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I have had a good deal of teaching and tutoring experience. I have worked in the U.S. and abroad in Eastern Europe and Mexico as an ESL (English as a second language) and French instructor. I have worked with students from all over the world in my capacity as an ESL teacher. With regards to French, I have taught at Read more...
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In my vision of education, successful teaching and successful learning merge. I believe that successful teaching comes from passion, knowledge, and reflection. Successful learning comes from established policies in the classroom that promote responsibility, self-discovery, and critical thinking. They join when a teacher uses passion knowledge and reflection to establish policies that lead students to responsibility, self-discovery, and critical thinking. Read more...
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I have a Master’s degree in Linguistics, and offer over 10 years of ESL teaching/tutoring experience. My students have consistently given me high marks for my ability to foster a safe learning environment‚Äîone which affords students many opportunities to use, explore, and critically think about English, thus making them more self-sufficient learners. Grammar, accent reduction, business/academic writing, and TOEFL preparation Read more...
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My name is Kira, and I have been working as an educator of English, art, and music for 11 years. While earning two master’s degrees in San Francisco, I led a team of graduate student tutors in our Academic Resource Center and provided advanced writing workshops to upper level students. I have also held five separate Teaching Assistantships where I Read more...
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My name is Mackenzie, and I am a 26 year old native Chicagoan ready to tutor you or your kids! Math, Reading, English/Grammar, Social Studies, French, and ESL are my strong points, and I have successfully completed every honors and/or AP class offered in each of those subjects. My professional experience in tutoring includes helping college students with math (Algebra), Read more...
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After teaching in a preschool for 11 years, I decided that I wanted to be more creative, and more independent. When I was younger, I did quite a bit of graffiti. So the graphic design field seemed like a natural transition for me. Since leaving my teaching position, I’ve done graphics for DePaul University, Cambridge Educational Services, and The Onion Read more...
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I recently finished my corp experience through Teach For America – Chicago. I taught first grade for two years on Chicago’s southwest side. Through my teaching experienced in a primary setting, I developed skills in teaching foundational reading skills. I have data-driven methods to build on phonics, rate, fluency, comprehension and accuracy skills in reading. I’ve developed and formulated decoding Read more...
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Hello!I’m a former elementary school teacher currently working on my Master’s degree in School Counseling. I’m certified in elementary education as well as High School English and Social Science. I’ve worked as a tutor to college athletes during my undergraduate. I am flexible with coordinating times and dates to fit your busy schedule. I look forward to meeting you and Read more...
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I am an Illinois certified Secondary English Teacher available for tutoring. I am certified by the College Board and have taught AP Language and Composition. I have nine years of experience teaching in high school classrooms. I specialize in helping students with essay writing, reading, literary analysis, breaking down multiple choice questions on the ACT exam, and drafting a college Read more...
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Hello! I hold teaching certificates in both New York and Illinois. Before moving to Chicago last year, I was born and raised in New York. I was a building substitute teacher from 2009-2010 in grades ranging from Kindergarten- Fifth Grade. In 2010-2011 I worked as an Academic Intervention Specialist in ELA and Math for children in First Grade- Fifth Grade. Read more...
