Jill T.

• Redding, CA 96002 ( 21.5 mi )
• Psychology Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 12/2010
• Will travel up to 25 miles
• Rates from $45.00 to $58.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Genetics, Earth Science, Chemistry, Biology, Anatomy

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A Little Bit About Me...

My main goal is to provide students with tools that will advance them personally and professionally. To achieve this, students need to understand how they learn effectively. As a tutor I will help students determine their learning style(s) and focus my efforts through this style(s). A second component of successful learning is subject relevance. I will find the connection to the bigger picture to help motivate student learning. Lastly, I believe students need to think independently. I will encourage critical and independent thinking by fostering an approach where students have to apply what they have been taught. As such, I believe that answers should not always be readily given so as to challenge students to reach conclusions on their own.
From my doctoral training at UCLA I became an expert within the biological sciences, and have been trained to teach complex concepts to people ... read more

Diana H.

• Redding, CA 96002 ( 23.9 mi )
• Psychology Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 05/2010
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $49.00 to $57.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Life Science, Earth Science, Biology, Anatomy

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I strive to make connections to real life by using real specimens when possible, familiar situations, manipulatives, current events, and such to facilitate comprehension. I found from tutoring college students having difficulties with complex concepts such as protein synthesis, DNA replication, photosynthesis, and meiosis, that for all students, “hands on” can be a very helpful, and ultimately a more efficacious and expedient, way to teach. It can not only be a welcome and refreshing change/respite from the ‘usual textbook and ditto’ drill, but also helps by illustrating complex processes and concepts in a basic comprehensible manner first; I then add the more difficult material to the ‘firmer’ foundation.
In 2009, I was a professional tutor(as opposed to a peer-tutor) for the Biology Department of Ulster County Community College, NY, for students struggling with: Bio 100 for no ... read more

Diane H.

• Redding, DC 96003 ( 27.4 mi )
• Psychology Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 02/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $48.00 to $53.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Sociology, Life Science, Earth Science, Biology

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Working as a High School English teacher for seven years, in Alternative Education, has greatly honed my skills in assisting students to excel. Teaching critical thinking skills to those struggling to grasp concepts, provides great benefit in every subject area. I have used my expertise in reading and writing to open doors for others as they begin to learn, in confidence, and strengthen their own skills. Aside from substitute teaching--whereby I have taught every subject area, I have, as a full-time teacher, taught a variety of English classes (literature and writing) and a psychology elective.
I believe that every person has a specific set of gifts, talents and abilities that is unique to each of us. Education, through its varied forms, is vital in the process of equipping children with the ability to grow and walk in their fullness so that they are confident in contributing t ... read more

Christopher B.

• Chico, CA 95926 ( 36.5 mi )
• Psychology Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 02/2010
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $47.00 to $64.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Sociology, Physics, Life Science, Genetics, Earth Science, Chemistry, Biology, Anatomy

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During my time as a student studying Biological Sciences, I encountered varying levels of math and science ranging from statistics to calculus and basic biology to various types of advanced physiology. I have taken the opportunity to tutor fellow classmates and younger students in science through the biological honor society, Omicron Theta Epsilon. I have also tutored children for the past year in science; for the first half of the year I tutored students from grades 3-6, and for the second half I tutored students from grades K-3. In the second portion I also assisted in lab and teaching design.
In teaching, I believe it to be very important to gain the student's interest within the subject matter. With an interest comes greater understanding and retention. Providing a structure that can be worked through systematically can be very helpful in the learning process. Not all students ... read more