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Claire E.

Private tutor in Austin, TX

Education

The University of Alabama, former MFA Candidate. All but thesis. 3.6 The University of North Carolina Wilmington, MFA. 4.0 Wellesley College, BA. 3.5 __________________________________________ GRE (2005): 660 verbal -- 94th percentile 710 math -- 74th percentile __________________________________________ SAT (2002): 710 verbal 670 math __________________________________________ Scholarships & awards: 2019 Honorable Mention x2, Writers of the Future Contest 2017 OWFI Writing Award - Speculative Fiction 2015 OWFI Conference Scholarship 2013 James Ramer Endowed Scholarship @ the School of Library and Information Science at UA 2011-2012 Graduate Council Fellow @ UA 2010 Phi Kappa Phi, the all-discipline honor society 2007 awarded Wing Prize in Lyric Poetry by the Wellesley College English Department

Experience

I primarily tutor math and standardized test preparation, but I’m a writer and an artist who can often explain concepts in helpful ways. I started tutoring over a decade ago while in graduate school, and I've worked with a lot of students who have ADHD or other learning differences. I'm neurodiverse and get the struggle in ways neurotypical tutors sometimes don't. __________________________________________ I adapt my methods to the student. My goal is to help my students learn essential critical thinking skills and, with a little luck, work myself out of a job. __________________________________________ I don't give up on anyone who is trying and who treats me and our work together with respect. I bring everything I have to the table in an effort to help my students succeed, but they must also commit to the task at hand. But for me to help, the student has to show up prepared. I can't attend class for them or track their assignments. __________________________________________ Tutoring is a collaborative venture. The student shows me where the problems lie. Sometimes that isn't even the work. Life skills and solutions outside of the tutoring space (like getting appropriate accommodations for a neurodiverse brain) can make a profound difference. We design solutions together. Then it's up to them to put it in action. __________________________________________ SPECIFIC SUCCESS STORIES* One student, halfway through Pre-Alegbra, raised an established low C to a high B by the end of the year and earned a IV on her math EOG, which placed her in the top 10% of all 7th grade students in North Carolina. Her hard work put her in an excellent starting position for Algebra and prevented her from being dropped from her honors schedule to accommodate lower level math classes. __________________________________________ A student with learning differences raised his performance across all subjects by two full letter grades during the year and a half I worked with him. He graduated high school on time with a cumulative GPA over 3.0 despite having been pulled out in the midst of his junior year. He was home-schooled through a certified online program under my direction and supervision. __________________________________________ An 8th grader struggling in Algebra, had missed a few essential concepts in her 5th grade math class. After a bit of sleuthing, we found and closed these gaps. Her test grades shot up from C-range to 90+ in less than six weeks. __________________________________________ A college student was failing Math 112 (Pre-Calculus for business majors) at The University of Alabama. We began working together intensively in mid-October. He rallied and pulled an established F up to a C so he could continue on with his degree program without repeating the class. __________________________________________ Several educators had dropped the ball on teaching a UA junior basic Algebra concepts in high school, and she needed to meet a certain threshold on the GRE to be a viable candidate for her chosen graduate program. After three sessions together, she was able to almost double her performance on practice tests and meet her goal in the actual exam. __________________________________________ Another student nearly doubled his reading score on the ACT from 12 to 23 after a couple of sessions of reviewing preparatory materials together. __________________________________________ Yet another pursued accommodations for ADHD. He took initiative at my encouragement. __________________________________________ *In every case, these students were engaged and motivated to overcome the challenges before them. Often there are sacrifices involved. They have to be willing to change their approach. I facilitate, but the student does the work.

Subject Expertise

Writing Web Development Web Design US History Trigonometry Test Prep Summer Tutoring Study Skills And Organization Study Skills Shakespeare SAT Writing SAT Verbal SAT Mathematics SAT Math SAT Critical Reading SAT Reading Quantitative Reasoning Printmaking Pre-Calculus Pre-Algebra Poetry Writing Organization Middle School Math Middle School Medieval Literature Literature Literary Analysis Introduction to Poetry Introduction to Fiction Intermediate Algebra Intermediate Algebra HTML Homeschool GRE Verbal Reasoning GRE Verbal GRE Quantitative Reasoning GRE Quantitative GRE Analytical Writing GRE Graphic Design Gifted Geometry Fiction Writing European History Essay Editing Creative Writing Computer Skills College Essays College Algebra Classics British Literature AP US History AP United States History AP Studio Art AP Environmental Science AP English Literature and Composition AP English Language and Composition AP Ancient and Medieval Heritage American Literature American History Algebra 3/4 Algebra 2 Algebra 1 Advanced Placement ADHD ADD 9th Grade Writing 9th Grade Reading 9th Grade math 9th Grade 8th Grade Writing 8th Grade Science 8th Grade Reading 8th Grade math 8th Grade 7th Grade Writing 7th Grade Science 7th Grade Reading 7th Grade math 7th Grade 12th Grade Writing 12th Grade Reading 12th Grade math 12th Grade 11th Grade Writing 11th Grade Reading 11th Grade math 11th Grade 10th Grade Writing 10th Grade Reading 10th Grade math 10th Grade ACT ACT English ACT Math ACT Reading AP Studio Art: 2-D Design AP Studio Art: Drawing Drawing English Graduate Test Prep Grammar and Mechanics Marketing Painting Short Novel

Availability

Weekdays at any time

Can Meet

Up to 15 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

I know this all sounds serious, but I'm a quirky, playful goofball who knows humor helps people think. I have been known to wear a mustache sticker as a unibrow in a public coffee shop to catch and maintain the attention of a student who has ADHD. But he had to wear a sticker on his face as well, as that's only fair. __________________________________________ I care about my students. I make mistakes in front of them. I'm here to help, not judge. I'm anti-perfectionism and anti-shame. __________________________________________ I'm a gamer who has a bunny and writes speculative fiction (fantasy and sci-fi).

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