...Despite the circumstances, I have the ability to break down materials in my content area to where students that are 2-3 years behind are able to understand. My success is your success. I have multiple methods of guiding students to understanding, and as a tutor I will be able to do the same for you. I break down concepts dependent on how you prefer to learn and will adjust how I teach according to your...
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...a passion of mine, probably because my mom was my math teacher from 6th through 8th grade Algebra 1. She had this saying of "if you can't memorize it, tattoo it all over your body," that we all used to laugh about. Well, a few years ago I got really tired of trying to memorize the digits of Pi so I got a Pi tattoo on my right wrist. I'm not a big believer in...
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I have been teaching for the past 6 years, and I've forever carried a passion for learning--even in the most minor situations. I personally think it's hard to learn anything without feeling that the content is relevant and meaningful, so I work hard to make this the case for my students.
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...When it finally began to click and it was time for me to decide what career I wanted to enter, it was an easy decision. My passion is not only teaching math in a way that enables all students to learn and comprehend, but also demonstrating that understanding will come. My students love my classes because we make it fun! Math is meant to be learned while smiling, laughing, finding the connections to prior learning...
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...effectively address areas of need in a personalized, rigorous manner. I am passionate about meeting students where they are and finding personalized ways of pushing them further than they ever imagined they could go. I grew up in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state and moved to Chicago to attend North Park University. I was proud to graduate as the co-valedictorian of my class with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology. After college, I was accepted...
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...students should have the opportunity to learn. Despite a family's income or background, all students should have an equal opportunity to learn and access to materials and support that will help them achieve their goals. I believe I apply this philosophy while teaching and tutoring, because I push my students to want to learn. I adapt the curriculum and information to appeal to the students to see that they can enjoy whatever is being covered....
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...elementary teacher, specializing in the area of Literacy. As a teacher, I have been focusing on providing small group instruction to students with reading difficulties and English Language Learners so that their individual needs are met in the classroom. In my experience helping struggling students, it is important to differentiate instruction and tend their different learning styles. I am a firm proponent of reading, believing it to be absolutely necessary to help students continue to...
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In my experience, no two students are alike. First, I like to get to know the student. We discuss where we are having successes and where we are having frustrations. From there, it is imperative to get organized and develop a success plan. Every child can and will succeed!
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I am a pedagogy enthusiast and life-long learner! I have worked in education for almost 10 years including experience as an adult tutor, high school teacher, middle school teacher, and elementary teacher. My specialty is working with at-risk students as well as gifted and talented. My areas of expertise are Math, Spanish, Reading, and Writing, although I am fairly knowledgeable of all subject areas.
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With over ten years of teaching experience, I am eager to get to know your child and find new, fresh ways to keep them interested in learning. Over the years, I've taught students both young and old. I have both a Bachelor's of Arts in Writing and a Master's in Education. I enjoy live music and art. I love to travel and spend time with family in my spare time.
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I am a passionate educator, graduate of Towson University, who loves reading, writing, poetry and math. I chose elementary and early childhood as my areas of expertise because I believe that at such young ages, those ages are where students really acquire the building blocks to be successful. I aspire to show students that learning can be fun and engaging in creative ways.
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My name is Josephine. I live in Cherry Hill, NJ . I am a certified elementary school teacher, reading specialist and administrator with 32 years of experience.
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...citizens of our country. I received my bachelors in Communication Studies from UNC Chapel Hill. My experience in working with children goes all the way back to high school, where I was a tennis camp counselor for the YMCA and a TA in UNC Chapel Hill Science in the Summer program. When I was at UNC Chapel Hill, I was a volunteer TA for Glenwood elementary and a Community in School's after school tutor for...
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...I have worked with learners from one, some, or all seven of the major learning styles. They have had a wide variety of capabilities, motivators, and challenges when learning. From that low, I have learned that all people can learn; I just need to find out how they learn. Professionally, I am a certified special education teacher for students with severe and/or moderate disabilities and a middle school math and science teacher. However, I have...
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The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exams test students multiple times over the course of each academic year, in grades three through eleven, in order to evaluate how their progress in math and English language arts measures up against the Common Core State Standards. The results of PARCC exams can be used by educators to diagnose areas in which remedial attention may benefit a particular student, to help him or her gain the skills that they will need in college classes or in a professional working environment. Thus, the results of the PARCC can have huge consequences for your child's educational experience. Test anxiety or the computer-based standardized format of many PARCC exams may present obstacles to your student and prevent him or her from demonstrating the knowledge and skills they have gained.
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Recent PARCC Tutoring Session Notes
Today we reviewed an essay the student had written since our last session and went through the Verbal, Quantitative, and Math sections of the exam. The student wrote an interesting essay. We went through ways that she could have easily connected her main points to supporting evidence. She had a great use of vocabulary throughout her essay as well. From this, it is no surprise that she did very well in the verbal section of the test. The student is adept at puzzling out the definitions of words she is unfamiliar with. She struggled slightly with some of the Quantitative questions, but after review she seemed to have a better grasp of the approach to solving these types of problems.
The students worked on a practice drill consisting of 15 problems, ratios (4 problems), and averages (4 problems). They also worked on synonyms and how to guess the meaning of a word from context, positive/negative, and/or stem word. They developed their own definitions and then applied the techniques to Practice Drill 3 (20 synonyms), Practice Drill 5 (10 synonyms), and practice Drill 7 (20 synonyms). They began Practice Drill 9 (30 synonyms), and will complete as homework.
Sample Essay prompts incorporated into writing session. Worked on use of clear, concise language and proper sentence structure. Development of introductory paragraph and supporting arguments was the focus of the lesson. Tested the student on a Sentence Completion section; time management and number correct show improvement.
The student is showing continual improvements, bumping her English to a 28 and her math to a 31 (yay!). We worked through the questions she had missed and talked through them more broadly so she could apply them to other problems in future tests. She is really getting the hang of things, and just needs to put a bit more effort into remembering equations and re-working the longer reading-like English questions.
Focused on sentence completion and intro to passage-based questions (SAT Critical Reading section). Student 1 set his final score goal at 1800 and Student 2 set hers at 1600. When working on sentence completions, Student 1 said his confidence with this type of question was a 4 and Student 2 said hers was a 3 (on a 1-10) scale. By the end of the session, Student 1 said he was at a 7 and Student 2 was at a 6. They have been emailed with practice problems for sentence completion and passages, and asked to complete a timed SAT practice test before our next meeting.
Today, the student and I went over some of the challenges we ran across after he completed his second Science and second Writing sections. Science seems to be a strong point for the student, who scored high on his first attempt. He could, however, improve slightly on his essay. His argument and structure are still clear and well-established, but he still needs to save time to go back and check for grammatical errors once he has finished writing. As the essay factors into his English section score, it is crucial that the student scores well on his writing. We also worked on vocabulary flashcards to help expand the variety of words he uses in his essays. Overall, he is making impressive and quick improvements in both the Science and Writing sections.
