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What do I enjoy most about tutoring? 😁
Tutoring allows you to get to know and teach a student on a personal level and offers one the opportunity to make a genuine difference in a young person's life. Helping students to achieve their goals and seeing them become successful is extremely satisfying, as is being able to convey a love and understanding of mathematics.My Strengths as Tutor 💪
- A proven, high degree of mathematical proficiency and the knowledge of what it takes to learn and succeed in mathematics. - An in-depth knowledge of effective teaching strategies and of the New South Wales Mathematics syllabus (including the proposed changes to Stage 6). - Confidence in my ability to help students of any level improve. - Well articulated, patient and passionate about education. - A desire to constantly improve myself as an educator.Most important things I can do for a student 🏅
- Inspire a desire to learn. - Build confidence. - Get to know a student to determine what gaps a student might have in their skills or knowledge. - Tailor the educational experience to meet the needs of each individual student. - Provide students with the tools and skills to become successful learners. - Help a student to set and achieve their education goals, whatever they may be.Tutoring students in 👦 👧
- year 7
- year 8
- year 9
- year 10
- year 11
- year 12
About Harry
Expertise in Mathematics Education
This tutor brings a robust background in mathematics education, highlighted by their current pursuit of a Masters of Teaching with a focus on secondary mathematics. They have excelled academically, achieving honours and several prestigious awards for their prowess in applied mathematics. Their deep understanding of mathematical concepts is paired with a strong ability to convey these to students of various ages and skill levels, ensuring each learner''s success.
Practical Teaching Experience
Having completed a teaching practicum and served as a university tutor for multiple years, this tutor is well-versed in the classroom dynamics across different educational stages. Their practical experience spans from planning and delivering lessons to assessing student work and managing classrooms effectively. This experience is complemented by their role in supervising additional academic activities such as sports days and excursions, enhancing their versatility and engagement strategies in educational settings.
Commitment to Educational Development
Beyond their teaching duties, this tutor has demonstrated a commitment to continuous professional development and administrative excellence within educational environments. They have effectively handled tutorial presentations, test supervision, and extensive exam marking. Additionally, they are proficient in integrating technology into mathematics teaching, utilising tools like Microsoft Excel for data simulation and GeoGebra for dynamic geometry exploration, making learning both effective and engaging.
Recent Tutoring Comments:
Good understanding of formulas and arithmetic/geometric series. Can apply formulas.
Good understanding of formulas and arithmetic/geometric series. Can apply formulas.
Logarithm laws. Recognising the type of series for questions contains logarithms.
Work completed during week with good corrections to mistakes/annotations.
Work completed during week with good corrections to mistakes/annotations.
Equations reducible to quadratics (exponential/logarithmic).
Good understanding of concepts and formulas.
Good understanding of concepts and formulas.
Applying definition of continuous density functions to find unknown parameters.
Proficient with calculator skills for statistics, regressions, probability concepts.
Proficient with calculator skills for statistics, regressions, probability concepts.
Finds continuous probability distributions challenging.