...I am working on my dissertation in Engineering Education from Purdue University. In 2005, I received my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University where I minored in History. In 2011, I studied in England to earn a M.A. in Poverty & (International) Development from the University of Sussex. I know first-hand the challenges associated with manipulating equations and writing extended essays. My favorite subjects to tutor are Math, Physics, History, and Engineering. During tutoring...
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...and globally. I held positions as a Data Center Manager in the food service distribution business, Project Manager in commercial engineering and construction industries, IT Director in the automotive manufacturing industry, and VP of Information systems in the financial industry, all were in the Chicago metro area. Most recently my focus has been on assisting clients across the US and globally in the areas of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. While in the financial field,...
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Whether you're looking to solve a specific problem or get more of a background on a general topic, I can use my 20 years of experience in the software industry to help you understand in the way that works for you - I have worked with all different types of people from all different backgrounds and all different levels of technical expertise so....don't panic.... I'm looking forward to helping students solve specific problems and teaching them...
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...all about the "design thinking" framework for creative problem solving pioneered by the international design firm IDEO. While typically used in startups to develop new innovations, I've found it extremely handy in tutoring. Every student is different and so are their difficulties, so a finite set of ways to present a concept or tackle a difficulty is potentially limiting. In my experience, it's much more effective to use an adaptive framework like design thinking to...
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...credits to be granted the IB Diploma. As part of the graduation requirements, I had to have at least 150 hours of various community service types. Over 120 of these hours were logged in tutoring a group of 4th graders, which is where the most of my experience in tutoring has stemmed from.] I am currently working towards a bachelor's degree in Computer Science at the University of central Florida. I am tutoring mainly in...
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...I enjoy challenging my students, and it is a thrill to see their insights as they solve problems and learn new things. I began teaching swimming lessons when I was 17 years old, and after several years became the manager of the swimming lessons program in Fort Worth, TX. This led me to develop a long-term interest in how people learn, and how learning systems can be efficiently designed to help them succeed at every...
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...working with peers, and have continued that passion once I left to college. I am Sophomore Computer Science Major at Washington University in St. Louis, currently working as a teaching assistant for the Computer Science Department. I tutor for ACT/SAT Science and Math test-prep, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Algebra-Calculus 3, and Spanish, as an AP, College-intro, or General level tutor. I particularly enjoy tutoring for Computer Science and Math, in these subjects I immediately...
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...my Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering with a focus on Backend Software Development. During my stay in Illinois Tech I had experience as a Teaching Assistant (Java) for two years. Since graduation, I have worked as Software Engineer in various companies. I tutored a broad range of subjects during high school such as Math, Physics and Chemistry, I am most passionate about Math, Calculus, and Geometry. In my experience helping struggling students prepare for...
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...and masters in Computer Science from University of Texas at Dallas. I strongly believe in giving back to the community and helping kids and young people to build and get clear ideas about their careers.I love and enjoy tutoring, especially math and computer science subjects. I have been a tutor and mentor for a lot of kids for about 4 years, and I feel proud when I see them achieve their goal. I strongly believe...
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...the most. I love challenging the minds of my students and teaching them new ways to approach and solve problems. I believe that education is not about teaching students how to work through problems to do well on tests. It's about teaching them good study habits and helping them to develop a genuine love for learning. The point of education is to teach students how to become critical thinkers so that they may apply their...
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We had a crammed session tonight: The student had 2 math assignments and 2 spelling assignments. We spent the entire time focusing on math (because of priority and difficulty). We clipped her completed homework to her planner.
I saw 3 completed assignments and signed the check-boxes in her planner. She had one more assignment that night, so once we see it complete we can giver her the 4th "check" and signature.
The student worked on word math problems. He also worked on greater than and less than problems. He also read a story. He worked on predictions and setting. He also did some cloze procedures for comprehension. I have seen a great improvement in his decoding skills. He is strong in math and works better if given a challenge.
I advised the student on her homework. We covered topics such as geometric sequences and formulas for solving them, such as the recursive and explicit formulas. We addressed word problems that used real-life examples as an application for these sequences, and the steps to solving such problems.
The student was a bit shy, but I think we still had a productive session. We went over all the different kind of verbal questions. We need to work on the reading comprehension. She can get most of the questions correct, but needs to work on her pacing and timing. She needs to go faster to get to more questions. I gave her some sections to work on in her spare time and told her to stick to the time limit. She should be better as she gets more comfortable with the format of the test.
We completed a practice test over the first couple of sections of the course. We then completed previous homework assignments to improve the students grade (radicals). We reviewed briefly over any material the student had questions on. The student has a comprehensive final on Monday (Last Session).
We reviewed most of the problems the student got wrong in the mathematics achievement portion of the test, focusing on the following: 1.) How to get the slope of a line, based on 2 coordinates, or on having the slope and 1 set of coordinates. We also reviewed the definition of slope, and how to determine, if given visual examples, which slope is increasing or decreasing at the highest rate. 2.) How to use the multiple choice answers given to solve a complicated problem, since that may be the simplest way of solving it. 3.) How to determine the area of a shaded region, such as the area outside of a circle inscribed within a square.
