What do I enjoy most about tutoring?😁

I feel given my experience of the below, I enjoy seeing my students achieve success the most and getting the results that I strive for them to achieve. UNDERSTANDING KNOWLEDGE GAPS Any good tutor will quickly assess where the missing blocks of information are, and start filling them in. I can help my students to understand a subject fully if he, or she, has a solid foundation presented. If they are missing information or context, a tutor can figure out these gaps and fill them in. Moreover, they can fold that new knowledge in with what the student already knows. ADAPTABILITY & project energy - listening, patience, and honesty. Every good tutor knows there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach. The tutor should be able to adjust the approach based on the student’s individual needs and academic difficulties. Very often, as students gain a better understanding of problem areas over time, a tutor’s lesson plan and assignment approach will change to better address developments.

My Strengths as Tutor💪

I am capable of the following and achieving the following in a team: TEAMWORK An insightful tutor starts the process by interviewing everyone involved in this endeavor. I also enjoy speaking with parents obviously gives insight into the child’s personality; that information can help a good tutor assess how to approach structuring lessons effectively. My subject expertise runs deep - I am a specialist and also skilled at many subjects inside and out, from basic concepts to theories, applications, etc. Whatever is asked about a subject, they should be able to handle it without a problem. The benefit of this deep understanding is that it allows instructors to create projects and assignments that are more engaging to their students. UNDERSTANDING KNOWLEDGE GAPS Any good tutor will quickly assess where the missing blocks of information are, and start filling them in. I can help my students to understand a subject fully if he, or she, has a solid foundation presented. If they are missing information or context, a tutor can figure out these gaps and fill them in. Moreover, they can fold that new knowledge in with what the student already knows. ADAPTABILITY & project energy - listening, patience, and honesty. Every good tutor knows there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach. The tutor should be able to adjust the approach based on the student’s individual needs and academic difficulties. Very often, as students gain a better understanding of problem areas over time, a tutor’s lesson plan and assignment approach will change to better address developments.

Most important things I can do for a student🏅

As an experienced STEM educator, I feel that I am capable and able to achieve the following quite prolifically. Be able to engage kids in selecting real-world problems to work on. Kids should pick a problem that interests them. Use experts to help to define the problem clearly. Work together with a teacher in either math or science (whatever you are not teaching) to integrate the subjects. Plan for digital technology where appropriate. Know that technology also involves anything created to meet a human need. Be able to engage kids in meaningful research and knowledge acquisition about the problem. Doesn’t have to be reading or watching a video. Be able to manage teams effectively. The ultimate goal, of course, is to enable kids to manage themselves. Be able to get kids to ask the right questions. That means you need to be able to ask the right questions as well – not questions with yes and no answers – but questions that stimulate curiosity. Act as a learning facilitator, not a presenter of information. Don’t tell kids what they need to discover – let them think for themselves. Discovery is a part of learning. Be able to convince kids to accept failure as normal and a necessary part of the process of learning. Failure to succeed on solving a problem is an opportunity to try again with more information and an increased chance of success. Be able to allow kids to muck through many possible solutions for their problems, and teach them that problems have more than one possible solution or right answer. Use an engineering design process (described here). Help kids understand and decide on criteria and constraints. Allow teams to physically construct solutions for problems. Time and materials may be limited but don’t leave out hands-on “learning by doing.” Test and analyze performance, and how well performance meets criteria. Be sure to involve math, graphics, computer programs, etc. Lead teams to plan for redesign, and to understand that problem-solving is

High School Attended

Toowoomba State High School

University Attended

USQ, Rochville, Thammasart Bangkok, University of the People

Academic Achievements

Masters

About Me

Be able to engage kids in selecting real-world problems to work on. Kids should pick a problem that interests them. Use experts to help to define the problem clearly. Work together with a teacher in either math or science (whatever you are not teaching) to integrate the subjects. Plan for digital technology where appropriate. Know that technology also involves anything created to meet a human need. Be able to engage kids in meaningful research and knowledge acquisition about the problem. Doesn’t have to be reading or watching a video. Be able to manage teams effectively. The ultimate goal, of course, is to enable kids to manage themselves. Be able to get kids to ask the right questions. That means you need to be able to ask the right questions as well – not questions with yes and no answers – but questions that stimulate curiosity. Act as a learning facilitator, not a presenter of information. Don’t tell kids what they need to discover – let them think for themselves. Discovery is a part of learning. Be able to convince kids to accept failure as normal and a necessary part of the process of learning. Failure to succeed on solving a problem is an opportunity to try again with more information and an increased chance of success. Be able to allow kids to muck through many possible solutions for their problem, and teach them that problems have more than one possible solution, or right answer. Use an engineering design process (described here). Help kids understand and decide on criteria and constraints. Allow teams to physically construct solutions for problems. Time and materials may be limited but don’t leave out hands-on “learning by doing.” Test and analyze performance, and how well performance meets criteria. Be sure to involve math, graphics, computer programs, etc. Lead teams to plan for redesign, and to understand that problem-solving is an ongoing process in which success is sometimes constructed over many “draft” efforts

Experience

10+
I have been an ESL & STEM educator for over 20 years. Have worked for Wall Street English for over 8 years I have worked in kindergartens, primary secondary high schools, and learning centers all over Hong Kong and have an abundance of experience in many facets of education. UNDERSTANDING KNOWLEDGE GAPS Any good tutor will quickly assess where the missing blocks of information are, and start filling them in. I can help my students to understand a subject fully if he, or she, has a solid foundation presented. If they are missing information or context, a tutor can figure out these gaps and fill them in. Moreover, they can fold that new knowledge in with what the student already knows.

What I can Tutor

Preschool, Kindergarten, Primary, Junior Secondary, DSE, University, IELTS, PTE

Languages in which I can give lessons

English, Cantonese Chinese

Services I Offer

Online tutoring, Home tutoring, Library, Local venue