Stephanie O., Chicago, Illinois Spanish Teacher | Teaches Private Lessons Online

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Spanish

Stephanie O.

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Teaches online

Teaches all skill levels

Age: 11+

Speaks Spanish

Teaching since 2004

Molecular Biology

Native Spanish speaker!

Scored a 5 on the AP Spanish Language exam.

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Teaching Hours

Monday

9 AM-1 PM

Tuesday

9 AM-11 AM

1 PM-8 PM

Wednesday

9 AM-2:30 PM

Thursday

9 AM-11 AM

4 PM-8 PM

Friday

9 AM-6 PM

Saturday

10:15 AM-8 PM

Sunday

12:30 PM-8 PM

Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Pricing

60 minutes

$105

90 minutes

$158

120 minutes

$210

150 minutes

$263

180 minutes

$315

About Stephanie O.

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NOTE: I recommend 90 minutes for a first session -- in my experience, 60 minutes tends not to be enough to both get the lay of the land and deliver a reassuring and substantive amount of support. I look forward to working with you! I went to Princeton University and studied molecular biology. I was high school salutatorian (2nd in a class of 500+) and completed the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, while taking 11 AP classes. I've been tutoring continuously since high school, as both a private tutor and a volunteer, in subjects all across the board. I simply really love education -- both learning and teaching. And I always excelled at standardized testing, so I enjoy helping students succeed by taking the stress and mystery out of the verbal, math, and grammar/syntax questions on the SAT, ACT, and other common tests. --- ***MY BACKGROUND*** Volunteer tutoring in high school and college, private tutoring since 2008. Primarily with students in middle school, high school, or college / graduate school, but also late elementary school. Extensive SAT tutoring experience: one high school junior raised her math score by 180 points, and another student raised her total score by 140 points. Here's a highlight of my scores: 800 on the SAT Verbal section and the SAT Subject Test for Math Level 2; 740 or higher on my other SAT sections and Subject Tests; on the GRE, 164 Verbal, 169 Math; and 5 on AP Biology, Chemistry, Calculus AB, U.S. History, English Literature & Composition, and Spanish Language. I was an English co-instructor for three months in a private university in rural China and obtained certification in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL).

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Experience

Specialist in math and science

Oct, 2009 - Present

Private tutor

✦ Tutor subjects ranging from middle school to post-undergraduate studies: algebra, geometry, trigonometry, precalculus, calculus, biology, chemistry, physics, English, Spanish, French, SSAT, SAT, SAT II, ACT, and GRE. ✦ Helped one SAT Math student to raise her score by 180 points, and guided another SAT student to raise her score by 140 points.

SAT Guru

Oct, 2011 - May, 2012

Catalyst Prep LLC

Taught SAT Bootcamp to high school students.

TEFL-certified English instructor

Jun, 2011 - Aug, 2011

Princeton in Asia

✦ Certified in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). ✦ Taught an English immersion program for over 30 local students training to become teachers in rural China. ✦ Collaborated with co-instructors to design and write the curriculum, textbook, and other instructional materials. ✦ Extended learning time and opportunities and generated rapport by holding optional "office hours" to further engage with students. ✦ Co-led a public speaking club and organized and judged a culminating speech contest.

Peer tutor

Oct, 2008 - May, 2011

McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning

Tutored Princeton students in chemistry, physics, calculus, Spanish, and French.

Education

International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma

Aug, 2003 - May, 2007

Atlantic High School

Molecular Biology

Sep, 2007 - May, 2013

Princeton University

Certifications

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Apr, 2011

Princeton in Asia

Mathematics teaching certification exams

Feb, 2013

ETS

✦ Praxis II: Mathematics Pedagogy - 0065 (January 2013; problem-solving, communication, reasoning, and mathematical connections for pedagogy of secondary school math): 185 ✦ Praxis II: Mathematics Content Knowledge - 5061 (February 2013; competencies necessary for a beginning teacher of secondary school math): 181; earned ETS Recognition of Excellence for exceeding the target score determined by the top 15% from previous years.

Awards

Semi-Finalist

Feb, 2003

Scripps National Spelling Bee

National Merit Scholar

Apr, 2006

National Merit

Affiliations

Mu Alpha Theta

Sep, 2004

Mu Alpha Theta is the National High School and Two-Year College Mathematics Honor Society with over 103,000 student members in June 2014 in more than 2100 schools. We are dedicated to inspiring keen interest in mathematics, developing strong scholarship in the subject, and promoting the enjoyment of mathematics in high school and two-year college students.

National Honors Society

Sep, 2004

The National Honor Society (NHS) is the nation's premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since its beginning in 1921.