Jonathan S.
Private tutor in New York, NY
Education
Enrolled M.S. in Learning Analytics, Teachers College, Columbia University. B.S. in Physics, B.A. in Music, minors in Mathematics and Music Technology. Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA, Graduated May 2009. Magna Cum Laude, Departmental Honors in Physics, GPA: 3.6. NJ Certified Teacher of Physics, with certification coursework taken at Kean University and Seton Hall University.
Experience
I have worked as a professional tutor for over six years, including two years working at a major national SAT and ACT prep center. I have knowledge and training in all sections of the major college entrance exams, including the Mathematics, Critical Reading, Writing, and Science sections. I am verified and background-checked by the WyzAnt network. See my profile at https://www.wyzant.com/Tutors/PhysicsTutorNYC I am a NJ Certified Teacher of Physics, and have three years of experience teaching physics at a public high school. I have taught Academic, Honors, and AP Physics, as well as Integrated Science for freshmen and Principles of Physics and Chemistry. In addition to a taking a range of advanced physics coursework, I have also attended workshops in AP Physics hosted by CollegeBoard, and physics instruction at Rutgers University Graduate School of Education. Rutgers GSE faculty have developed PUM (Physics Union Mathematics), which is a method of physics pedagogy that is gaining rapid widespread adoption across the nation, and also informed the curriculum for the new AP Physics exams. In the Summer of 2016, I enrolled in a M.S. in Learning Analytics program at Teachers College, Columbia University, to study new ways of integrating the cognitive science of learning with data-based computer applications.
Subject Expertise
Intermediate AlgebraACTMiddle School MathMusic TheoryMusicAP Music TheoryGeometrySATPSATPre-AlgebraAP Physics 1Elementary AlgebraDevelopmental AlgebraCollege AlgebraAlgebra 2Algebra 1SAT Subject Test in PhysicsPhysicsGRE Subject Test in PhysicsAP Physics 2: MechanicsAP Physics 2: Electricity and Magnetism
Availability
Weekdays at any time
Can Meet
Up to 1 hour away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I have always had interests that are equal parts creative and technical. Both a musician and science enthusiast, I have experience in the classroom, but also in the recording studio, art gallery, sales, and office environments. My experiences and interests allow me to easily connect with students with a diversity of interests and backgrounds. I have played guitar, bass, and other string instruments for 16 years, and have collaborated with rock bands, big bands, theater groups, and dance ensembles. I also have experience with computer programming and graphic design, and am interested in how reasoning and computer logic inform and inspire creativity. As a tutor, I am professional, articulate, adaptable, and friendly, and I make every effort to teach according to my students’ unique strengths, be they memorization, visual-spatial, kinesthetic, logical-mathematical, or verbal.
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