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Gwendolyn

Certified Tutor

5+ years

Gwendolyn

MED

Hello! My name is Gwen. I have a Master's Degree in Educational Administration and a Bachelor's Degree in Secondary Education. I am a certified math and Spanish teacher in Michigan in the U.S.A. I love to travel--I have lived in Spain, Ecuador, and Peru. I lived in Huancayo, Peru, teaching English t...

Education

Northern Michigan University

MED

Test Scores
ACT
32
Terry

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Terry

Masters, English
Terry's other Tutor Subjects
American Literature
College English
College Level American Literature
English

My Philosophy of EducationBy Terry D. Barkley???Twenty men crossing a bridge,Into a village,Are twenty men crossing twenty bridges,Into twenty villages???.???Metaphors of a MagnificoBy Wallace StevensMy favorite quote has become a world view to me over the past twenty-five years. I have considered t...

Education

Central Michigan University

Masters, English

Northern Michigan University

Bachelors, Speech

Test Scores
ACT
32

Certified Tutor

2+ years

Christy

Doctorate (PhD)
Christy's other Tutor Subjects
MCAT Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems
MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems
MCAT

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND Growing up, I attended a small high school and found learning in school challenging. I moved away to college, and that is when the learning gap became evident. College was significantly more demanding than I anticipated, but I attributed any learning deficits to a lack of intelli...

Education

Western Michigan University

Doctorate (PhD)

Western Michigan University

Master's/Graduate

Northern Michigan University

Bachelor

Certified Tutor

Annette

Bachelor's
Annette's other Tutor Subjects
Elementary School Math
Algebra

I am a 1993 graduate of Northern Michigan University with B.A. in Elementary Education and a Mathematics major. I have been teaching full time math and social studies at the middle school level since 1994. I have taught and tutored students from third grade through high school with expertise in ba...

Education

Northern Michigan University

Bachelor's

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Aaron

Current Grad Student, Mechanical Engineering
Aaron's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Calculus 2
Calculus
Algebra

I'm not tutoring or buried in my textbooks, you will either find me rock climbing at the Triangle Rock Club, playing Ultimate Frisbee, working on my car, or enjoying the great outdoors (beaches, mountains, forests--you name it, I love it). On rainy weekends I enjoy tinkering with computers and old e...

Education

The University of Texas at Dallas

Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering

Duke University

Current Grad Student, Mechanical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1530

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Mimi

Masters in Education, Education
Mimi's other Tutor Subjects
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
Elementary School Math

I am an interdisciplinary educator with an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. My background is primarily in integrated arts learning and museum education and I specialize in visual arts, history and art history, and object-based learning. In all su...

Education

Harvard University

Masters in Education, Education

Dartmouth College

B.A.

Test Scores
SAT
1560

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Nina

Masters in biostatistics
Nina's other Tutor Subjects
Statistics Graduate Level
Statistics
Calculus
Algebra

I am a recent graduate from a masters program in biostatistics at Columbia University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences, with a focus in neurobiology at Northwestern University. In August, I will be starting a doctoral program in biostatistics at NYU. I was a teaching assistant ...

Education

Columbia University

Masters in biostatistics

Northwestern University

Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences (focus in neurobiology)

Columbia University in the City of New York

Current Grad Student, Biostatistics

Test Scores
SAT
1550

Certified Tutor

Reid

PHD, Education
Reid's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

I am a graduate of Wesleyan University, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with High Honors. With eight years of experience working in education, I've tutored students in math, science, history, and English, as well as helped students prepare for standardized tests. I've guided adults...

Education

Harvard University

PHD, Education

Wesleyan University

Bachelor in Arts, Sociology

Test Scores
ACT
32

Certified Tutor

Charles

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Charles's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Algebra 3/4
Trigonometry

I am a junior Mechanical Engineering major at Yale, and I hope to become a Naval Aviator after college. I am also a varsity sailor, and enjoy playing music with friends when I can get some free time. I have been tutoring my fellow students throughout my entire academic career, and I would best descr...

Education

Yale University

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1440
ACT
34

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Clara

Bachelors, Psychology
Clara's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math

I am tutoring I tend to ask my students to try to "teach" me concepts they are struggling with, or walk me through a problem that is challenging them, so that any conceptual mistakes or assumptions they are making become clear. In addition, I am a firm believer in never providing the answer to a spe...

Education

Stanford University

Bachelors, Psychology

Test Scores
SAT
1510

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