Search
Alan H.'s Photo

Social Studies Teacher
Alan H.

5.0 (1 ratings)

8 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee
Hourly Rate: $35
Contact Alan
Response time: 8 hours

About Alan

Bio

Heya! I’m Alan, and I am a social studies teacher with 15 years of experience. I graduated cum laude from American University as a double major in secondary education and history. I have been living the dream ever since having taught in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Newark, New Jersey. I have had the privilege of teaching social studies to students from 8th to 12th grade from all walks of life, and I have taught inclusion, general education, honors, and AP courses. I was teacher of the...

Heya! I’m Alan, and I am a social studies teacher with 15 years of experience. I graduated cum laude from American University as a double major in secondary education and history. I have been living the dream ever since having taught in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Newark, New Jersey. I have had the privilege of teaching social studies to students from 8th to 12th grade from all walks of life, and I have taught inclusion, general education, honors, and AP courses. I was teacher of the year at my high school for the 2018-2019 school year. I have also had the privilege of mentoring three of my colleagues and three student teachers.

I take great joy in teaching (and learning) new and interesting things. My expertise is teaching anything social studies related. The courses I have taught the most are US History, African American History, Debate, Latin American History, and World History. In terms of skills, I have taught students to memorize information, to read complex texts, to write argumentative pieces, to research topics, and to prepare and deliver public speeches. I love supporting people to learn how to do things on their own. My style of teaching is to try to hook people into why something matters, explain the content/skill required, practice the content/skill with the students, and then create an interesting challenge for them to demonstrate that they have mastered the content/skill.

Please do not hesitate to reach out, and I can’t wait to help!

-Alan

Read more

Education

American University
History and Secondary Education
  • Licensed teacher

Policies

Schedule

Loading...

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Alan hasn’t set a schedule.

We’re having trouble loading this schedule right now. Please try again later.

Approved Subjects

African American Studies

African American Studies

At American University, I wrote a biographical essay on a Civil Rights veteran, which included my interview with him. My honors thesis was based on education in segregated Washington, D.C. at the turn of the 20th century. In my career, I have taught African American History in North Carolina and New Jersey for six years in total. I created lesson plans on Medieval African History, Enslavement and Resistance, The American and Haitian Revolutions, Capitalism and Slavery, Free African Americans, Abolitionism, The Causes of the Civil War, The Civil War, Reconstruction and its Collapse, Washington, Du Bois, and Cooper, Government Violence, The Harlem Renaissance, The Civil Rights Movement, African Independence Movements, Police Violence, and The American Dream.
Debate

Debate

I have taught debate in the public schools for three years. I have adapted the curriculum to best serve my students in reading, writing, public speaking, and debate. My students come from diverse abilities, and I am able to build their skills and confidence so that most of them perform live in front of the class by the end of the course.
Government & Politics

Government & Politics

I graduated cum laude from American University double majoring in history and secondary education. As a public school teacher, I was a Mock Trial coach in North Carolina for three years. In New Jersey, I co-taught the Law Club at my high school and led students to visit Washington, D.C. I am currently a NJ250 Montclair State Teaching Fellow dedicated to improving Civic teaching.
Grammar

Grammar

I have taught high school and middle school social studies for 15 years. In all of my courses, I teach essay writing and argumentative writing. I teach students grammar and citation. I take great pride in helping students grow in their ability to express their ideas in formal writing.
Proofreading

Proofreading

I have taught high school and middle school social studies for fifteen years. In each of my courses, I have taught formal writing through essays and argumentative assignments. I have read and given feedback to all of my students during these assignments. I take great pride in helping teach the rules of formal English writing.
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

I was the assistant Mock Trial coach for two years where I coached students on speaking in the mock courtroom. Our students competed annually in the city competition. Recently, I have taught debate as a high school course for three years. Here my students learn the basics of public speaking; by the end of the course, most of them are willing and able to perform speeches and debates before their peers.
Reading

Reading

I have been in high school or middle school classrooms for the past 15 years. In each course that I have ever taught I have helped improve my students' abilities to read. My students have come from diverse background; sometimes, I am pushing them with SAT vocabulary and college-level texts, and with other students I am practicing sight words and phonics. I take great pride in helping my students improve their abilities to read.
Social Studies

Social Studies

I graduated cum laude from American University double majoring in history and secondary education. I have worked for the last 15 years teaching social studies including US, world, African American, Latin American, APUSH, and debate. My expertise is breaking skills and concepts down and creating assignments for students to demonstrate mastery in a skill or concept.
United States History

United States History

In high school, I earned college credit for APUSH, but I took the courses in college anyway to learn more. In my career, I have taught US History I and II, as well as Honors and APUSH. I have created lessons on Indigenous Peoples and their Strategies, Power and Colonialism, Enslavement and Resistance, the Independence Movement, the Early Republic, From Abolitionism to Civil War, Reconstruction and the Nadir, Imperialism, Capitalism & Progressivism, World War I, The 1920s, Harlem Renaissance, The Great Depression, The New Deal, World War II, The Civil Rights Movement, The Cold War, Vietnam, Conservativism, the War on Terror, The Great Recession, The American Dream, and The Trump Era.
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Having been in public school classrooms for the last fifteen years, I have been teaching and reinforcing vocabulary for a great deal of students. I believe it is very important for students to have a rich vocabulary, which means being able to read, write, and speak the words.
World History

World History

I graduated cum laude from American University double majoring in history and secondary education. I have a passion for studying history of the world including African, Latin American, Middle Eastern, European, and Asian history. Before graduating college, I spend a semester in Beirut studying Arab and Middle Eastern history.
Writing

Writing

I have been teaching students to improve their writing for fifteen years. I have taught students from diverse writing backgrounds: from students who are learning to write English for the first time to college-bound AP students who are writing complex theses. I take great pride in helping my students improve their ability to express themselves and explain things through the written word.
Alan H.'s Photo

Questions? Contact Alan before you book.

Still have questions?

Contact Alan
Response time: 8 hours

Ratings and Reviews

Rating

5.0 (1 ratings)
5 star
(1)
4 star
(0)
3 star
(0)
2 star
(0)
1 star
(0)
Hourly Rate: $35
Response time: 8 hours
Contact Alan