About Katherine S.
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College Test Prep and Academic Tutor
Dec, 2017 - PresentSmart Alec
Katherine will be tutoring students one on one in SAT, SAT Subject, ACT, GRE test prep as well as a number of academic subjects. She focuses on empowering students to develop organization and study skills to support them beyond the test or given subject.
Applied Lesson Instructor - Voice
Jan, 2016 - PresentTeachers College Columbia University
• Design and implement a course syllabus for one on one lessons for elective students including weekly lesson plans and student assessment and semester grading. • Collaborate with students on repertoire selection appropriate to voice type, level, and pace of progress. • Evaluate student progress and adjust lessons according to the needs of the student. • Integrate lessons in musicianship, theory and history into the applied lesson setting. • Meet with department head once per semester to discuss best practices and departmental measures for effective teaching.
Assistant Director - Alan D Marks Center for Career Services and Entrepreneurship
Jan, 2015 - Mar, 2017The Juilliard School
Assist with the development of the Career Services and Entrepreneurship center budgeting the additional financial resources awarded to the department for performing arts career skills curriculum • Provide advisement to students and alumni on topics such as auditioning, interviewing, career planning and strategies, and preparation of promotional materials including cover letters, promotional kits, bios, résumés, and repertoire lists • Program, coordinate, and attend weekly, seasonal, and monthly performances related to current Juilliard concert series. Including coaching students on programming, public speaking, contracting with selected soloists and ensembles.
Lead SAT and Academic Tutor
Oct, 2011 - Dec, 2012Varsity Tutors
Develop lesson plans based on individual student needs and goals to achieve improvement in classroom grades and standardized testing. Tutor students one on one in SAT, SAT Subject, ACT, Academic subject, Organization and Study skills. Focus on increasing not just specific knowledge, but general study skills and creative problem solving for success in all fields of study. Moved into private practice exclusively from this company.
Lead Test Prep Tutor
Sep, 2009 - Jul, 2010PrepPoint
Tutored students one on one in SAT, SAT Subject, ACT, Academic subject, Organization and Study skills. Moved on after leaving the California Bay Area
Class Room SAT teacher and ACT SAT test prep tutor
Apr, 2005 - Mar, 2007Kaplan, Inc.
Honed my skills as a tutor through this excellent company. Taught SAT test prep per the Kaplan curriculum. Tutored students one on one for SAT test preparation. Proctored practice exams. Administered essay seminars.
Private Test Prep Tutor and College Admissions Consultant
Jan, 2005 - PresentSelf
I was a National Merit Finalist, and scored 1490 on my own SAT, and 1510 on my GRE (out of years when the scores were based on the 1600 scale for each). I have coached my students to significant point increases. Now a doctoral student at an Ivy League institution, I am researching even further how students learn effectively in one on one settings.
Education
Bachelor of Arts
Aug, 1998 - May, 2002University of California Berkeley
Doctor of Education - College Music Teaching
Aug, 2015Teachers College Columbia University
Master of Music
Aug, 2002 - May, 2004San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Awards
Fellow
Sep, 2005American Scandinavian Foundation
Bell T. Richie Young Artist Award
Aug, 2009Fresno Musical Club
Affiliations
College Music Society, The
Aug, 2013The College Music Society promotes music teaching and learning, musical creativity and expression, research and dialogue, and diversity and interdisciplinary interaction. A consortium of college, conservatory, university, and independent musicians and scholars interested in all disciplines of music, the Society provides leadership and serves as an agent of change by addressing concerns facing music in higher education.
National Organization of Women
Aug, 2016As the grassroots arm of the women’s movement, the National Organization for Women is dedicated to its multi-issue and multi-strategy approach to women’s rights, and is the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States. NOW has hundreds of chapters and hundreds of thousands of members and activists in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Since our founding in 1966, NOW’s purpose is to take action through intersectional grassroots activism to promote feminist ideals, lead societal change, eliminate discrimination, and achieve and protect the equal rights of all women and girls in all aspects of social, political, and economic life.
Languages
Finnish
Limited Proficiency
German
Professional Proficiency
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