...I have been tutoring for over 10 years and use data to help focus my student’s study time on necessary content. I help students learn the necessary strategies to reach their SAT math score target. I have researched math learning, particularly as it applies to girls and use research-driven methods to help my students overcome math and testing anxiety. (read more)
...I was also a Supplemental Instruction Leader (SIL) and have been professionally trained to meet the needs of students who are having difficulties in hard classes. I have learned to be patient and accept that others learn at different speeds with different methods. Personally:As of recent, I've ... (read more)
...In addition, I was lucky enough to take a full semester course from Prof. Max Kirkeberg at San Francisco State University in Cultural Geography, which is a close relative to Anthropology. In the Alison course on Archaeology, I passed the class with a score of 84% on the first attempt, which bodes well for students that I would tutor. (read more)
...I focus on having students understand the material and key concepts rather than memorize formulas and steps. I use examples and real-world applications, demonstrate proper problem solving skills and logical thinking by guiding a student through examples and common questions, and give different t... (read more)
...By exposing students to various forms of reading comprehension (i.e. excerpts from books, magazine articles, poems and songs) students are introduced to vocabulary. I create many vocabulary building exercises for the specific level of each group of students. I have taught English for the past twenty years, from the elementary levels to the college level. (read more)