Lauren S.
Private tutor in Brooklyn, NY
Education
Pursuing MA in Curriculum Design at New York University (Anticipated 2017) -- 4.0 Current GPA BA in English Education at South Dakota State University (2012) -- Graduated summa cum laude with 3.975 GPA -- Awarded Most Outstanding Student in the Department of English
Experience
CERTIFICATION -- I have my teaching certificate for grades 5-12 language arts (State of South Dakota) -- I scored in the top 15% of the English content area PRAXIS (for certification) TEACHER, UPWARDBOUND SUMMER ACADEMY (JUNE 2012) -- taught 9-12 language arts for college prep program designed for students from low-income families or who would be the first in their family to attend college -- created curriculum from scratch, focusing on vocabulary development, reading skills, language acquisition, and writing stronger sentences TUTOR CORPS FELLOW, GREAT OAKS CHARTER SCHOOL in NEWARK, NJ (2012-2013) -- Tutored three students (two sixth graders, one eighth grader) for a full school year in all content areas -- Adapted school materials to meet students' needs -- Met with students outside tutorial hours for extra help, such as meeting before school to go over study guides on a test day -- Communicated weekly with students' parents about growths and challenges in tutorial and around the school WRITING TEACHER, GREAT OAKS CHARTER SCHOOL in NYC (2013-2015) -- Taught sixth grade writing -- Created two levels of grammar and writing curricula (standard and remedial) to meet needs of diverse student body -- Designed curriculum and all lesson plans and materials from scratch TUTORING INFO I have experience in teaching all content areas for middle school but specialize in writing (all grades) and math (6th grade). The students I have taught improved in paragraph organization, sentence structure, the revising and editing process, convincing arguments, choosing evidence and citing it correctly, and strong word choices. I have worked with students who are multiple grade levels behind, English Language Learners, students with special needs, and advanced students who need an extra challenge.
Subject Expertise
5th Grade Writing, 6th Grade Writing, 7th Grade Writing, 8th Grade Writing, Essay Editing, Middle School Math