques and strategies to help them exceed their own goals. Learning can and should be fun.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
It's important to ask what they want out of the study sessions. I would also want to know about their interests and hobbies, so we could put a context to their objectives and study plan. Finally, I would do a low key introductory assessment of their knowledge base.
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
Navigating them through strategies to break down complicated problems, encouraging them to ask questions and asking questions of them, and pointing out multiple angles to a problem or solution.