299 Menands English Tutors

...have taught social studies at Bethlehem (Global and Economics, 1997) and Shaker High Schools (Global, Government, 2001) and have been tutoring privately for the last 7 years. I have also been hired as a home instructor for the East Greenbush and South Colonie School Districts. My area of expertise is secondary social studies and English as well... read more

I am an English and English as a Second Language teacher who has worked in business for many years. I taught English as a Second Language in the 1980's, SAT courses in the 1990's, and was an instructor at the Glenmont Job Corps Academy for three months in 2011. I was a Student Support Specialist for Tutors with Computers - Read and Succeed this past... read more

I am a passionate and enthusiastic English Language Arts teacher who constantly seeks to make learning meaningful, relevant, and fun! When teaching, I like to use discovery and project based learning because I believe when students are able to co-construct their own learning experiences, learning will be more meaningful and retention will be greater... read more

...Exams that I have taken within my listed specialties include: Math I (now Integrated Algebra I), Math II (now Geometry), Math III (now Algebra II and Trigonometry), Chemistry, Physics (2002, the year I took it, was the year of the Physics Exam Controversy, in which grades were curved because of suspected faulty question writing. I received a 91... read more

...I also employ the use of tools such as flash cards, educational games such as jeopardy, heuristics, and other ways to memorize facts. For test preparation recommend using outlines, rereading chapters and learning all words that are in bold, etc. I got through both undergraduate and graduate degrees with an extremely high GPA (just under 4.0) so... read more