Top English Tutors serving Western Springs
Alyssa: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
...as a computer teacher at a technical institute called CETPRO Betania. I have previously tutored a broad range of subjects and age groups, and I have especially enjoyed working with students to develop their writing skills. I tutor ACT Test prep and English with a focus on critical reading and writing skills. I am passionate...
Education & Certification
University of Notre Dame - Bachelor in Arts, English, Psychology
ACT Composite: 32
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 31
Christopher: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
...my work, including my senior honors thesis, concerned the adverse of effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the developing hippocampal region of the brain. After graduating, I served a year, full time, as an Americorps member with City Year, tutoring and mentoring 7th and 8th grade students in the Englewood Community of Chicago in 1-on-1...
Education & Certification
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Bachelors, Psychology
ACT Composite: 32
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 31
Minu: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
...I have lived in 7 different cities in 18 years and love to go on road trips! I love dark chocolate and Thai food anytime, any day. My favorite subject to teach is Math, because I like to work with numbers! I strongly believe in incentives. I believe that setting small treats for each goal...
Education & Certification
Saint Louis University-Main Campus - Current Undergrad, Biology, General
ACT English: 34
ACT Math: 32
David: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
...success. One-on-one tutoring is an effective technique, particularly for explaining and modeling math, and I enjoy seeing students attitudes toward school brighten when they see immediate progress in their work. As a writing tutor, I like to focus on helping students find their authentic voice. Essays succeed when students strip away the extraneous material and...
Education & Certification
Drake University - Bachelor of Science, Education, History
State Certified Teacher
ACT Composite: 32
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1400
SAT Math: 700
Katie: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
...coordinating a mentor program for first year college students, working as an academic advisor, and teaching first year experience courses to new college students, focusing on topics like time management and study skills. I understand firsthand the importance of standardized tests as students make goals for their next level of education; I am happy to...
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University of Notre Dame - Bachelor in Arts, American Studies, Gender Studies
University of Connecticut - Master of Arts, Higher Education and Student Affaris
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 34
ACT Reading: 33
Ariela: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
...it is often my job to take in complicated and conflicting pieces of information (the blocking, a quick change in costumes, changes in a script) and quickly organize that information so that I can convey it to someone else. I enjoy and excel at condensing and re-communicating facts or tasks, so that they become comprehensible...
Education & Certification
University of Chicago - Current Undergrad, Theater & Performance Studies
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1590
SAT Math: 800
SAT Verbal: 800
Karishma: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
...Evanston, IL. I tutored middle and high school students in Spanish and English, and I was able to help them develop study strategies such as using flashcards or translating a sentence they had spoken aloud that day in their heads for extra language practice. I am very excited to be able to tutor again and...
Education & Certification
Northwestern University - Bachelor in Arts, English/Psychology
ACT Composite: 34
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 34
Jack: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
I'm a recent grad from Northwestern (B.A. in Theatre and Economics) who loves teaching and learning. I love helping other people achieve their goals and helping students find ways to be their best selves. Excited to meet and work with Chicagoland's students!... First sessions always start with discussion of a subject's foundations. If we nail these, the rest of the learning becomes ten times easier.
Education & Certification
Northwestern University - Bachelors, Economics/Theatre
ACT Composite: 35
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 35
Smith: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
...Kaplan Test Prep, six months tutoring both the ACT and academic subjects with StudyPoint, and three years tutoring college-level writing. As my major suggests, I am enthusiastic about all the performing arts, including both on- and offstage areas. I also have extensive experience teaching (and practicing!) creative endeavors from poetry and fiction writing to music...
Education & Certification
Illinois Wesleyan University - Bachelors, Theatre Arts
ACT Composite: 33
ACT English: 34
ACT Reading: 33
Katarina: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
...of land, power, and identity have changed within Labrador Inuit communities since the advent of the Comprehensive Land Claims agreements. Currently, I am am serving with the National Health Corps of Chicago as a Health Educator in a family planning clinic in West Chicago. Finally, I am pursuing a career in medicine and have been...
Education & Certification
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - Bachelors, Evolutionary Anthropology
ACT Composite: 31
Ilana: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
...well as math for all ages. I excel particularly in writing and editing and love tutoring in the humanities. My teaching philosophy is one of guidance rather than direct instruction, helping students to discover answers on their own. I am very patient and understand that sometimes all it takes to understand a difficult concept is...
Education & Certification
Northwestern University - Bachelor of Science, Cognitive Science
ACT Composite: 35
ACT English: 36
ACT Math: 34
Kris: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
I currently work as a Teaching Assistant at a public school in Chicago through the University of Chicago's Neighborhood School Program. I also volunteer with Maroon Tutor Match, a UChicago organization that matches low-income middle and high students with college tutors. Before starting college, I led SAT groups at The Learning Lodge in East Lyme,...
Education & Certification
University of Chicago - Current Undergrad, Political Science and Government
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1600
SAT Math: 790
SAT Verbal: 800
Ben: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
...many economics classes where I tutored students in groups and one on one in both mathematic and theoretical concepts. I also have experience teaching musical lessons such as jazz bass, piano, and music theory to younger students. Experience in these different teaching environments has helped me cultivate a teaching style that identifies how to teach...
Education & Certification
Oberlin College - Bachelor in Arts, Economics
ACT English: 33
ACT Math: 36
Thomas: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
...teaching and helping students learn. I have experience teaching English in Argentina, as well as experience as a teaching assistant for various subjects at the Summer Institute for the Gifted. Exploration drives much of what I do, and I believe that learning is a form of exploration - and I hope to share that mindset...
Education & Certification
Northwestern University - Bachelors, Psychology
ACT Composite: 34
ACT English: 36
ACT Math: 33
Jhonatan: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
...the US forced me to become an independent learner at a young age. A National AP Scholar who has taken over 10 AP classes, I have substantial experience with advanced curriculums. I recently graduated from the University of Chicago with general honors in the college and departmental honors in Biological Sciences. The rigors of an...
Education & Certification
University of Chicago - Bachelors, Biological Sciences, Specialization in Neuroscience
ACT English: 34
ACT Reading: 31
Benjamin: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
...with a minor in Film Studies. During my time at the University of Louisville, I pursued a variety of different majors, in French, Philosophy, Math and Physics due to the diverse range of my passions, and finally settled on the Humanities because it allowed me to study all of them at once. I am most...
Education & Certification
University of Louisville - Bachelor in Arts, Humanities
University of Chicago - Master of Arts, Humanities
GRE: 335
Brandon: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
I'm a 4th year at the University of Chicago, and I love teaching. I'm elated to help others learn and gain confidence in subjects that may not be their strong suit today. Also, I want to give students the tools to succeed in subjects outside of what we directly cover. ... When I teach someone something, I want them to know the material well enough that they feel comfortable teaching it to someone else.
Education & Certification
University of Chicago - Bachelors, Public Policy, Psychology
ACT English: 33
Stephen: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
...of a wide variety of ages and background in a number of subjects. I have tutored middle school students in the Chicago area in Math and science and high school students in advanced Math, chemistry, writing, and helped them prepare for standardized tests for college admittance. I have also tutored adults preparing for academic proficiency...
Education & Certification
Grinnell College - Bachelor in Arts, Computer Science
ACT Composite: 33
ACT Math: 34
ACT Reading: 34
Alex: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
...approach to learning, since our education should be structured not only to help us pass exams but to additionally give us enjoyment and perspective for life's ups and downs. I began teaching in earnest over a decade ago when I taught ESL in South Korea. During that time and since, I've been fortunate to tutor...
Education & Certification
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Bachelor in Arts, Economics
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Bachelor in Arts, International Relations
University of Southern California - Masters in Business Administration, Finance
University of Southern California - Masters in Business Administration, Real Estate
ACT English: 31
ACT Math: 35
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1400
Richard: Western Springs English tutor
Certified English Tutor in Western Springs, IL
...my time at Emory, I studied abroad in Australia working on barrier reef and rainforest ecology, and studied in Spain mastering my Spanish language skills. I can read and write Spanish with high proficiency and have tutored Spanish speakers, and received highest scores on the AP Spanish exam with listening. My favorite academic subjects are...
Education & Certification
Emory University - Bachelors, Biology and Spanish
Northwestern University - PHD, Biology and Public Health
SAT Math: 800
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