• Undergrad:

  Hobart and William S

• Tutors Out Of:

  Victor, NY

• Travel Radius:

  10 miles

• Tutoring Certifications:

  French - Microsoft word - powerpoint - psychology - study skills

• Tutor's Fee Per Hour:

  $36.00 * with a 10% discount after purchasing $360

I am a recent graduate of William Smith College. I double majored in Psychology and French as well as developed my own individual minor, Cross Cultural Behavioral Studies. I spent a semester abroad in Avignon, France during the Spring 2007 semester and it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I also completed the NYS teacher certification program in secondary French. After I receive my test scores, I will be applying for New York State certification. Our teacher education program was very hands-on. We were required to complete a minimum of 160 hours of in-classroom experience before we were allowed to start our student teaching assignments. Throughout the duration of the program, I worked in 4 different school districts teaching French to students in both middle and high school. I was also a French TA during college so I have experience working with students ranging from middle school all the way through college level course work. My approach to teaching is also very hands-on. I know that a lot of courses require large amounts of memorization, and while this is sometimes necessary, I feel that one can learn better by actually experiencing the information. For example, foreign languages have a lot of new vocabulary. Sitting down with a list of words to memorize may work for some people, but not for everyone. So, to make things more interesting, I try to come up with activities to USE the vocabulary rather than just looking at it. Aside from my teaching experience, I am also a very well-rounded individual having been very involved on my college campus. I was a member of several committees as well as the co-chair of the William Smith Judicial Board. My experiences are very broad and I believe that they will make me an even greater tutor because I have such a diverse background.

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• powerpoint

  I've used PowerPoint throughout high school and college. I have used it to make presentations both on my own and in a group, for lesson plans and even for an electronic game of jeopardy. I have made presentations making use of many items besides just text. I have inserted personal photos, images off of the internet, Word art, clip art, charts, graphs, music and even video clips. I have also created presentations in both English and French. In one of my college courses, we were required to make PowerPoint presentations about once a week, so I have a great deal of experience with the program. I have already helped students to use it to develop their own projects during my student teaching placement, so I have experience in teaching the program as well.

• study skills

  I graduated from high school with honors and having recently graduated from William Smith College Cum Laude, I truly believe that I have established a good system of studying for myself. That said I also believe that my previous teaching, TA-ing and tutoring experiences have taught me great strategies to help others to succeed in acquiring good study habits. As far back as middle school, I can remember assisting others in studying. It started with my youngest sibling. I would sit down with her for hours teaching her the alphabet, numbers and how to read before she entered kindergarten. It continued in high school, when I took advanced courses and would then help my friends on the regular track with their coursework for the classes that I took the previous year. In college, it didn't change much. I was an America Reads tutor my first semester. I was paired with a 3rd grader and I met with her twice a week for about 15 weeks to help her to improve her reading comprehension skills. I also completed the teacher certification program at my college which was very hands-on and required a minimum of 160 hours of in-classroom experience prior to student teaching. Throughout these placements, I received a great deal of experience both teaching material as well as tutoring students on a one-on-one or small group basis. I believe that these experiences in particular allowed me the chance to not only teach the material, but also to instill good study habits into my students. I was also a TA for the French department in college and have worked endlessly to improve my younger brother's study habits. I believe that all of my experiences have given me the knowledge and skills necessary to be able to assist others in developing study habits that work for them.