772 Somerville Programming Tutors

...I work full-time in a classroom for children with special needs, and am prepared to help students with ADD/ADHD become more organized and succeed in an educational environment. I received an A in a Vassar College Genetics class, and demonstrated full understanding of the material both in class and on the MCAT. Since graduation, I have worked in... read more

...I began as a teacher in an after-school program at a small non-profit organization in Cambridge, and later became the program director at a second, similar organization. I spent a short time teaching high school chemistry in Nepal, before coming home to earn my master's degree through the Boston Teacher Residency. In the Boston Teacher Residency... read more

...Tutoring works best by walking through a problem together, and then gradually releasing the responsibility onto the student. Providing many examples of a similar problems greatly helps, and I feel very comfortable making up appropriate level problems on the spot. Ideally, I will ask that you provide the resources, such as the textbook of the class,... read more

If your child has not obtained proficiency or advance in mathematics on the MCAS, struggles or doesn't like math, then change the downward spiral and request an intervention. I am an employed, licensed, middle school math teacher. I have created a "Response to Intervention" (RtI) program at our middle school that has resulted in up to 44 point gains... read more

...In addition to tutoring Precalculus and SAT prep, I currently conduct research at Project Zero into how children learn to understand complex causal concepts such as Ecosystems and lead the Elementary portion of Open Minds (a Harvard-wide Philosophy for Children program). I also teach swimming and am organizing the swim instructor community around... read more