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Michelle D.

Michelle: Biology and English Tutor

Ames, IA (50010)

Travel Radius 15 miles
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I have 4 years of college tutoring experience, working as a biology tutor at Beloit College and was a Biostatistics TA as a freshman. Additionally, I spent the last summer teaching intermediate and advanced English to two children (9 and 11) in Istanbul, Turkey. I have also volunteered teaching reading skills to first and second graders at an elementary school in Beloit, WI.

I graduated summa cum laude, with departmental honors in both Environmental Biology and Creative Writing, so I am well equipped to teach both biology and English. I am particularly adept at ecology, environmental sciences, remediation/restoration, biostatistics, genetics, essay writing, creative writing and literature. During college I won several awards including, being the top freshman in environmental science, the top sophomore/junior in marine biology and the senior who was the outstanding biology scholar. I have lived and studied in the Galapagos islands and have done research with the Galapagos National Park about sea lion populations and behavior.

I recently took the GRE and scored a perfect score on the writing section (6.0) and in the 93rd percentile on the verbal.

In high school, I graduated with a 4.6 GPA from Claremont High School. I scored a 5 on the Biology, Environmental Science and US History AP tests and a 4 on the English Composition and US Government tests.

I have taken 2 years of college level Spanish and lived in Ecuador with a Spanish speaking host family for 5 months, so am capable of tutoring introductory Spanish.

Michelle's Subjects

Science:
English:
  • ACT English,
  • ACT Reading,
  • English,
  • ESL/ESOL,
  • grammar,
  • literature,
  • proofreading,
  • reading,
  • SAT reading,
  • SAT writing,
  • vocabulary,
  • writing
Test Preparation:
  • ACT English,
  • ACT Reading,
  • GRE,
  • SAT reading,
  • SAT writing
Language:
History:
  • American history
Elementary Education:
Business:
  • GRE
Sports/Recreation:
Corporate Training:
Homeschool:

Biology

I graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Environmental Biology with departmental honors. My specific areas of expertise are: Ecology, Environmental Science, Restoration, Remediation and Genetics.

Writing

I have a Bachelors in Creative Writing and got a perfect score on the GRE Writing Section.

Elementary (K-6th)

I have previously tutored children in K-6th grade. I was a reading and math tutor to a second grader, I have taught English to children between the ages of 9 and 11, and I was a volunteer for a reading program for first graders. I have a BS in biology and English so am well equipped to tutor elementary level math, science and humanities.

ESL/ESOL

I have a Bachelors in English and worked for a summer in Istanbul, Turkey teaching English as a second language. My strength is in teaching conversational English.

Sewing

I have worked for 4 years in a costume shop in Beloit, WI. I was a supervisor my last year where I managed 4-10 people and assisted them with sewing skills. We costumed 4 shows a year, so I have made both modern and period pieces. I have experience on sewing machines, sergers and with hand sewing.

Biostatistics

In college I took BIO 248: Biometrics, a class about Biostatistics and experimental design. I got an A in this class and later became a TA and college tutor. In terms in Biostatistics I know basic statistics (standard deviation, mean, confidence limits, etc.) as well as ANOVAs, regressions, correlations, chi-square tests, tests of independence as well as nonparametric alternatives to these tests. I do not know how to use SAS as I was taught how to analyze data using JMP, the software used by professional,... Read More

Genetics

In college I took an upper level class on Genetics where I learned basic mendelian genetics (dominant, recessive traits, codominance, epistasis, etc.) and quantitative genetics (heritability, correlated traits, inbreeding coefficients, Hardy-Weinburg equilibrium, etc.).

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