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Amanda tutors in San Diego, CA

Amanda H.

Private tutor in San Diego, CA

Education

UC San Diego, PhD, Anthropology, In Progress UC San Diego, MA, Anthropology, 2013 Princeton University, BA, Sociology, 2007

Experience

TUTORING AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teacher’s Assistant, Revelle College Humanities Program, September 2011 – Present • Hold two sections per week, attend course lectures, coordinate with colleagues through weekly meetings, and hold office hours. • Grade student papers and finals, provide useful feedback to help students improve their writing and critical thinking skills. • Attended training seminars on course material and pedagogical methods. GRE & SAT Classroom Teacher, University of San Diego, Summer 2012 & 2014 • Created syllabus for the course. • Provided in-class instruction and feedback on student writing. Freelance Chinese, Math, SAT, GRE, ACT Tutor, April 2010 – September 2011, Summer 2012 & 2014 • Tutor conversational Mandarin, reading and writing Chinese characters, phonetics and HSK test preparation. • Teach Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, and Calculus. • Prepare students for standardized tests such as the GRE, SAT, and ACT. • Services advertised through Craigslist and through McElroy tutoring. Math Tutor, Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Service, April 2010 – June 2010 • Specialized in teaching algebra. Senior Teacher, British English Training Center, Bozhou, China, July – December, 2009 • Created and compiled course materials for oral English. Instructed elementary and high school students. Tutored IELTS student. Teacher, Leewen English School, Qingdao, China, Fall 2007- Winter 2009 • Specialized in teaching oral TOEFL. Graded and critiqued students’ practice tests. Trained Chinese and foreign instructors. • Taught Oxford English to elementary school children, Total Physical Response to preschool children, and New Concept and Up Close curriculum to teenagers. Math Tutor, Freelance, 1999-2002 • Tutored subjects of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry and calculus. TEST SCORES GRE Math: 800 (perfect score, above 94% of test-takers) GRE Verbal: 680 (above 96% of test-takers) GRE Writing: 4.5 SKILLS Language: Advanced level (spoken and written) of Mandarin, fluency in Spanish, basic knowledge of Arabic. Computer: Familiar with Raiser’s Edge, Final Cut, Formsite, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Word, Lexis-Nexis and Linux.

Availability

Any day at any time

Can Meet

Up to 15 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

Rock climbing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, camping, music, reading, cooking, making terrariums, upcycling, learning languages

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