Science Tutors & Teachers for Lessons, Instruction or Help in Willow City, TX

excerpts from CV of Eric M Kratzer, PhD cell: 979-583-7600 EDUCATION 08/2002-12/2007 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Oregon State University (OSU) 08/1997-12/1999 Master of Natural Science (MNS) Arizona State University (ASU) 08/1992-12/1996 Bachelor of Science (BS) Neuroscience Texas Christian University (TCU) ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 01/09 to 10/09 Adjunct Professor of Biology HCC Central Campus 08/01 to 06/02 Adjunct Professor of Biology Kingwood College 01/00 to 06/00 Adjunct Professor of Biology ACC Cedar Park and ACC Rio Grande Summers 1998-1999 Instructor of Science ASU Center for Academic Precocity INSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE Houston Community College, Central Campus Houston, Texas Adjunct Professor of Biology, and “lead/only” Biology Tutor 01/2009 to 10/09 Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon Graduate Teaching Assistant 09/ 15/ 2002 to 06

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I have taught at Colleges and Universities for the last 4 years. My subjects have been in Environmental and Geography. I have over 15 years of experience in Environmental inspection, GIS and Geography and Planning working within the Government and Private industries. I have a B.S. and Masters degree in Geography with a specialization in Environmental and Water Resources

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Twenty years experience teaching middle and high school, physical science, chemistry and biology. I also taught home/hospital kids all their subjects from English to history to creative writing. I also speak Spanish, having studied it in high school and college, and then living in Central America and Puerto Rico for almost ten years. Working one-on-one is my forte, where I can quickly feel out my students as to where the problems might be and how best to address them.

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PhD in Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Research. Teach and tutor Science Make my students interested and willingly working, always finding possibilities for them to do their own research. Develop in my students abilities to think, to research, to solve problems, to make decisions. I’m a researcher, a PhD in Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Research, Computer Science, have 71 scientific publications. Have a lot of applications. Developed and successfully implemented in Government projects new methods of statistical prediction, working even for chaotic or random data. Teach at Universities and Colleges 30 years, at High School 6 years. Make my students interested and willingly working, always finding possibilities for them to do their own research. Was Dept Head at Institute for Theoretical & Experimental Physics (ITEP), Moscow, Russia, and Chair at University of Phoenix, now CEO of Mat

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I have over ten years of teaching. I have taught ELA,Reading comp, math, science at all levels. I have taught in public schools, private schools, charter schools and at post-secondary institutions. I have been a tutor since 2003 where I worked with Sylvan Learning Center before starting my own education consulting service. I try to narrow down my students's areas of strength and focus on areas that need more practice. My approach is open but effective.

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I have been actively involved in Church youth work for the past twenty years. During that time I have mentored two to three high school students per year in algebra, chemistry, biology and physics. Basic math and science is critical to their future success in our hi-tech world and if they are willing to learn, I am willing to teach. Teaching has always been part of my professional career and I authored several technical training manuals during my years as the senior research engineer for Mobil Oil. My educational background includes a PhD in Chemical Engineering and Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Illinois. I believe there is a major difference between teaching the student how to get a good grade and mastering the fundamental concepts that control math and science. When helping a student with Algebra, it is critical to asses their basic skills in mathematical operations.

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While in college (1988-1994), I worked as a grader in the math department, with a goal of providing useful feedback to the students. I also began working as a tutor at Austin Community College (ACC) in their free learning labs at this time. I have worked at ACC for about 10 years, tutoring math classes from basic math through calculus, differential equations, linear algebra, discrete math and probability. I also tutor physics, chemistry, statistics and writing. I have done some classroom teaching of the lower level math classes, but, as I do not have a master's degree, I cannot, by law, formally teach the upper level classes, though I would like to, and though I have been used as a substitute teacher on occasion for these classes. My goal when working with students is to fully describe the steps necessary to solving various classes of problems, often in an outline form, for it is

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Biology and the life sciences are as interesting to me now as when I was in the fifth grade. My education is in microbiology which I have applied in the agrigricultural industry, diabetes research, and pharmaceutical diagnostics. I have been teaching biology and biotechnology classes for the past seven years in communty college and high school. My best asset as a teacher is finding a way to make the material interesting and relevant to my students. As a teacher, I strive to motivate students and to encourage their desire to learn so they may ascertain their strengths and abilities. Encouraging and promoting the desire to learn – a natural gift of our childhood – is the keystone to achieving academic excellence, confidence, and creative problem-solving skills. I provide a stimulating learning environment that encourages students to trust their own opinions and foster confidence. M

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I firmly believe that you learn best when you're having fun. Once a topic fascinates you, your mind automatically engages more, which helps you remember better. So I work to draw students in by keeping things interesting, using fun examples, humor, and applying things to areas they will actually care about. I want to make you actually WANT to learn. I have a very adaptable teaching style. If one explanation isn't helpful, I'll try to approach from a different perspective, until we get something that works. I also prefer to encourage children to figure things out themselves, using only a light hand to guide them in the right direction. It builds problem-solving skills, gives you a sense of achievement, and keeps you actively involved. I've always had a love of learning, and have naturally slipped into an informal tutor role with friends. During high school I took several AP tests and a

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I have always had an interest in math and science, and I got my start tutoring in high school by helping fellow classmates and friends in these subjects. I went on to earn my BS in Mechanical Engineering from U.T. Austin. I have also spent much of my life in the world of music and began teaching beginner piano lessons several months ago. If the subject matter is analytical and involves numbers, I can certainly help you figure it out. I enjoy working with children of all ages, but particularly excel with more mature students trying to tackle more difficult subject matter. One of my greatest strengths is helping people understand abstract, technical material by simplifying the concepts and using analogies that the student can relate to. Often times we create a barrier because something seems like it should be hard. I make it my goal to break through that barrier by reducing the subje

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Since attending college, I have been infatuated with teaching. To learn the best strategies for teaching chemistry to students, I took a course entitled, “Instructional Techniques in Chemistry,” and served as the sole laboratory instructor for two sections of general chemistry during my undergraduate studies. I have taught non-science major undergraduates, continuing education high school teachers, undergraduate chemistry majors, and graduate students in biochemistry and cell biology. I also served as a discussion leader for two years in general chemistry, which required me to hold weekly sessions that allowed students to ask questions pertaining to chemistry. I use a wide variety of approaches to teach since different students grasp concepts in differ ways. This variety has helped me to adapt as the skill levels and backgrounds of my students changed. Some of the methods I have u

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