Study Skills Tutors in Des Plaines, IL
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Duke University - BS, Psychology
Experience
My pursuits outside of my love for tutoring include spending time with my puppy, who will sometimes run with me and sometimes not, sewing, and curling up to read a good book on occasion . While I am busy practicing my life coaching on a daily basis, my love is teaching and I...
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Elmhurst College Graduate, Cum Laude B.A. Psychology Minor: Theology
Experience
I played the Alto Sax for about 4 years . In addition I had one year of piano in grammar school and have since picked up the djembe drum and taken some percussion lessons . I also picked up the guitar . I can teach students to play these instruments at a basic level...
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University of Chicago - BA, Theater and Performance Studies / English Language and Literature (double major)
Experience
I enjoy teaching my students critical thinking?through reading?and writing . It is my belief that these skills are essential for success, not just in school, but in life . I have been very lucky to have been a student at fine schools and I push my students to seize every...
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German major, Spanish minor at Ball State University/Bachelor of Arts Spanish education major at Ball State Univrrsity/Master of Arts
Experience
Semi-retired foreign language teacher; enjoy helping students with academics on an individual basis; have been published (poem) English, French, German, Spanish, History, Math, Italian, , Science, GED, ACT, Geography, Kindergarten - 8th Grade, Music, Organization, Philosophy,...
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Northeastern Illinois University - BA, Elementary Education , Northeastern Illinois University - MA, Reading Specialist
Experience
Additionally, I allow my students to actively participate in their own learning by encouraging them to speak out about topics that they want to learn . Despite my emphasis on creativity, I am also very good at keeping to the curriculum . In the past, my teaching methods were...
Education
Northwestern University, 4.0 GPA, BA English Lit
Experience
ACT = 36 SAT = 1550 (out of 1600) 170 IQ Tutoring experience since 1997 K-8 - all subjects, study, organization, time management skills 9-12 - all subjects, study, organization, time management skills, Test Prep University - English Lit, study, organization, time...
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Michigan State University - Bachelors, Elementary Education
Experience
Courses I can tutor include elementary math, middle school math, algebra, geometry, ESL, grammar, writing, reading, test preparation, essays, pre-algebra, and more . In my spare time, I like to travel, dance, read, scrapbook, and run. Arithmetic, College English, Elementary...
Education
Brandeis University, 2011, honors- magna cum laude and phi beta kappa
Experience
Some of my past students at Brandeis have given me the following remarks on course evaluations: "Leslie goes above and beyond when it comes to helping students . She explains things well and is not strict ." " A genuine desire to enhance students' understanding of...
Education
University of Washington-Seattle Campus - Bachelors, Medical Anthropology and Global Health Minor: Microbiology , Midwestern University -...
Experience
The thing I learned during that experience that has continued to apply to tutoring relationships is that it is necessary for me to adjust my methods and techniques of teaching based on what each individual student's needs to learn best. I created materials that I couldn't find...
Education
**M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, 2014, National-Louis University (4.0 GPA) **B.S., Biology and Secondary Education, 2010,...
Experience
I have a wealth of organization and learning strategies that I have used as a teacher to support students that have difficulty with organization, self-advocacy, test-taking, and other executive functions . * High School Teacher for District 211 in NW Chicago...
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - BS, Industrial Engineering
Experience
I live in Chicago, Illinois . Outside of tutoring, I am into cooking, fitness, psychology, and tennis. Algebra, Algebra 2, Arithmetic, Elementary Math, Finite Mathematics, Graduate Test Prep, GRE Quantitative, Industrial Engineering, Middle School Math, Pre-Algebra, Science...
Education
University of Chicago, B.A. Northwestern University, Ph.D.
Experience
I have also taken courses in Early Childhood Education . SAT, Chemistry, Calculus 2, Calculus 1, Calculus 3, Physics, Statistics, Algebra 2, Algebra 1, Biology, Pre-Algebra, ACT, Study Skills And Organization, Pre-Calculus, Elementary Math I'm a dedicated, full-time tutor...
Education
University of Rochester - BM, Double Bass, Music Theory, Premed
Experience
The broad range of skills needed to master these topics makes for a fun and challenging tutoring experience . I am dedicated to learning about each of my students' particular learning preferences, and I enjoy preparing custom learning plans for each of my tutees . I create a...
Education
Northeastern Illinois University majoring in Secondary Education and Mathematics
Experience
Huntington Learning Center: -tutored 1st-12th grade in Mathematics & Verbal skills -tutored one on one as well as in groups with a ratio as high as 4:1 -done ACT test prep for Math & Science Private Tutoring: -Autistic 3rd grader in Math, study skills, and time...