...I also pay attention to the needs of the students. Effective listening, in my opinion, aids in the detection of cues and a better understanding of their feelings. I am able to significantly improve a student's academic performance using a combination of these techniques. (read more)
...Finally, I have published as an academic and (however modestly) as a poet. One of my greatest satisfactions has always been to help students reach that ah-ha moment that tells me they've developed an insight that will allow them to succeed. Part of what allowed me to help students was my insistence on one-on-one conferences for the first draft of each paper. (read more)
...I use "Comprehensible Input" which focuses on being able to communicate, not just the dreaded grammar drills. I love to work with self-motivated learners, who want to acquire the language and enjoy it, as well as I had students in the past who came to my class saying "I am bad at Spanish" and fe... (read more)
3 Subjects: includingSpanish,ESL/ESOL,Elementary Math
...Following my passion I have spent countless hours building my college admissions industry knowledge base through reading, training, and other educational activities. Specifically, I obtained training in college essay coaching from one of the leading experts in the field. I visit colleges to lea... (read more)
...My name is Mia, and I recently graduated from Lehigh University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience. During my time at Lehigh, I was a peer tutor for General Chemistry, which is what inspired me to continue tutoring. I have taken many upper level math and science courses, such as ... (read more)