Extension Math Class Analysis

I am an AVID Tutor at my old high school Sierra Vista High School in Baldwin Park. This is going to be my second year working at SVHS and so far I love working at this school and helping the students. I work with sophomore, junior and, senior students. AVID is a college readiness program designed to help students develop the skills they need to be successful in college. It is also a program that motivates students to try to go to college. As an AVID tutor, I am responsible for helping the students by tutoring them in small groups in a specific subject matter (Math-History) by using homework/lesson discussion in groups. We use the Socratic questioning to get students to think critically about a problem they are struggling on and help them when they really cannot solve the question they have. I try to find resources (videos, notes, textbooks) to help the students get a better understanding of their question. Every Friday I grade

Providing a rich and varied context is essential, tutors should utilize a range of different methods to engage all students interests and learning styles. Identifying and meeting the learners needs are important so that tutors can facilitate students learning and ensure that both the students and tutors meet the required goals. Each learner is unique and brings to the learning situation their own different learning style, knowledge set, past experiences and motivational levels. It is important for tutors to consider the level of knowledge and skill development attained by the learners prior to instruction through a variety of different types of assessment, in order to offer a high quality learning experience, delivered and resourced to suit the needs of the learner. Tutors can assess learner needs through numerous means, such as; informal and formal assessment strategies, pre-course interviews and learning style tests. This will allow tutors to tailor lessons and activities to support learners individual needs.

Our tutoring program is a big success as it pairs NHS members with students who are struggling in certain subject areas. As scholarship is another pillar of NHS, our members take their schoolwork very seriously and they are some of the brightest students in their classes. This tutoring program allows them to give back to our Holmdel High School community by imparting some of their knowledge to struggling students. Their service and time does not go unnoticed as they often have to give up their free time during study hall, lunch, or even after school. One of my fondest memories while being a tutor was when I had to help a younger student study for an Algebra test. I was a bit nervous before our session that I wouldn’t be able to help her understand the subject matter, but we went through her review packet question by question and to my relief I was able to explain the material to her with ease and give her advice on how to solve them, as well as testing tips and strategies that she could use. After our session was over I was glad I was able to help her, but really didn’t think anything of it. I had kind of forgot about our tutoring session when two weeks later, the girl I tutored came up to me with a huge smile on her face telling me she got a 100 on her test and told me she couldn’t have done it without

Being a part of my school’s peer tutoring program has been the most gratifying experience of my high school career. As a student, I can relate to those that struggle in a subject and are unable to connect with the material being taught in class. I have worked with students who have lost confidence in themselves because of the difficulty they were having in school. To be given the opportunity to assist students to reach their academic goals is fulfilling. As a peer tutor, I edit essays, share scholarship searches, assist with homework, and provide studying tips and test taking strategies. I enjoy working with my group to develop habits to be more successful.With each higher grade earned, test anxiety relieved, and confident smile of those that I help, I know that the work I am doing is

With constantly increasing classroom sizes becoming the norm in the US, students are quietly slipping through the cracks with relative ease (Lee, and Loeb 17). Some have the means to compensate for this lack of attention, by hiring private tutors and such, but many cannot rely on this option. The Youth Tutoring Program, a branch of the Catholic Community Services of Western Washington, seeks to address this issue, helping families who have been placed in low and mixed income housing projects. For elementary school kids, their services and curriculum appear well manicured, focusing on reading comprehension and skill building. But for the older attendees of the program, who bring in challenging assignments daily, no such planning exists and the tutor’s personal experience comes more into play. In my time volunteering for YTP, at least once per session a student and I will reach an impasse, usually where the limits of my own memory become a problem. In one such case, I could not explain simple, compound, and complex sentences – thus having to sneakily resort to my phone for details. In these situations, the student has hit a wall and essentially puts the assignment in my hands, expecting that somehow I know all the answers. They become disengaged, and in the time spent racking their brain for answers, no doubt feeling disparate from their peers and distancing themselves from the subject as a whole. As many students do hail from

I tutored and mentored pre-college, first generation, disabled and minority students to increase retention and graduation rates. I motivated them to seek to be useful contributors to society and to embrace the work needed to achieve those goals. In graduate school, I served as a reader and assistant to a legally blind graduate student, a humbling experience that inspired me to be an optometrist engaging in research to improve treatment options for all patients. I have also served in various leadership roles like the President of the biology club where I was given the unique opportunity to be a role- model and foster positive relationships with different people.

In high school, I was a self-declared teacher 's assistant. I undertook the responsibility of grading many tests and completing attendance reports. This behavior persisted through college where I successfully set up supplemental classes in the library to help re-explain concepts taught during the day 's lecture to fellow classmates. After my volunteer work was discovered, I was offered a job in the math-tutoring lab as a supplemental instructor under a Title V grant. Many of my “clients,” when noticing an increase in grades and understanding, always exclaimed how great of a teacher I was. They always said “you would make a good teacher one day”.

I have always been good in math and science, so I was often asked to help out other students. Last school year, as a Freshman I saw greater need for tutoring at my school. That’s when the idea of a tutoring club came to my head. My brother, a Junior at the time, loved the idea too. So, together, we worked out a plan to make a club happen. With the backing of my school, the club is now going strong. I am a lead tutor helping elementary kids after school Monday to Thursday.

When it comes to helping students, I am always there to lend a helping hand. I tutor a small group of students in Chemistry. They have went from being D students to B students in a matter of a few weeks. I have built a connection with these students, so when they receive bad grades, I feel as if I got the bad grade. Their success is important to me. Helping these students perform better on tests has taught me the importance of patience. My determination to improve their performance has helped me with building confidence in my abilities and studies.

I then took the time to enjoy guiding those students in the right direction who were struggling to grasp the information, helped them develop a stronger understanding of the information given to them, provided tips to better improve their studying habits, and also helped them fall in love with science the way I have. In a way, my tutoring experience has helped develop my leadership qualities and helped me become more of a confident person. As a result I was also able to instill that same confidence in many of the students I

Working as a TRiO tutor I was able to be of help to students that come from disadvantaged backgrounds and are first-generation college students. Been able to help incoming high school students from multiple different backgrounds has allowed me to motivate them and help them succeed. Also, in many cases for some of the High School seniors applying to college, I was able to be of help to them by answering some of their questions or by just giving them some advice for the years ahead of

I finally found a place where I fit, tutoring, where I used my knowledge for the benefit of others. Whether it was helping an ELL student with prime factorization by conversing in a mix of Somali and English, or explaining how a slope works to one of my fellow high school peers, I did my best to make an impact on someone's life. Whenever I tutor students, I feel the same kind of pride a parent would feel when they see their children succeed. The activity itself requires a combination of my innate kindness, and strive to learn new things, as well as my ability to communicate with others. It’s something I enjoy and plan on doing at the university. I want to change a student's life just as Cecilia changed

In December of 2014 I was given the opportunity to tutor second and third graders at Jonathan Elementary School. Once a week, for five weeks, I would assist Mrs. _?__ with her students in Math. Throughout tutoring, it was her goal for her students to meet the standards of the class and to catch up with the other students. This became my goal too, and I wanted to help her achieve this. Each week, Mrs ? would review the material with the students and afterwards split them into two groups. It was my responsibility to work with one of the groups by going in depth and providing example questions. Not only did I learn from her techniques, I also knew what her expectations were. It was challenging starting out since in other volunteer roles, my

My first year working as a 5th grade tutor through the Student Outreach & Academic Reinforcement Program in Morristown, NJ was an unforgettable experience. To match each student with a tutor, we played a series of bonding games before the first week of the program. During the first week of tutoring, I was paired with two students. As the weeks passed by, I soon found myself tutoring 3-4 students because they each wanted me as their tutor. My main goal was to not only aid my students in completing their homework but I challenged them intellectually. With every opportunity, I engaged my students in areas they’ve shown weakness. While aiding one student in reading, two students were working on math problems while another student was working on spelling. Another major goal was for me to assist them in passing the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK) test. The NJASK is a standardized test given to every student of New Jersey from grade 3 to 8 that are attending public schools. The week before my students took their test, I told them to stay calm and to not overthink while they are taking the test because they’ve prepared for it for months. After receiving

As a sophomore I began independently tutoring students at the middle school in my hometown, with hopes of increasing the success of individuals entering high school. It became obvious that simply tutoring students after they are failing is not nearly as effective as I would hope. In response, I created an early warning signs program. During this program, it was clear that there are several students with hopes of doing well in school that are set at a disadvantage due to their home lives.