...My name is Claire N. and I am a private tutor with 9 years of experience tutoring High school and college aged students. I started teaching when I was an undergraduate at SUNY Binghamton where I was pursuing a degree in Cell and Molecular Biology. I worked as a teaching assistant in biology labs for several semesters before moving on to one-on-one tutoring for an additional 3 semesters. (read more)
...I have the most experience teaching Prealgebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Trigonometry, Personal Finance, College Algebra and Precalculus. I help students to achieve mastery in our sessions by activating prior knowledge and giving clear instruction for understanding. Thanks to Wyzant, I am now able to use IXL as a resource for skills practice and supplementary examples. (read more)
...Moreover, during these sessions, in the context of reviewing these difficult problems, I also introduce test-taking strategies. I can be very helpful with college entrance exams, such as ACT Science, since I have an advanced degree in the Social Sciences. Most of my ACT Prep methods, including ... (read more)
...I have extensive experience tutoring for the SAT and ACT, focusing on improving students’ areas of conceptual weakness. While working with them, I have successfully elevated students’ SAT scores by hundreds of points. I also earned 5s on ten AP exams and can tutor for AP classes and AP exam preparation. (read more)
...I love the light that comes into my student's eyes once they "see". Algebra is (surprisingly to some) one of the more useful day to day life skill. It teaches us to think of situations and be able to see a picture even when some details are missing. (read more)
6 Subjects: includingAlgebra 1,Geometry,General Computer,Microsoft Word