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Online Tutor - UCLA Grad, Math B.S.
Jennifer K.

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My initial training in UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies' Teacher Education Program was intended to prepare me to teach secondary (middle school and high school) math in a classroom setting. A change in career paths took me to a Spanish-speaking country, and that's how I began teaching online to maintain the professional relationships I had forged with students I taught in person while living in the States.

My goal is to prepare the student well, whether it be for...

My initial training in UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies' Teacher Education Program was intended to prepare me to teach secondary (middle school and high school) math in a classroom setting. A change in career paths took me to a Spanish-speaking country, and that's how I began teaching online to maintain the professional relationships I had forged with students I taught in person while living in the States.

My goal is to prepare the student well, whether it be for academic success or for a trip abroad to an English or Spanish-speaking country. I myself am currently learning to speak Mandarin Chinese and can sympathize with language learners. With over ten years of experience tutoring online, I have facility with Zoom and with WyzAnt's excellent online tutoring platform, of which my favorite feature is their virtual online whiteboard that allows for document uploading and real-time interaction between tutor and student.

I still believe that in-person classes are more effective because there's nothing that beats face-to-face communication without audio/video problems or internet connectivity issues. But if you live in an area with fast, reliable internet, I would like to encourage you to please contact me if you are interested in online tutoring for your student as an affordable and effective aide to academic success.

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Education

UCLA
undergrad

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $45
  • Rate details: Cancellations made less than 1 hour in advance will be charged $2. "No-shows" (e.g. the student forgets about the lesson) will be charged a $15 penalty.
  • Lesson cancellation: 1 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 10/28/2011

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

Algebra 2

Algebra 2

I took one year of teacher training in UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies Teacher Education Program (TEP). Through TEP, I had the opportunity to teach mathematics in an LAUSD high school. My student teaching assignment happened to be for an Algebra 2 class. I have used manipulatives (tangible objects used as teaching tools) to teach students arithmetic and geometric series, and I even had a lesson plan employing earthquakes and their Richter scale magnitudes in order to teach and show a real-life application of logarithms. My goal was and still is to make math meaningful to students.
English

English

I specialize in teaching English to those whose mother tongue is not English. I have an upper-grade elementary school student from Korea right now who was learned to read, say simple sentences, build basic reading comprehension in 9 months. She started out very shy and with zero knowledge of English. I have many other young students and also have experience teaching adults conversational skills.
Phonics

Phonics

I spent a year in South Korea teaching phonics to students in grades 1, 4, and 5 of elementary school. When I first started teaching these students, the majority of them could not sing the alphabet song. I started at ground zero with them, and the upper grade children were able to phonetically sound out the words in simplified versions of Rumpelstiltskin and The Little Red Hen on their own within 10 months of receiving hour-long lessons twice a week. I would first teach them the letters of the alphabet and the sound that each letter makes. For letters like c and g, we'd stick with the 'hard' sounds (e.g. cat, goat) initially. With the vowels, I would teach them the name of the vowel and its corresponding 'short' sound. Then I would teach them consonant combinations such as bl, cl, sh, ph, ck. These would be followed by vowel combinations. I assigned students homework from workbooks.
Spanish

Spanish

I took four years of Spanish in middle and high school and scored an 800 on the Spanish SAT II. I'm by no means a native speaker, but spending over the last four years in Mexico has given me much insight into colloquial expressions, and I can now freely apply many grammar concepts that had always given me a hard time in high school. I feel that being a non-native Spanish speaker gives me an edge when it comes to teaching the language to native English speakers because I understand the struggle and have overcome the very same blocks your student may be facing now as a Spanish language learner.
Algebra 1
Calculus
Elementary Math
Geometry
Grammar
Prealgebra
Precalculus
Proofreading
PSAT
SAT Math
SAT Reading
SAT Writing
Spelling
Statistics
Trigonometry
Vocabulary
Writing

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Great tutor!

Jennifer has been tutoring my daughter in Geometry. Since working with her my daughter's grades are improving and she's feeling more confident about math. Thanks, Jennifer!

Estrella, 8 lessons with Jennifer

Great teacher!

My daughter was feeling insecure about the topic she was covering for Math going into the lesson with Jennifer. She was not feeling confident about some of the questions she had in her test. After lesson with Jennifer, she perked up and excited about how Jennifer just taught her something useful and new. She’s excited to use the technique in her next assignment. Thank you Jennifer!!

Ava, 39 lessons with Jennifer

The sweetest and most patient Spanish tutor!

Jennifer has the kindest disposition and was so patient with my struggling 8th grader. She was thorough and explained everything so simple. Learning a second language isn’t easy and she was so comforting and helpful! We’ll definitely use her again! Recommend 10 out of 10!

Krista, 5 lessons with Jennifer

highly recommended!

Jennifer is very patient and very thorough, I have a 9 year old and 12 year old they both love being in her class, she makes everything so simple and easygoing. Highly recommended!

Libra, 102 lessons with Jennifer

The sweetest and most patient Spanish tutor!

Jennifer has the kindest disposition and was so patient with my struggling 8th grader. She was thorough and explained everything so simple. Learning a second language isn’t easy and she was so comforting and helpful! We’ll definitely use her again! Recommend 10 out of 10!

Krista, 5 lessons with Jennifer

Knowledgeable and Kind Tutor

Jennifer reviewed some grammatical concepts that I was having trouble with and went over questions I had gotten incorrect on a practice test. She was very kind and helped me feel good about taking the Spanish SAT.

Ariana, 1 lesson with Jennifer

Experienced and knowledgeable tutor

My daughter's first lesson with Jennifer was great. Jennifer is an experienced tutor who knows how to work with students. Jennifer first assessed my daughter's level of knowledge and understanding and she also asked her very specific questions in her assessment. That way she knows where to place her focus for the lesson. I'm very satisfied with the first lesson and I know Jennifer will help to straighten my daughter's math and logical skills.

Guerguens, 299 lessons with Jennifer

Patient, Meets your unique needs

Very patient with me even if I have a lesson when I am tired. Very helpful in explaining grammar concepts. Very accommodating of tailoring my tutoring to my needs. Highly recommend!

Jacqueline, 30 lessons with Jennifer

Crystal Clear

My daughter loves Jennifer. She wishes Jennifer is her math teacher. When my daughter says that she learned so much that means a lot to me and reinforce me that I've chosen a great tutor.

Emilie , 10 lessons with Jennifer

Amazing tutor!

Jennifer is ALWAYS so patient and thorough with my daughter. She starts with the basics so that she fully understands the problem. She is super reliable and always keeps in contact with our upcoming sessions!

Brandi, 6 lessons with Jennifer
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