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Patient Tutor Specializing in Front-End Development, ELA, French, Math
Stephanie A.

4.9 (80 ratings)

303 hours tutoring

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At the end of April 2022, I graduated from the Turing School of Software and Design, with a Certificate in Front-End Engineering. In June I started my first job as a Software Engineer. I love the work, but I want to always have a medium where I am able to engage in my love of teaching.

My back story:
I graduated from UMass with degrees in English and Psychology. However, one of my main passions is working with and teaching people. At 19, I started working with Americorps, a domestic service...

At the end of April 2022, I graduated from the Turing School of Software and Design, with a Certificate in Front-End Engineering. In June I started my first job as a Software Engineer. I love the work, but I want to always have a medium where I am able to engage in my love of teaching.

My back story:
I graduated from UMass with degrees in English and Psychology. However, one of my main passions is working with and teaching people. At 19, I started working with Americorps, a domestic service program that provides volunteers for many different sectors of need in the country, including education. I started my education work with Jumpstart as a classroom assistant at a daycare, teaching kiddos from ages 2-5 phonetics, vocabulary, and basic writing skills.

After University, I worked with City Year, a program that works with schools on the verge of being taken over by the state. It sends volunteers to work with students as in-class tutors and mentors to help them focus on their academics and behavior. Working with my team, we raised the 8th grade math scores 10% for the year, which is a huge accomplishment. I wrote and implemented daily lesson plans tailored towards the learning needs of 16 youth who had IEPs and 504s, and took careful attention to each student's needs. I love to watch the light go off in a student's head when they start to understand an idea, and gain confidence in their skills.

I continued my work as a teaching assistant with Denver Academy, working with youth with differentiated learning needs. I gained experience in Orton-Gillingham, the fundamentals of English phonetics, and how to more rigorously check for reading comprehension. This really enhanced both my skills in teaching to a wide range of learning styles, and solidified how much I love this work.

I would love to help you gain confidence in learning subjects which feel tricky for you. I love to recognize and teach to different people's learning styles, and I am looking forward to helping you become empowered in yours.

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Education

University of Massachusetts Amherst
English

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Algebra 1

Algebra 1

I have 3 years experience tutoring Algebra 1 as a City Year Corps member, teaching Denver Math Fellows, and my own personal tutoring jobs on the side. I am able to create and implement personalized lesson plans that are tailored to address each student's individual academic learning needs. I also have the skills of being able to attach math skills to daily life interests of my students.
CSS

CSS

I completed the 7-month program at the accredited Turing School of Software and Design. During the program, I built 10+ projects using JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Sass, React, TypeScript, and Node. I currently use CSS and SASS at my job with Bitly.
Elementary Math

Elementary Math

I have experience in my time working with City Year, Denver Math Fellows, and Jumpstart creating lesson plans that tailor to a student's individual learning needs. I have tutored math from 3rd grade to 9th grade. I am also well-versed with Common Core Standards, and am able to teach to the Standards, as needed.
English

English

I received an Undergraduate degree in English.
French

French

I received a Minor in French at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. I started to study French in the 6th grade at 12 years old, and continued my studies until the end of University, and beyond. Because of my lesson planning skills, I am fully able to create lesson plans that will assist my student's comprehension of the french language.
HTML

HTML

A current software developer learning at the Turing School of Software and Design. The accredited school has an eight percent acceptance rate, and is an accelerate software development curriculum. Within 5-months, I have learned HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js, as well as many testing frameworks and softwares.
Literature

Literature

I have an undergraduate degree in English, with a minor in French, meaning I have also read literature in French as well. These courses gave me the ability to lift concepts from text, and be able to discuss them in an in-depth manner. My lesson planning skills make it so I can tailor lessons around certain concepts for the learning benefits of my students.
Psychology

Psychology

At UMass Amherst, I received an undergraduate degree in Psychology. This class of study allowed me the opportunity to become a part of a longitudinal research study being conducted at my University, and gave me inside about how studies are conducted. I also took a course on Neuroscience, and passed with a 93%.
Reading

Reading

I have an undergraduate degree in English and Psychology, so I have ample experience lifting and discussing concepts from all different types of literature. I also worked with JumpStart, and so I have experience teaching phonetics and vocabulary retention to young people, and can certainly use these same skills for older folks. Also, with my lesson planning skills, I can create and implement lesson plans tailored to reading and/or vocabulaty concepts that my student may find particularly tricky.
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

I received a major in English and Psychology, both subjects which require a lot of reading, both academic and fiction. I also spend a lot of time writing for personal pleasure, which has me looking for many more fitting synonyms for my writing. I also read for about 2 hours a day, everyday, which keeps my vocabulary sharp.
Grammar
Spelling

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8th grade Math Tutor

Stpehanie is amazing with my son. He was struggling in math, since she has been tutoring him there has been such a major difference, in a positive way. His grades have improved, and also his behavior. So grateful for Ms. Stephanie!

LaChoniquie, 29 lessons with Stephanie

Hopeful start

My daughter enjoyed working with Stephanie and said that she was very fun and upbeat. She’s looking forward to the next session. We did have consistent technical issues which interrupted the flow so I’m hopeful that that can be resolved going forward.

Kelli Clifton, 4 lessons with Stephanie

Super awesome

we debugged together a jest test - although we werent able to find the solution (it was an insane problem) it was fun debugging together and figuring out things

Tonia, 1 lesson with Stephanie

Patient & Kind Tutor - BEST TUTOR EXPERIENCE!

I cannot even put into words how AMAZING it has been to work with Stephanie for the past month. I would have not been able to understand class content without her. She was patient, and has guided me through everything. I have gained so much knowledge and skillset from working with her. I will continue working with her and choose every chance I get to work with her. BEST TUTOR EVER!!

Alisha, 16 lessons with Stephanie

Great Tutor, very patient!

We have been working with Stephanie for a while now. She is encouraging and patient. She meets my kids at their reading level but gives them opportunities to challenge them. She celebrates their accomplishments and lifts them up when they are feeling discouraged. My kids confidence in their reading has grown tremendously and we have Stephanie to thank for that.

Anonymous, 72 lessons with Stephanie

Very knowledgeable

Amazing session with Stephanie today!! We were able to swiftly handle all of my front end needs for a group project in class. Will definitely be coming back for more lessons!!

Mike, 3 lessons with Stephanie

Great experience!

Stephanie was very kind and helpful. She and I worked on React together, and she helped me through some roadblocks. I appreciated her thoroughness. Great experience.

Karla, 2 lessons with Stephanie

Father of the one being tutored

Taught algebra 1. Great skills and a true professional. On short notice, she rose to the task and conducted tutoring sessions.

Milton, 18 lessons with Stephanie
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