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Pelham M.

Retired College Professor with lots of patience for all ages

El Cajon, CA (92021)

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Hello,

I am a retired college professor with a Doctoral degree in Education. I have tutored students in everything from reading K-8 level to Excel, statistics, paper writing, and software programs.

I taught at Catholic school grades 1-8 for a year in all subjects except Math.

I taught Biology for two years in college. I also tutored Medical students while I was a Director at a Medical college. I also taught American History at St. Johns University for two years.

I have 15 years of experience teaching Excel, Access Word, Publisher, and PowerPoint.

I am an Expert in Excel and PowerPoint.

My specialties are American History, Geography, Biology, Reading, Writing, Basic Science, Ecology, and Test preparation.

I also teach Chess, Woodcarving, and Photography digital and SLR.

If you are having problems in school, I can help you go from a C or D grade to an A.

Drop me a line.

Dr. M.

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American History

I taught Discover New York, a core course at St. Johns University two years ago. I am a retired college professor now. I am also a Civil War buff and history enthusiast. I can help you understand American history and improve your course grade.

Biology

I taught Biology as a Graduate Assistant for two years in College.
Later on I taught Biology in Adult Education for 4 years and more recently I was the Director at the NY College of Osteopathic medicine where I had to know Biology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Microsoft Excel

I have 12 years of Excel teaching experience on the College and University level. I am also a college assessment expert who uses Excel daily. I can make Excel very easy to use.

General Computer

I am a College Instructional Technology professional with 12 years of College computer teaching experience with both faculty and students at NYU, St. Johns Univ., CMSV and the NY College of Osteopathic medicine. I can help you improve your understanding of computers and technology easily.

Microsoft Word

I am a college instructional technologist with 12 years of experience teaching WORD to faculty and students on the college level. I also taught WORD to high school faculty for ten years in addition.
I can help anyone understand and use MS WORD version 2008 or 2011 iMAC or PC/Windows format.

Microsoft PowerPoint

I have personally tutored over 255 faculty in the last 12 years in PowerPoint successfully. I am a professional instructional technologist and teaching PowerPoint to faculty and students is what I do. I can help you create PowerPoint shows that will excite people to watch. I can show you how to animate, make transitions, include 3-D effects and be clear and concise in your message.

English

I am a published author with 4 books on sale on Amazon.com
I am an experienced editor and grammar checker. I scored a near perfect score on my SAT exam in English.
I am a retired College Professor with specialities in English, Reading comprehension, Test taking, vocabulary, Science, Biology, and technology.
I have tutored all age levels and love to work with students of all ages.

Accounting

I am an Excel expert but not an accountant. I can help you with any Excel problem with over 12 years of Excel teaching experience on the College level.

Anatomy

I taught anatomy in several colleges. I was also a Director of Faculty Development at the NY College of Osteopathic Medicine where I had to evaluate anatomy lectures given by faculty. I can help you improve your anatomy course grade.

Literature

I am a well-read retired college professor and can help you improve your literature grade. I am also a published writer. I can help you improve your grade in literature.

Ecology

I have taught ecology as part of biology on the college level and as part of environmental science AP courses. I have tutored several students in San Diego already in AP environmental science and helped them improve their grades.

ACT Reading

I am a retired college professor and I have taught many subjects on the college level including remedial reading. I have also tutored several students in reading comprehension and vocabulary comprehension. I can help you understand reading more easily.

ACT English

I am an author of several books and a college professor who is retired. I have tutored many students on ACT and SAT English before. I can help you to score high on English.

Elementary Science

I have taught science at the public school level and college level including natural science, earth science and biology. I am a retired college professor with over 42 years of teaching experience on all levels.

Elementary (K-6th)

I taught Elementary subjects in the Assumption Elementary School for one year in Emerson, NJ.

Guitar

I am currently tutoring some people in guitar.

I played guitar in a band called the "Hi-lites," in college. I played as a folk guitarist for many years after college.

I can play a 6 string guitar and a 12 string guitar. I have been playing a guitar for over 50 years. I started with lessons at age 12.

Religion

I took Survey of the Bible for 6 credits in college. I was also a Sunday school teacher for 11 years at my church.
I also volunteered to be a Layreader for 20 years and I also served as a Lay Minister in my church.
I have attended many bible retreats and also belong to Cursillo the religious retreat program and served on staff three times.

ESL/ESOL

I have worked with ESL students before in secondary school and helped them improve their reading and writing skills. I am a retired College Professor that can help you improve your grades.

Web Design

I am a certified Web Master for 12 years and have created hundreds of web sites for colleges and universities.

Chess

I won the school chess contest in elementary school. I beat my father who taught me and my Physical Education teacher in 6th grade in Chess. It has been a life long love of the game.

Today I try to beat the computer at Chess.

Zoology

I taught Zoology for two semesters as part of General Biology in College. I also taught Zoology in adult education for several years.

Botany

I was a Botany and Biology Graduate teaching fellow for two years at Springfield College, Mass.

Tennis

I played tennis on a team in High school and college. I was a semi-pro tennis instructor for 8 years. I coached a high school tennis team for ten years and SUNY Purchase men's and women's college tennis team for three years.
I have tutored tennis and taught tennis to all levels of ability for over 30 years.

Adobe Photoshop

I have written several college curriculums for teaching Adobe Photoshop. I have used the program for 12 years and have taught it to over 160 professors at 4 different universities and colleges.

I am also a Professional Photographer with 30 years + experience with SLRs and digital SLRs.

Drawing

I am a self-taught artist having been drawing landscapes and cartoon characters for over 60 years.

Business

I ran my own business for 20 years and grossed $250,000 a year. I also developed a computer training business for 15 years "Doc' Computer PC and Mac training."

Photography

I have been a professional photographer for 40 years using SLRs and digital SLRs. I was a wedding photographer for 5 years and a School Yearbook photographer for 8 years.

I taught Photography in Adult Education and College courses.

Public Speaking

I won the NY State Public speaking contest in 1961.

I have done public presentations around the USA for over 15 years.

I am a trained College administrator for 12 years.

Career Development

I worked at BOCES in NY where I helped adults train in computer software and then placed them in jobs. I have mentored college students in securing jobs and building their careers.

Desktop Publishing

I have been using MS Publisher since 1995 when Microsoft first introduced it. I love the simple templates that save so much time in creating projects. I have tutored hundreds of students in desktop publishing with over 15 years of experience.

Dreamweaver

I have been teaching Dreamweaver for ten years at the College level at NYU, St. Johns Univ. and the College of Mount Saint Vincent, NY.

Macintosh

I have an iPad, an iMAC and a MAC air portable computers. I have taught people, students, teachers how to use MAC and its programs for 18 years now. I prefer MACs over PCs because of the stronger graphics programs and less freezing up of the computer.

I work on my iPad and iMac every day.

I would love to introduce you to the world of MACs.

Microsoft Access

I am a certified Instructional Technologist in higher education and have taught and used Access for 12 years.

Microsoft Outlook

I am a certified instructional Technologist and have used outlook and taught Outlook for 12 years in higher education.

Microsoft Windows

I am an instructional technologist and have been using and teaching all versions of MS Windows for 14 years.

Microsoft Publisher

I have been using and teaching MS Publisher since 1992. I have taught over 255 faculty how to use Publisher for the past 12 years. It is one of my favorite programs for easy websites, fliers, booklets and cards. I can help you understand this program easily. I am a retired College professor and instructional technologist.

Lacrosse

I coached Lacrosse for four years in public school on the junior and high school level. I also taught it for 31 years in Physical Education when I was a Physical Education Teacher.
I started playing Lacrosse at age 14 in Long Island , New York.
I still have a lacrosse attack stick and ball and play with it often. I can show you all of the throwing and catching skills of lacrosse.

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