...Outside of the sciences, I volunteer to teach English to adult non-native speakers through English as a Second Language organization (ESL). This has refined my communication skills and has made me fortunate to have experience teaching students with a wide variety of backgrounds and varying abilit... (read more)
Hello! I'm Tara and I'm here to help you or your student succeed! I have almost 3 years of experience tutoring elementary/middle school students in Mathematics and English Language Arts, online and in-person. (read more)
...My goal is to not only help students improve their grades but also to instill a lifelong love for learning and problem-solving. I struggled with several subjects during high school, and as such became familiar with learning *how* to learn - utilizing active recall, mnemonics, depth over breadth,... (read more)
...Following the initial breakdown, I like to provide multiple different interactive activities that address your tutoring needs; these activities I like to work on together. Once I see that you are starting to grasp the material, I then like to let you shine and show me your understanding independ... (read more)
...Finding the right reading level and working through passages with students seems to be the best way to learn. Learning by doing and asking questions to see if the student understands or retains information on the text is my favorite way to work on this skill with students. Wrote many papers in English courses and in courses with a focus on science fiction. (read more)