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Zoology Grad & Natural Resource Manager: Biology, Chemistry, Envr
Anthony J.

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I have a degree in zoology and I currently work as a Natural Resource Manager, so the biology and ecology I tutor is work I do every day. I've never outgrown finding the natural world genuinely fascinating, and the best part of teaching is watching that land for someone who arrived convinced science wasn't for them.

I spent four years teaching marine science at the Catalina Island Marine Institute with students in grades four through twelve. It was hands-on and outdoors; kids holding...

I have a degree in zoology and I currently work as a Natural Resource Manager, so the biology and ecology I tutor is work I do every day. I've never outgrown finding the natural world genuinely fascinating, and the best part of teaching is watching that land for someone who arrived convinced science wasn't for them.

I spent four years teaching marine science at the Catalina Island Marine Institute with students in grades four through twelve. It was hands-on and outdoors; kids holding actual organisms rather than looking at diagrams of them, and there were no grades attached, which took a surprising amount of pressure off. What worked was finding the thread between the material and something the student already cared about, and being openly excited about it myself. That turns out to be contagious. I've also worked as a para-educator with high schoolers, sitting one-on-one with students who needed a different explanation than the one they got in class, and I substitute taught across all grade levels in California.

When a student tells me they don't understand something, the first thing I do is ask them to walk me through the part they do understand. It's usually more than they think, and it shows me exactly where things stopped making sense; which is almost never the chapter they're currently stuck on. From there we rebuild forward. I'd rather have you explain a concept back to me in your own words than recite a definition you don't actually believe.

I work with high school and college students in biology and chemistry, and with anyone who needs a foundation in zoology or earth and life sciences. I teach online, mostly weekday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Happy to talk through what you're working on before you commit to a session.

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Humboldt State University
Zoology

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Algebra 1

Algebra 1

I worked as a paraeducator with high school students, providing one-on-one support in math including algebra, and I substitute taught across all grade levels in California. My science degree required extensive quantitative coursework, and I use algebraic reasoning regularly in my work as a Natural Resource Manager when handling data, calculating rates, and interpreting measurements. I find that algebra clicks for students once they see it as a set of rules for keeping an equation balanced rather than a list of steps to memorize. I’m patient with students who have decided they’re bad at math, because that belief is usually the real obstacle.
Biology

Biology

I hold a bachelor’s degree in zoology, which is a biology degree with a focus on animal life, and I work full-time as a Natural Resource Manager applying that background daily. My coursework covered cell biology, genetics, evolution, physiology, and ecology, and I taught marine biology and life science to students in grades four through twelve for four years at the Catalina Island Marine Institute. I’ve also supported high school biology students one-on-one as a paraeducator, which taught me that most struggles trace back to a foundational concept rather than the current unit. I start by asking a student to explain what they already understand, then rebuild from wherever things stopped making sense.
Earth Science

Earth Science

Natural Resource Manager with Applied Earth Systems Experience My work as a Natural Resource Manager involves soils, watersheds, and landscape processes, and my zoology degree included earth systems and environmental coursework covering geology, hydrology, and climate. I taught earth and marine science to students in grades four through twelve for four years at the Catalina Island Marine Institute, including oceanography, tides, and coastal geology. I substitute taught across all grade levels in California and have supported high school students one-on-one as a paraeducator, so I’m used to meeting students wherever their foundation actually is.
Ecology

Ecology

I work full-time as a Natural Resource Manager, so ecology isn’t theoretical for me, habitat management, species interactions, and ecosystem health are the substance of my job. My zoology degree included coursework in ecology, population biology, and environmental systems, and I taught marine ecology to students in grades four through twelve for four years at the Catalina Island Marine Institute. I bring real examples from field and management work into sessions, which helps concepts like trophic levels, succession, and carrying capacity land as things that actually happen rather than terms to memorize.
Elementary Math

Elementary Math

I worked as a paraeducator providing one-on-one and small-group math support, and I substitute taught across all grade levels in California, including elementary classrooms. My science degree required extensive quantitative coursework, and I use arithmetic and proportional reasoning daily as a Natural Resource Manager when working with measurements and data. I also spent four years teaching students in grades four through twelve at the Catalina Island Marine Institute, so I’m comfortable adjusting explanations for younger learners. I find that most elementary math struggles come from a gap a grade or two back rather than the current lesson, so I start by figuring out where the foundation actually is.
Environmental Science

Environmental Science

As a Natural Resource Manager I work directly on habitat restoration, resource management, and the human-environment questions that environmental science courses cover in the abstract. My zoology degree included ecology and environmental coursework, and I spent four years teaching environmental science and marine conservation to students in grades four through twelve at the Catalina Island Marine Institute. I’m comfortable with the full scope of a typical course, ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, resource use, pollution, conservation policy, and I connect each topic to work I’ve actually done.
Zoology

Zoology

I hold a bachelor's degree in zoology and work full-time as a Natural Resource Manager, so animal biology, ecology, and the relationships between species and their habitats are part of my daily work rather than something I studied once. My coursework covered comparative anatomy, physiology, evolution, genetics, and ecology, and I've spent four years teaching marine science and marine biology to students in grades four through twelve at the Catalina Island Marine Institute. That experience taught me to explain complex systems, classification, adaptation, animal behavior; in ways that stick, whether the student is working through a high school unit or a college-level course. I bring real examples from field and management work into sessions, because zoology makes far more sense when it's attached to actual organisms rather than diagrams.
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