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When I was in the third grade, one of my class's big assignments was to write an autobiography. I said that I envisioned myself getting a PhD in sociology and being a teacher. Today, I am a PhD student in Public and Urban Policy at The New School, and I am adjunct professor at Hunter College at the City University of New York. I like to use my academic trajectory as an example of the fact that hard work can get a student anywhere.

I love learning, which is why I love teaching and tutoring. I have taught students of a range of international backgrounds a variety of subjects, including research methods and data collection, social sciences, and statistics.

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Raven’s Qualifications

Education & Certification

Undergraduate Degree: Bennington College - Bachelors, Anthropology

Graduate Degree: The New School - Current Grad Student, Public and Urban Policy

Hobbies

Travel, current events, politics, animal lover, and bike riding.

Tutoring Subjects

ACT Writing

Adult ESL/ELL

African History

African-American History

Anthropology

AP Comparative Government and Politics

AP Research

AP U.S. Government & Politics

AP World History

Art

Business

Ceramics

CLEP Prep

CLEP American Government

CLEP Human Growth and Development

CLEP Humanities

CLEP Introductory Sociology

CLEP Social Sciences and History

College Business

College Economics

College Political Science

College World History

Economics

Elementary School Reading

Elementary School Science

Elementary School Writing

English

ESL/ELL

Essay Editing

Expository Writing

GED Prep

GED Reasoning Through Language Arts

GED Social Studies

Government

Health Care Policy

High School Economics

High School Level American History

High School Political Science

High School World History

High School Writing

Human Development

Human Resources

Macroeconomics

Math

Medicine

Middle School Reading

Middle School Reading Comprehension

Middle School Writing

Nursing

Other

Political Science

Public Health

REGENTS Prep

Science

Social Sciences

Social Studies

Sociology

Statistics Graduate Level

Study Skills

Study Skills and Organization

Test Prep

US Constitutional History

World History

Writing

Q & A

What is your teaching philosophy?

My teaching philosophy was developed due to my multidisciplinary background, which includes the social sciences and fine arts. I view each student as an individual, meaning that I am flexible in my approach to teaching. But one technique I have found to be effective with students who have varying interest in a subject is engagement. The more a student is engaged with the lesson, the more likely the student is to retain information. I use a variety of methods to engage students, including but not limited to group discussion activities, group and individual presentations, creative presentations, memorization songs, short writing exercises, and visual memorization techniques. If classroom and tutoring sessions are fun, then a student's interest in a given subject is likely to increase, improving their learning experience.

What might you do in a typical first session with a student?

In a typical first session with a student, I will give the student some biographical information about myself and find out their interests, both academic and hobbies. Then I ask the student to tell me about their relationship with the subject we are studying, and then I will give the student an overview of what he or she can expect to learn as well as set some learning goals for the student.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

I can help facilitate a student becoming an independent learner. This can be done by setting realistic learning goals and giving the student rewards for meeting their goals as well as surpassing them.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

With reward-based incentives.

If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?

I will usually integrate the subject into other material we are covering.

How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?

I can help students with reading comprehension by relating the material to other things they may know about.

What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?

Setting expectations and structuring sessions.

How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?

I help students get excited with a subject by relating it to things they know about and like.

What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?

Short quizzes and presentations as well as learning games and writing exercises.

How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?

Building confidence through rewards based on the student's level of proficiency.

How do you evaluate a student's needs?

Some techniques to evaluate a student's needs are talking with the student about their comprehension of a subject, short quizzes, and short writing exercises.

How do you adapt your tutoring to the student's needs?

I adopt to a student's tutoring needs by being flexible.

What types of materials do you typically use during a tutoring session?

Some materials I might use include flashcards, memorization games, writing exercises, and recordings.

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