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zalina c.
Private tutor in New York, NY
Education
Education Hunter College School of Education New York, NY Master of Arts in Adolescent Education (Focus in History) Expected graduation December, 2015 GPA: 3.8 Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University Pyatigorsk, Russia Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics (Focus in English) 2005- 2010 GPA: 3.760
Experience
Delight In Study New York, NY 07/2015-08/15 (six and a half week-long summer test prep) SAT, SHSAT ELA teacher • Taught two 9th and one 11th grade students • Promoted positive environment to promote learning • Helped students master the writing and reading sections of the SAT and SHSAT Gramercy High School of the Arts New York, NY Educational Psychology Spring 2015 • Observed two regular History classes ( 10th and 9th grades). • Led two AVID sessions. • Guided students in their small groups in solving their problems by asking questions and providing step by step instruction. High School of Economics and Finance New York, NY Methods II, Curriculum and Teaching Fall 2014 • Observed one AP and two regular US History classes. • Provided assistance to students during small group works that included helping students read primary sources and identify key points to increase their comprehension. • Developed unit based extra credit projects for students who received low grades on the tests for that particular unit in order to help them go over the material once again and improve their knowledge. • Graded their projects and provided feedbacks to students to encourage and motivate their learning. • With the help of the cooperating teacher devised lesson plans and revised lesson plans. • Taught a 45 minute lesson and was observed by a field supervisor. • Was a tutor at the homework help center every Tuesday. Helped students understand the material they had difficulties with. • Helped individual students with their term papers. Helped with the five paragraph essay, the structure of the essay. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School New York, NY Adolescent Development (36 hours) Spring 2014 • Observed two regular History classes ( 10th and 9th grades). • Helped students during group works. Helped individual students with reading different source materials. • Facilitated AVID groups. Guided students in solving their problems with step by step instruction of what to do next in order to solve the problem. Pyatigorsk High School of Business Administration English teacher Pyatigorsk, Russia • Taught middle and high school students 06/2005-05/2008 • Conducted small group and individual classroom activities • Organized lessons to prepare for standardized tests, TOEFL • Organized parent-teacher conferences to promote student learning • Participated in after school and summer school programs Skills Language Skills: Fluency in Russian. Computer Skills: Proficiency in Word, Excel, Power Point, Smart board.
Subject Expertise
American History, AP European History, AP U.S. Government & Politics, AP United States History, AP US Government, AP World History, CLEP History of the United States I, CLEP History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present, ESL/ELL, European History, Russian, SAT Critical Reading, SAT Subject Test in United States History, SAT Subject Test in World History, SAT Verbal, SAT Writing, SHSAT, World History