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Patricia
Experienced and enthusiastic Math Tutor
I am an Educational Specialist for an education services company. I have been tutoring since college, 30 years. I have a bachelor's and master's in Mathematics. My strengths are understanding how students learn, catering to the needs of the individual learner, helping students to make sense of the important mathematics, and helping students to develop a deep understanding of the concepts while balancing procedural fluency for retention. ... Read more
Alicia
Not satisifed with your child's K-8 instruction?
I have worked with students in grades K-6 with severe ADD/ADHD. I have had experiences with students throwing chairs, knocking over cots, jumping on top of desks, yelling in students' faces, spinning around on the floor, biting adults, and students who need lose focus easily in school settings. I have taught in inclusion elementary classrooms with Read more
Sean
Thorough Writer for American & European History Tutoring
I have completed both a bachelor's degree and master's degree in the study of history. My focus as an undergraduate dealt with American and European history, with emphasis given 20th century conflicts. My undergraduate thesis, which dealt with American foreign relations with Spain between the years of the Spanish Civil War, won an award and was also published within a university publication. My master's degree dealt more so with European political and economic history. My dissertation for my... Read more
Erica
Elementary and Middle School Tutor
I am a CPS teacher that has been in the education field for five years. I have a Bachelor's from University of Illinois at Chicago in Elementary Education. I also have a Master's in Curriculum and Instruction and a second Master's in Educational Technology from the American College of Education. I have taught 5th - 8th grade, Algebra 1, and was the math coordinator in my school last year. I have a strong passion for teaching students to love and appreciate math.... Read more
Krysten
Krysten K. - Chemistry Tutor for high school and college level
Chemistry is my passion. I have been intensely involved in chemistry education for 7 years now. I started in college at the University of Illinois as a chemistry major and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in chemistry in 2013. In 2011 I started working as a chemistry teaching assistant where I lead small class discussion sections and taught lab sections. My love for teaching was discovered during those 2 years of working as a teaching assistant. During that time, I was ranked as our campus’s... Read more
Emmi
Tutor with experience
Compassion and patience are two components that need to be integrated into any teacher’s repertoire. Having both and the professional and educational proficiency to accompany them, I hope to exercise my tutoring abilities for hopeful college attendees. I graduated in 2013 from the University of Michigan from their selective Creative Writing Program (14 selected annually). While completing my degree, I assisted fellow students with proofreading, editing and essay formulation. I also tutore... Read more
Alyson
Reading Teacher Available for Tutoring
I am currently a Reading Specialist for 6th-8th graders, working with struggling readers. I am in graduate school for Educational Leadership. I began my teaching career as a 5th grade teacher, teaching literacy and social studies. Since then I have taught 6th grade Literacy, and 4th grade, before becoming a reading specialist. I have also tutored since I was in college. I love reading and writing, and I love teaching literacy! I love showing kids that books can unlock another world... Read more
Julie
Former Elementary Teacher Specializing in Reading, Writing and Math
I am a former special education teacher with a Kindergarten through grade 12 license. My areas of education experience include reading, writing and math for elementary students. I have earned my Master's in Teaching, and enjoyed teaching elementary school for three years prior to my current job. I believe that every student has the potential to learn and every student needs a unique learning technique. Students need to form connections to real world problems in order to successfully lear... Read more
Kirstin
Highly Qualified Teacher
I have been teaching for the past 16 years. I have taught second and third grades and currently teach first grade. I strive to create a safe, nurturing and exciting classroom in which all students feel successful. I work with a very diverse group of students and am constantly searching for new materials and strategies to ensure student success. I use data from a wide variety of resources to reach each one of my students. I am a highly qualified teacher in each of the core subjects a... Read more
Matthew
Where We're Going We Don't Need Roads (Doc Brown)
I have been a college instructor for five years. I've mainly taught introductory college composition courses; however, I have a strong background in literature. I like to think of my teaching philosophy as a mixture between the Socratic Method and avant-garde theater. I say this because I like to continually question the students until they arrive at the answer I am looking for, rather than directly tell them the answer I’m looking for. At the same time, I like to make analogies through cu... Read more