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Amy B.

Experienced AP History Teacher

Experienced AP History Teacher

$80/hour

5.0 (183 ratings)

  • 471 hours tutoring

About Amy

Bio

Hi! My name is Amy and I am a history teacher based in Brooklyn, NY. This is my ninth year as a history educator, and my fifth school year tutoring with Wyzant. I have taught global, modern, US, AP World and AP US History. I currently teach global history, politics, and economics at an independent school in Manhattan. I am certified as special education Highly Qualified in the State of New York, and have participated in AP World History training as part of my development.

What my students...

Hi! My name is Amy and I am a history teacher based in Brooklyn, NY. This is my ninth year as a history educator, and my fifth school year tutoring with Wyzant. I have taught global, modern, US, AP World and AP US History. I currently teach global history, politics, and economics at an independent school in Manhattan. I am certified as special education Highly Qualified in the State of New York, and have participated in AP World History training as part of my development.

What my students love about me: Besides the content expertise, I am invested in getting to know my students as learners. Every lesson begins with a check-in to gauge how we're feeling (and that means generally! not just in school!), followed by an opportunity to review and set goals for the week. I believe so much of our development as learners comes down to our mindsets about our ability to learn, so my approach emphasizes retrieval practice to help students learn how to self-assess their own understandings. My students tell me I often fill in the gaps where their teachers aren't teaching to a high standard. As such, my students gain confidence in their work and come to enjoy studying history and preparing for their exams. While many of my students have earned 4s and 5s on their AP exams, just as many who have earned 3s (and happily!!) have expressed satisfaction with exceeding their own expectations with preparing for these rigorous courses.

Though I am not an AP Government & Politics teacher, I am qualified to tutor as a result of my previous professional experience. For nearly eight years, I was a policy advisor on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. where I gained an immense amount of hands-on experience in Congress, public policy and politics.

I love teaching because I love seeing my students' development as thinkers and writers. I also love the relationships I have built with students, many of which will last a lifetime. I am excited to help you develop your skills and study habits! Hope to hear from you soon.

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Education

B.S. University of Wisconsin - Madison
Political Science, Zoology
Graduated from the George Washington University
Masters
Relay Graduate School of Education
MEd

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $80
  • Rate details: For lessons with two students, I charge $60/hr for each student. For three or more, $40/hr per student.
  • Lesson cancellation: 1 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 4/12/2017

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Subjects

Business

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

In graduate school, I specialized in social policy, which meant I took several courses in the sociology department. This includes a small seminar that focused on the corrections system, and other coursework on urban policy problems and economic justice. I also specialized in criminal justice policy as a Capitol Hill aide, including juvenile justice policy and reducing crack cocaine disparities.

Corporate Training

Grammar, Proofreading

Elementary Education

Common Core,

Common Core

As a history teacher, I teach a Common Core aligned curriculum which focuses on non-fiction standards. Most of my work centers around determining a central idea with appropriate supporting evidence, analysis related to overall context and theme, and determining point of view/purpose within a text. I aim for students to use context to articulate the most authentic ideas possible, but understand that students need scaffolds and practice to develop strong writing habits as well.
Study Skills,

Study Skills

Veteran history teacher with training in special education to support students’ planning and organization to improve grades. I also provide strategies to improve study habits.
Grammar, Reading, Vocabulary

English

Grammar, Proofreading, Reading, Vocabulary, Writing

History

American History,

American History

I teach APUSH as a learning specialist, which means I support students with disabilities and others who may have special needs. I also taught MS American History for two years.
Government & Politics,

Government & Politics

I am a former senior Congressional aide with 7+ years teaching history.
Political Science,

Political Science

I have a degree in Political Science from Wisconsin, and I have a Master of Public Policy degree from the George Washington University. Additionally, I served as a policy advisor in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2006-2013 where I gained significant experience in how the U.S. government works.
Social Studies,

Social Studies

I am a certified middle grades teacher in NY state, and have taught world history consecutively for the last four years. I have also written middle school curriculum and developed other middle school history teachers in world history content.
World History,

World History

I teach APWH as a learning specialist, which means I support students with disabilities and others who may have special needs. I also taught MS World History for four years.
Geography

Homeschool

Study Skills,

Study Skills

Veteran history teacher with training in special education to support students’ planning and organization to improve grades. I also provide strategies to improve study habits.
Reading, Writing

Most Popular

Study Skills,

Study Skills

Veteran history teacher with training in special education to support students’ planning and organization to improve grades. I also provide strategies to improve study habits.
Reading, Writing

Other

Government & Politics,

Government & Politics

I am a former senior Congressional aide with 7+ years teaching history.
Study Skills,

Study Skills

Veteran history teacher with training in special education to support students’ planning and organization to improve grades. I also provide strategies to improve study habits.
Geography

Special Needs

Special Needs,

Special Needs

I am certified as highly qualified to teach special education in NY State. I have several years' experience as a co-teacher, and am transitioning to work as a learning specialist in high school. I assess what students are able to do and create scaffolds that support students' gaps. I break down texts so that they are more manageable, but believe students who struggle benefit from a high bar for excellence and will work toward it with support!
Study Skills

Study Skills

Veteran history teacher with training in special education to support students’ planning and organization to improve grades. I also provide strategies to improve study habits.

Summer

Study Skills,

Study Skills

Veteran history teacher with training in special education to support students’ planning and organization to improve grades. I also provide strategies to improve study habits.
Reading, Writing

Test Preparation

Common Core

Common Core

As a history teacher, I teach a Common Core aligned curriculum which focuses on non-fiction standards. Most of my work centers around determining a central idea with appropriate supporting evidence, analysis related to overall context and theme, and determining point of view/purpose within a text. I aim for students to use context to articulate the most authentic ideas possible, but understand that students need scaffolds and practice to develop strong writing habits as well.

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Fosters critical thinking to build confidence for AP World History exam

Our 15 y.o. daughter enjoyed Amy's style right away. Amy demonstrated a knowledgeable command of the material and takes a wonderful teaching approach that fosters critical thinking skills. After her first video class with Amy, our daughter feels more confident to follow a plan to prepare for the AP World History exam.

Anita, 7 lessons with Amy

Amazing teacher!

Ms. Amy definitely made me feel better about the APUSH exam. It was really helpful to go step-by-step through the process of planning DBQs, and learning important tips like sourcing. I learned how to better condense my ideas and organize efficiently. She’s also very easy to talk to and even helped me revise a DBQ multiple times after our session! She is such an amazing teacher and I am lucky to have her as my tutor. I highly recommend her!

Agnes, 3 lessons with Amy

Outstanding History Tutor

Amy is amazing teacher! She is extremely knowledgeable about APUSH and is passionate about helping my kid succeed! My kid was struggling with her DBQ essay for APUSH but she was extremely efficient and my kid understood so much better after her first lesson. She was able to explain and analyze my kid’s essay and even revised the material via email after the lesson to make sure my kid understood. Highly recommend Amy as a tutor. Thank you so much Amy!

Agnes, 3 lessons with Amy

Knowledgeable patient and great tutor!

Amy helped my daughter do much with her nsl ap gov test. She helped with writing, understanding content and discussion points. My daughter looked forward to her tutoring sessions and found them helpful. I highly recommend Amy.

Mayra, 7 lessons with Amy

Knowledgeable and helpful and nice

Super helpful and on target with suggested topics and questions. Knows the topics very well and provided good study questions and topics. Extremely helpful in preparing for upcoming test

Sarah, 18 lessons with Amy

AP World History

My 9th grader is in AP World History and has not made much head way in understanding enough to be prepared for the test in May. Her teacher is new and is not an effective teacher. Amy B. is excellent my daughter said she has learned more in an hour then she has all year. She is excited to continue her lessons until the big test. I would highly recommend her.

Shannon, 6 lessons with Amy

Great tutor

Amy is awesome. Energetic, encouraging and knowledgeable. She really explains the information and has great teaching skills. She is always responsive and quick to respond to any questions

Lisa, 9 lessons with Amy

Knowledgeable and supportive tutor, highly recommended!

Amy tutored my son on his US History essay. She is very knowledgeable and knows the subject very well. In addition, Amy is very supportive and truly cares about the student. We would highly recommend Amy!

LiLy, 4 lessons with Amy

Awesome AP world history tutor!

Amy helped my daughter to be prepared for DBQ in AP world history exam. Even though my daughter got a good grade in her AP world history class, she was very worried and anxious about her capability in DBQ. However, just two sessions with Amy made my daughter become confident in her ability in DBQ and prepared for the exam. I highly recommend Amy as an AP world history tutor!

Jenny, 2 lessons with Amy

Friendly, knowledgeable and so helpful!

Amy helped my daughter come up with actionable and practical strategies for her AP World History exams. This helped make the body of information digestible. We will be using her again.

Ellis, 5 lessons with Amy
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