ACT/SAT Tutor and Spanish Tutor (licensed High School Teacher in MN)

Jeff W.

ACT English

I earned a 36/36 on ACT English and worked as an ACT/SAT test prep course instructor for Kaplan Test Prep from 2010-2020.

ACT Math

I earned a 33/36 on the ACT exam and tutored it 2012-2023 for Kaplan Test Prep.

ACT Reading

I was an ACT/SAT prep course instructor for Kaplan Test Prep for 8 years and scored in the 90th percentile for all subjects.

ACT Science

I scored in the 90th percentile on ACT. I worked for Kaplan Test Prep for 8 years and have test prep materials to provide for our sessions.

CBEST

I passed the CBEST June 11, 2011. I am familiar with the test-taking strategies that apply to this test. I am happy to provide my official scores upon request.

English

I am a licensed high school teacher with 8 years of experience.

ESL/ESOL

I completed the "Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages" (TESOL) Certificate from University of California at Irvine in the Winter of 2011. I have been volunteering my time week nights for the past 9 months at the South Coast Literacy Council, which provides me with the opportunity to help adult ESL students improve their English reading and writing skills.

Literature

I have read and analyzed "Frankenstein" before.

MTLE

I earned passing scores on my MTLE in 2011. Here are the results for each of the subtests. The minimum passing score is 240, and the maximum possible score on any test is 300. Reading: 277 (Passed) Writing: 261 (Passed) Mathematics: 275 (Passed)

Political Science

I have a Bachelors degree in Political Science.

SAT Writing

For 8 years, I taught ACT/SAT prep classes for Kaplan Test Prep and scored in the 90th percentile on SAT.

Spanish

I’m a licensed high school Spanish Teacher with eight years of teaching experience and have studied abroad in Mexico and Spain.

Theater

I applied and auditioned to DePaul University's Theatre School B.F.A. Acting program in 2003. Out of nearly 900 other applicants that year, I, along with 46 other students, was accepted into their prestigious acting conservatory program. I successfully completed a year of theatre studies at DePaul before transferring to the Claire Trevor School of Arts at University of California at Irvine. According to U.S. News and World Report (2005), the Claire Trevor School of the Arts is among the top 10 best theatre schools in a public university. Throughout my university career, I studied script analysis, history of drama, scenic design, costume design, lighting design, acting, screenwriting, dramaturgy as well as performed in over a dozen productions, including both classical and modern plays. I also performed improvised comedy for the award-winning college improv team, "Live Nude People with Clothes On". After graduation, I moved to Los Angeles along with my friends from my improv team. From 2008-2010, we performed sketches which we had written ourselves as well as improv comedy live at ImprovOlympics West Theatre, Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Theatre, and with The Groundlings.

TOEFL

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Diploma earned in 2011; Taught English in Mexico at an international high school 2011-2012; Taught ESL at an elementary school for the past 2 years. Native English speaker.