...bag of tricks when it comes to study tips, organization, and balancing studying with life. I got my start in tutoring during my undergraduate studies at DU. I was a camp counselor with a summer camp for high schoolers. The camp focused on Chemistry and Math. Afterwards, I taught PCAT review classes. My personal tutoring style involves pieces of the Socratic method; I use questions and the student's knowledge of the subject to walk through...
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...for understanding exactly how to work with students of all backgrounds and temperaments. My teaching style involves Socratic Questioning and is highly interdisciplinary. It is never a one-way stream of information. I will be asking you a lot of questions along the way. The two most lessons that I teach to my students: 1. tolerance of uncertainty; and 2. confidence in your own self-efficacy. Everyone can attain mastery. I never doubt. Anything can be learned,...
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I have worked as a college tutor for biology and science classes. I am now a pharmacy student and still enjoy teaching undergraduate science classes.
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...the way, I have developed several methods to promote their academic success. I have proven my ability in the classroom in all aspects, including several 100% TAKS and STAAR passing rates. On a personal note, education holds a very high importance to me. I have earned a History degree and have a double minor in English and Political Science. I have several graduate hours in American History and Global Leadership. I feel that furthering my...
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...wide variety of subjects, I am especially excited about helping students improve their writing and reading skills. I have an extensive background in English literature and plan to pursue a career in writing. I also enjoy teaching Visual Art and Art History. I find that students learn best when they truly believe that they can be successful, so I try to create a teaching plan that reflects a student's specific learning style and abilities.
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I am committed to seeing a love of literature and a rise in literacy rates among young people. I believe that every child is able to be successful in their lives and that reading is a tool that will help to get them there.
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Thank you for considering me for your tutoring needs. My professional life has been dedicated to helping young people reach their full potential as a classroom teacher, personal tutor, and coach. Of one thing I am convinced, ALL students have the capacity to learn...the trick is in finding the process by which that learning is accepted and able to be utilized by the student when needed. Kindest regards, Scott Colvin
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...complex concepts into understandable segments, tailoring my teaching approach to fit the unique needs of each student. Witnessing the moment a student grasps a challenging conceptoften referred to as the "light bulb" momenthas always been profoundly rewarding. As I progressed through my academic and professional career, I continued to tutor in various capacities. Whether it was assisting elementary students with basic math skills, guiding high schoolers through the intricacies of chemistry, or helping college students navigate...
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...and am currently an Attorney-in-waiting to be called to the Jamaican Bar. I am passionate about helping students to ensure they are not left behind along with the satisfaction of ensuring they achieve their academic goals. This passion was exemplified when I was tutoring 11 and 12 graders and they achieved top 10 national rankings . These subjects include history and social studies. I also help and maximize students' potential for exams such as the...
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I am a practicing pharmacist capable of tutoring in affairs that relate to pharmacy, pharmacy law, and healthcare in general. My background is in biology and I can also tutor that subject. I help pharmacy students pass the NAPLEX and the MPJE. I am also a children's book author with excellent writing skills-https://amzn.to/3p7WJo2
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...to work with students on all levels, from beginners to more advanced learners and I will adapt each lesson plan to match the overall goal for the student. I tutor all pharmaceutical subjects, pharmacy prep for PCAT and the NAPLEX exam. And, believe my teaching philosophy is you can accomplish anything with perseverance, dedication and the right tools. Outside, of tutoring I love shopping, travelling, painting, photography, and spending quality time with friends, family and...
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...a pharmacy student at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy. Many of my colleagues often recommended that I look into tutoring during my academic journey because of the simplistic way I can break down complex material. I know how difficult academia can be, and I hope to use this platform as an opportunity to help students in challenging times by decreasing any discouragement they may be facing in school and staying passionate about learning.
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...importance. We cannot know everything, but we can make a dent into some areas and see the importance of a subject in some way to our lives. I like to have a balance life and some subjects can be used as a stepping stone to another discipline in latter years, or to attain a better score on a test, etc. As we attempt a subject or problem, as long as we have variety and a...
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...and abilities. I pride myself, on my extensive background and passion for teaching; knowing, that every student no matter their age, level or need, can succeed. My teaching and tutoring ability spans a plethora of subsets within subjects including English, Social Sciences, Math, Science, ESL and Language Acquisition, Test Preparation and Certificate Exam Training at all grade and age levels. Including but not limited to entrance exams, graduate and post-graduate exams and certifications, SAT, PSAT,...
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...Medicine in Michigan and am board certified in this specialty. I attended medical school at Des Moines University in Iowa. And prior to medical school, I completed a bachelor's (B.A.) degree in psychology and Master in Public Health (MPH) degree from the University of Iowa. Also before medical school, I had the opportunity to work in public health (specifically health services research and public health program evaluation) as well as teaching and consultancy work in...
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Certified CPC with an A.A.S. Degree in Business Management with Medical Office Assistant Option. Great tutors helped me to succeed so I'm happy to pay it forward and help others succeed too.
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...being judged or misunderstood. My priority as a teacher has always been to do everything I can to help each student become a more confident writer and communicator. Similarly, I strive to remind students that cultivating and maintaining solid critical thinking, writing, and communication skills will give them significant advantages in achieving their educational, personal, and professional goals. The classroom is where I learned to develop, utilize, and appreciate my inherent abilities to write and...
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I am licensed and certified professional teacher in the United States of America and a holder of Level Three-A Instructional Leader K-8 Elementary License and Level Three-A Instructional Leader Pre K-12 Special Education License issued by the New Mexico Department of Education. Also, I am a TESOL, Reading and Language Arts endorsed. I can handle both the regular education and special education classes.
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If you are preparing to take the Pharmacy College Admission Test, or PCAT, you may be spending most of your review time brushing up on your knowledge of biology, chemistry, and mathematics. While these subjects are certainly core elements of the exam, it is also important to make sure that you are prepared to demonstrate all of your writing skills on the PCAT's Writing section. While many pre-pharmacy students have followed an academic track that has prepared them to face the exam's science and math-based sections, presenting a potential solution to a complex problem in cogent and thoughtful prose may be a skill in which you have received relatively little instruction.
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The awesome thing about your tutor is that she or he is completely professional, knowledgeable, and has experienced the PCAT personally. Thus, test-taking strategies will be discussed and shared. Because of your effectual tutoring sessions, you will not feel overwhelmed on test day, and you will be amply prepared. You will also have the confidence to ace the terminology, present your thoughts in a clear and concise way, and you will impress any colleges and universities. By avoiding needless review of concepts you already understand, your PCAT Writing tutoring can be extremely focused, productive, and efficient. In each of your one-on-one tutoring sessions, your tutor can help you learn to approach PCAT-style writing prompts in a way that allows you to maximize the quality of your responses. She or he can help you learn to manage the section's thirty minutes of allotted time wisely to find your perfect balance of outlining, drafting, and proofreading your work. Do not risk letting a subpar performance on the PCAT Writing section detract from otherwise superb scores.
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Recent PCAT Writing Tutoring Session Notes
This was our first session. I had assigned him sections from the practice test. We discussed the essays, one of which he had prepared, the other of which he was a bit hesitant about. Then, we worked through a number of the verbal problems, discussing general strategies as well as addressing particular issues. With regards to math, we began working through the section I assigned. We discussed the plan for homework and assigned the appropriate problems from the prep book as an introduction both to mechanics and to basic math review: chapters 7 (arithmetic), 8 (algebra), and 11 (fractions and decimals). Likewise, I assigned the first 30 problems in each of the chapters for sentence completion and sentence equivalence.
The student and I met for one of our final session of GRE tutoring. In this session we first practiced the verbal portion. We then practiced probability as well as permutations and combinations. He seemed to understand the procedure if not the underlying concepts. We will see if this knowledge sticks.
The student and I went looked at several math sections. For each question, she told me how she would approach the question and I offered suggestions on question she had trouble with. I also emphasized question types and topics which commonly appeared on the exam. We also went over the homework she had completed.
We had an introductory session where we talked about goals for the test, went over testing basics, and practiced some verbal and quantitative question types. The student will be practicing vocabulary and taking a practice test before the next session to get an idea of her strengths and weaknesses moving forward so that we can better focus our sessions.
Covered all the verbal sections. Gave her a checklist that I use when completing SE and TC questions. For RC advised her to read slower and use an outline. The outline should help her see how one paragraph leads to another.
We worked on the essay portions and math of the student's practice test. In the essay portion, she needs to focus on tying each point to the question asked in the prompt.
In math, remember that any question involving an equation with x^2 will probably require a quadratic equation solution.
