...I enjoy teaching immensely but timing and finances allowed me to retire from my former position in July, 2013 (I now serve on the Board of Directors). My educational background (Yale University, Geology and Geophysics) lends itself to Math and Science but I have read extensively in other subject... (read more)
...I have guided students in their test preparation for over 5 years and helped them learn the strategies, content, and confidence it takes to improve their scores. I specialize in working with both high-achieving students refining their test-taking approaches and students who are just starting their test-prep journey! I am an Ivy League graduate with a strong math background. (read more)
...I have experience TA-ing undergraduates and informal experience tutoring high school students and undergraduates. I prefer working in small groups or one-on-one since I feel students benefit the most from this format. One of the biggest tensions educators face in the classroom is trying to teach to all levels - inevitably, some students get lost in the shuffle this way. (read more)
...To help students prepare for the ACT reading exam, I used several key strategies. First, we worked regularly in a daily study class with in-context vocabulary across the STEM curriculum. This helped students to prepare across content areas for the non-fiction and fiction portions of the reading assessment. (read more)
...I received a 740 on SAT Reading and Writing and a 35 on ACT Reading and ACT English, and did well in all English classes. I got a 740 on SAT Reading and Writing portion, and through my preparation I learned what strategies worked best for both preparation and on test day. My PSAT score was in the 99th percentile, which qualified me to be a National Merit Scholarship Finalist. (read more)