Sofia H.
- Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 ( 15.4 mi )
- Expert Biology Tutor
- Female Age 47
- Member Since: 08/2013
- Will travel up to 30 miles
- Rates from $40.00 to $45.00 /hr
- I am a Certified Teacher
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- Also Tutors: Physiology, Bio Chemistry, Marine Biology, Life Science, Genetics, Anatomy
Biology is one of my top subjects! Biology is my passion, in all fields. I ooze teaching about it blending current events and cutting-edge research with the basics taught in high school. I have a California Teacher's credential in the subject, I am up on the new Science Standards, and look forward to having my own class next year. I also LOVE AP Biology and SAT!
I have worked with a huge diversity of students and I find that students remember, relate, connect and understand metaphors, examples, and models best. So I tell my students stories about what they see in the world around them, relating lessons to the news, and showing examples that are so cool they cannot be forgotten! I love tutoring because my specialty is identifying the source of confusion a student might have in a given lesson and using my knowledge and experience to explain the science in a different way. This can include directing the students to a particular on-line resource and/or tool that can help them study outside of our tutoring time, which can save a dedicated student money in the long-run.
I have been teaching/tutoring students in life science for over 20 years, but it all started with my BA from UC Berkeley in Integrative Biology. At Berkeley I tutored/taugh ... read more