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Teaching and tutoring mathematics and physics have always been my passion. I earned a BA from NYU in math and physics and an MA in math education from Hunter College. I have 13 years of tutoring experience as an independent math and physics tutor with all levels and all ages; I have tutored extremely gifted students as well as students with disabilities. I have the most experience tutoring college level calculus and statistics –AP Calculus AB and BC as well as college Calculus I, II, III and Statistics at the major universities in NYC. I tutored remedial math in the Mathematical Thinking program at the Courant Institute and taught physics laboratory courses as an adjunct at NYU for 4 years. When I was at Hunter during my masters program, I taught Geometry at Brooklyn Technical HS. During my early professional years, I worked as an actuary and statistical analyst. I

I am a New York State Professionally Certified Teacher. I have a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Teaching from Columbia, Teachers College. I also have a dual BS degree in Elementary Education/Sociology. I love to learn and experience new things. I love to share the following activities with others because I am passionate about them: swimming, yoga, arts and crafts, painting, drawing, baking/cooking, reading, writing, experimenting, movies, music, goal-setting, self-improvement, etc… Other interests I am pursuing right now include: investing, property management, mentoring/coaching, health/nutrition, non-profit organizations, travel, learning new languages, blogging, inventions, coding and STEAM programs. I am also very interested in trying active sports such as, rock climbing, sky diving, zip lining, surfing, and so on. I will try almost anything at least once. I have worked in the NYC charter school system for 5 years, in the South Bronx, as well as Harlem. I have also tutored

I graduated summa cum laude from Cornell University with a BA in English literature, and then received my MA in English Education from Stanford University. I am currently a Ph.D. student at Columbia University, studying 19th Century British Literature–though I’m very passionate about all forms of literature. I used to teach English Language and Literature to high school juniors and seniors, and my favorite class that I taught was a Science Fiction literature elective. At Cornell, I tutored for their Writing Workshop, and at Stanford I received a teaching credential along with my MA that certifies me to teach English Language and Literature with an English Learner Authorization, which means I am formally trained in helping English Language Learners as well as native English speakers. In my free time, I tutor with the Petey Greene Program, which is an organization that provides academic enrichment to incarcerated youths. I am always

Emily is a teacher at Hollingworth Preschool at Columbia University and a current first-year student in the Teachers College MA in Applied Linguistics program. She holds a bachelor’s degree Summa Cum Laude from Juniata College in both Early Childhood and Spanish Education. Prior to moving to New York, Emily taught PreK in Madrid, Spain at the American School of Madrid for two years and on a prestigious Fulbright Teaching Fellowship grant for one year. Emily also taught kindergarten in Pennsylvania during her undergraduate year and beyond. During her experiences in early childhood education, Emily also has tutored elementary literacy, mathematics, and Spanish. She enjoys creating personalized learning plans for students and helping them reach their full potential. When she is not in the classroom, she loves boxing and traveling. Some of her favorite places she has visited include Portugal and Mexico.

Elizabeth holds a BA from Amherst and a master’s from Harvard. She has taught in Boston, New York, Mexico City and Seoul. She trains teachers for the NYC school system. She is also a playwright and recently completed a fellowship at the Soho Rep Theater. She is an avid traveler and loves making all sorts of creative dishes with her farm share veggies and fruits!

Devin is a licensed Creative Arts Therapist and tutor with over nine years of experience specializing in supporting students with learning differences (ADHD, auditory processing disorder, and autism) and SSAT and ISEE prep. She has worked as a private tutor and as a college counselor at KIPP NYC and the Heckscher Foundation for Children, where she supported students throughout the college admissions and financial aid processes to matriculate to top universities. Devin currently works as a therapist with children and adolescents in psychiatric care. In her free time, she loves to take dance classes around New York City!

David Zax is an experienced writer, researcher, and teacher, whose varied career has taken him from writing for the New York Times, to conducting user experience research for Google. A former English major at Yale and Columbia-trained journalist, David excels at all things verbal; as a tech-industry consultant and sometime hobbyist programmer, he’s also no slouch on math. Most of all, he enjoys the empathic process of teaching, sitting with students to help understand just what is needed on their next step towards understanding.

My name is Darrah and I currently teach kindergarten in Mahwah, NJ. I have been a teacher for over 8 years with experience in grades K-5. Most of my teaching experience is with kindergarten and first grade. I have a Bachelor’s degree in sociology and a Master’s degree in teaching. When I am not in school I love to spend time with my family and friends. I also love to listen to music, dance salsa, and sleep late. I play guitar (just a little) and am learning how to play the piano!

I am a certified Elementary and Special Education teacher (K-6). I graduated with honors from Syracuse University’s School of Education, where I received a Bachelor of Science in Inclusive Education. I am now a student at Teachers College, Columbia University where I am working towards my Masters in Teaching and Curriculum. I am currently doing research on dual-language programs in a NYC public school. I am looking forward to making learning fun for students and encouraging them to succeed to the best of their ability. I enjoy participating in “aha” moments with my students and am eager to continue making all students feel comfortable with challenging content. I pride myself on teaching culturally relevant content while holding high expectations for all students. My teaching pedagogy stems from authentic, valuable, and exploratory learning. My interests include taking walks in NYC parks, taking dance classes, watching comedy TV shows, and spending time

I received my Ph.D. in English in 2019 from Stony Brook University, where I have taught courses in poetry, ancient world literature, Shakespeare, Renaissance literature, film, and writing and rhetoric. I have also taught English at Queensborough Community College, CUNY. I graduated from Dartmouth College magna cum laude with a B.A. in English, and I hold a graduate certificate from the Cornell School of Criticism and Theory. Born in Flushing, I have studied and lived abroad in Paris and Seoul, and currently reside in Brooklyn. As a native New Yorker, I am eager to help local students cultivate their intellectual abilities and achieve their highest potential for our increasingly competitive and complicated world and time. Besides my passions for literature and teaching, I am a lover of science, philosophy, music, basketball, cooking, crossword puzzles, and my cat. “I do not know which of us has written this page.” —Jorge Luis

I received my PhD in physics at the University of Connecticut where I taught undergraduate physics for 6 years. Before that, I received my MS in physics from Brown University where I taught summer physics classes to middle and high school students. Teaching math and physics is my passion. My own educational journey did not start off smoothly because I am dyslexic. I know firsthand what a life changing difference it can be to get specialized one-on-one attention from an educator who understands that everyone learns differently. In my years of teaching, I have worked with students of all different backgrounds. Often when students feel lost in math and physics classes it is because there was a concept early on which they were not taught clearly. Math and physics classes provide a unique challenge to students because of how the concepts build on each other and how critical it is

I left Italy, where I was working as a science high school teacher and doing research in a immunology and brain pathology lab, to pursue my master’s degree in Neuroscience and Education at Teachers College. I am currently conducting a study at Columbia University’s Fear, Anxiety and Biosocial Behavioral Laboratory, where we use sophisticated neuroimaging techniques to take a peek into human brains as they experience different types of emotions. The line of inquiry I am most passionate about explores how socioemotional skills can be cultivated to promote the development of coping strategies that build resilience and allow people to face stressful and demanding situations in adaptive and productive ways. I’m extremely passionate about science research and there is nothing I enjoy more than sharing this passion with my students, guiding them through the same concepts I struggled with in school and encouraging them to think critically in order to

After a career as an Olympic sports writer and editor for Pindar Press, I teach literature and writing to students who are as wonderfully barmy as any bobsledder and at the same time can probe the deep questions about conscience and human dignity. I teach how to read for complexity, or as one student said, “In previous years, I would read a piece of text without going into depth, but you helped me realize that every little thing an author does is for a reason.” I teach my students how to read for literary devices, how to unpack their first impressions, and then how to turn those observations into a debatable argument with concrete support. I taught several years in middle school and at Beacon High School where I developed methods for writing academic and personal college application essays that stand out because my students harness their creative voice. I

My name is Caroline and I am a dedicated, compassionate tutor who with an unwavering commitment to helping students attain their academic goals. Currently, I am pursuing a master’s degree in Early Childhood and Special Education, driven by my ultimate goal of becoming a teacher. I am committed to helping students overcome their difficulties by taking the time to get to know each of my students and understanding they’re unique learning styles and tailoring my approach to help them succeed. I approach each student with patience, creativity, and a determination to find the best way to reach them. I understand that every student has their own unique way of learning, and I work hard to find the approach that works best for them. I hope to help students to unlock their potential and achieve their dreams. I have been working for the NYC Department of Education since the 2020/2021 school

I am currently a Kindergarten teacher at the Birch Wathen Lenox School, and my favorite classes are Reading and Science; I have previously worked in Kindergarten and 1st grade since joining BWL. I also taught art at Grace Church School, where I, myself, attended before heading to Wesleyan University. Painting and drawing are two of my favorite things to do when I am not teaching or taking my puppy to the park!

Annika Karody is an artist based in New York City. She previously worked as an editorial assistant at Penguin Random House, where she edited titles such as Rio Cortez’s National Book Award-nominated poetry collection “Golden Ax,” Barbie Latza Nadeau’s long-form journalistic work “The Godmother,” and Tim Murphy’s novel, “Speech Team.” She graduated magna cum laude from UCLA in December 2019 with a B.S. in Human Biology and Society, and a minor in English. Her time in publishing sparked her passion for helping people write, and her time studying biology imbued her with a deep love of math and science. In her free time, you can find her writing, acting, playing music around the city, and just plain old hanging out.

Allan is an experienced academic coach specializing in Upper Level Math/CS and test preparation. With a strong background tutoring students both independently and as a Instructional Assistant at Georgia Tech’s OMSCS program, he brings a balanced and effective approach to helping learners at the high school and early college levels. He works to ensure every student feels confident not only across all sections of an exam, but the encompassing environment and mental state as well. His passion for tutoring stems from the joy of helping students connect the dots in their own unique way and reach those “lightbulb” moments. Originally from upstate New York, Allan holds a B.A. in Psychology and a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Rochester, as well as a master’s in Computer Science with a specialization in Machine Learning from Georgia Tech. Outside of academics, he is an avid sports fan, gamer, and NYC foodie

Hello! I’m Alexandra. I’m originally from South Florida, and I moved up to NYC to attend Barnard, where I majored in Environmental Science and minored in Architecture. Fun fact: I was on the varsity rowing team at Columbia for four years. After undergrad, I made a detour to Baltimore for a few years, where I completed an MS in Healthcare Management at Johns Hopkins. I consider myself to be a lifelong learner, and I’m currently working on an MPH with a concentration in Health Policy and Management, also at Johns Hopkins. I have been tutoring and working with children of all ages for many years and previously was a mathematics teacher with Breakthrough Collaborative. Additionally, I was a teaching assistant in the Department of Environmental Science in undergrad and have been a TA for Health Care Law and Regulation, Business Law, and Negotiations at the graduate level since 2014. In

Ali earned her B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Educational Studies from Colgate University in 2012. After graduation, she spent two years teaching math, science, and Focus (1:1 remediation) at the Winston Preparatory School in Norwalk, Connecticut. In order to pursue a career as a speech-language pathologist, Ali moved to New York City to obtain her M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Teachers College, Columbia University in 2016. Since then, she joined Winston Prep NYC’s team, where she currently teaches Focus and middle school history. In addition to her background in speech and language disorders, Ali also has ample experience working with middle/high school students with and without learning disabilities across all subject areas. In her free time, she enjoys attending exercise classes, especially spin.

Alex teaches in the writing program at Rutgers University, where he received his PhD in English Literature in 2017 (he also holds an MA in English from Rutgers and a BA from Rice University, where he graduated magna cum laude, and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa in 2010). His dissertation, on the connections between experimental science and the early British novel, was awarded the prestigious Dan David Prize in Literature by an international committee chaired by novelist Jamaica Kincaid. After graduate school, Alex taught at Ashoka University, an innovative liberal arts school near New Delhi, India. Outside the classroom, Alex has been a private tutor for nearly a decade, working with elementary, middle, and high school students to develop their critical reading, writing, and math skills. He has extensive experience helping students with standardized test preparation, including the SSAT, ISEE, ACT, and SAT, as well as personal statements and

I grew up on the Upper East Side in Manhattan and attended The Birch Wathen Lenox School, a small private school from Kindergarten through 12th grade. I currently work there and teach the following: Kindergarten Reading and Math and Kindergarten and 1st Grade Art! I received a BA in studio art with a minor in communications and media arts from Marymount Manhattan College. During my time in college, I began my teaching career at The Birch Wathen Lenox School as a Lower School intern. Once I graduated from college, I was given an assistant teacher position and worked with various grades including Pre K, Kindergarten, and 3rd Grade. As I was working, I studied early childhood, general and special education at Bank Street College of Education and graduated with a Masters of Science in that field. Besides being a teacher and tutor, I love to do ceramics! In fact, I

I’m a PhD candidate (at Boston University) in computational biology and genetics, with an undergraduate background (from the University of Toronto) in both computer science and biology. I’ve taught undergraduate introductory statistics classes at Boston University (MA213; co-instructor) and Lesley University (CMATH2142), and have also worked as a teaching fellow in biology (human physiology) and various Computer Science classes. I’ve also worked in a high-school biology classroom as an NSF GK-12 teaching fellow. In computer science, I’m most fluent in Python, but have also taught in courses that use Java and C. I have expertise in most aspects of bioinformatics and computational biology, applied statistics and machine learning, molecular biology and genetics, and biochemistry.

Adina Yoffie earned her Ph.D. in European History from Harvard in 2009 and then held postdoctoral fellowships at Princeton and New York Universities from 2009 to 2012. She has many years of experience teaching history and writing on the college level, and she has tutored high-school students in SAT, ACT, and AP prep, as well as history, English, writing, and Hebrew. She likes the Giants and the Mets.

Hi, I am Abby! I am originally from Maryland and have lived in NYC for a couple years now! I am currently a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University focusing on pediatric cardiology research. I went to undergrad at the University of South Carolina and while I was there I started a non profit, called HOPE, that 3D prints prosthetic devices for children. Before attending graduate school, I was a long term substitute teacher in Baltimore County High Schools where I taught Physics AP and Math to 9-12th graders. I have been a tutor for about 9 years now and have helped students in math, science, english, and homework help! I have tutored from 1st and up and I have also tutored a student with Autism. In addition to being a PhD student, I am also a dancer. My favorite styles are Musical Theatre and Jazz. While I