Experience Summary
Most of my adult life has been dedicated to helping people strive for and achieve personal and academic success. I have worked in the academic field for approximately 8 years; tutoring at a community college level for 4 years and scoring MEAP tests for 4 years. In addition, I have provided on the job training for individuals needing extra help. At the community college level I headed up study groups for Science classes, creating study guides and practice quizzes. I also individually tutored students in English and English as a Second Language. On the job site I implemented ways for the employee to perform his or her job duties using charts, visual cues and task lists. Currently I am tutoring Korean students in conversational English via the internet and e-books.
Teaching Style
Over the years I have developed study skills to help students with special needs as well as help individuals with special needs on the job site. I interview a potential student to find out the best way he or she learns. I would then adapt my teaching style to their learning method.I have worked with visually impaired students who needed me to transcribe their classroom tapes into braille or who needed me to write lecture notes for them. I worked with students who were taking English as a Second Language writing up grammar lessons,participating in Bridge classes, developing study hours for conversational practices at home and using pictures to get across ideas. Most importantly, I asked the student where they felt they needed extra help identifying their individual strengths and weaknesses. In science classes such as Biology, Astronomy, Geology etc. I attended the classes so I could familiarize myself with the teacher's teaching style and then headed up study groups where I created study guides, practice exams and homework assignments appropriate to each specific class. In the workplace, I provided on the job training (coaching) for special needs individuals employing innovative ways to help the employee succeed at his or her job. Techniques I used included visual aids such as flip charts with pictures showing each step of a job, task lists to be checked off, cheat sheets to be referred to often and in some instances games to help the employee work on speed and accuracy. I filled out daily progress reports and acted as the liaison between employer and employee.
My Hobbies
I enjoy going to movies, art festivals, renaissance festivals, attending lectures and seminars, as well as traveling to small historic cities.
Other Comments
I have tutored ESL students at a Community College level for over 4 years and for one year over the internet. My focus is on helping the student first practice conversational English to get the student comfortable speaking it. Then I develop a lab setting for the student to meet and work on the other aspects of learning a foreign language such as verb conjugation, adverb and adjective placement in a sentence (structure), etc. I also help the student develop study skills to use for taking the TOEFl test.
| Anatomy |
Proficiency: I know the basics
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| I headed up study sessions for students taking this class |
| Biology |
Proficiency: I know the basics
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| provided study guides |
| Earth Science |
Proficiency: I know the basics
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| attended classes,took lecture notes, developed study sheets |
| Homework Help |
Proficiency: Experienced
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| have helped students with homework from elementary up to college students |
| Life Science |
Proficiency: I know the basics
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| attended class lectures, took notes, headed up study sessions |
| Science |
Proficiency: I know the basics
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| created study guides headed up study sessions for Geology, Astronomy, Biology etc. |
| Study Skills |
Proficiency: Experienced
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| use the same technique as when I was job coaching; discover the way a student learns and use innovative ways to help that student develop a sound basis for study |
| Test Preparation |
Proficiency: I know the basics
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| help student come up with the best way to prepare for taking a test while helping aleviate some of the tension associated with test taking |
| Testing Skills |
Proficiency: Experienced
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| help students develop basic set of study skills to help prepare for exams |
| Testing Strategies |
Proficiency: I know the basics
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| discover a particular learning style and develop a study strategy for that student |
| Writing Skills |
Proficiency: I know the basics
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| helped students from elementary through college with sentence structure, verb and subject agreement, grammar and spelling as well as research paper styles |