Tutoring

An enthusiastic and patient teacher, Tiffany has over seven years of experience. She has taught a broad range of age groups from elementary, middle, and high school and college as well as students from diverse multicultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. A certified tutor, she has assisted students in a variety of subjects such as developmental reading; writing composition; literature; basic math; basic algebra; study, note-taking, and test taking skills; and time management and organization skills. Tiffany designs personalized sessions for individuals and small groups of students at affordable rates.

Here are some of the organizations she has worked with in the past.

Allegany College of Maryland
Academic Skills Coach & Reading Center Staff – January 2009 to October 2009
  • Assisted students with developmental reading, writing composition, English literature, Biology, Psychology, Sociology, basic math, and algebra during one-on-one sessions
  • Operated walk-in reading center for students in a broad range of subjects
  • Facilitated special needs accommodations through skills tutoring, reading and recording examinations for students with learning disabilities and English Language Learners


Allegany College of Maryland
Writing Center Consultant & Professional Tutor – August '03 to July '04 / September 2008 to June 2010
  • Assisted students with developmental reading, writing composition, English literature, Biology, Psychology, Sociology, basic math, and algebra during one-on-one sessions
  • Operated walk-in writing center for students needing assistance with a variety of compositional needs
  • Facilitated special needs accommodations through skills tutoring, reading and recording examinations for students with learning disabilities and English Language Learners


America Reads Program, facilitated through St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Student Coordinator & Tutor – August 2005 to December 2005 / August 2007 to February 2008
  • Successfully completed training course in language acquisition methodology and best practices for working with K-5th graders
  • Designed and implemented lesson plans incorporating various teaching methods, including American Sign Language
  • Assisted first and second grade students with remedial reading and language acquisition during one-on-one sessions
  • Helped coordinate transportation for other students to clinical/lab education placements


Thai & Southeast Studies Program, Payap University
Student Volunteer/Tutor – January 2007
  • Conducted several guest classes at a Thai school in Ban Ba Phai, Tumbon Sutep, Chiang Mai Thailand
  • Assisted children, first grade through ninth, in English language acquisition


Upward Bound, Regional Math Science Center, Frostburg State University
Teacher – Summer 2009 and Summer 2010
  • Instructed large/small classes of rising 9th – 12th grade students in preparation for college
  • Employed a variety of resources—including print, on-line, and multi media—for basic math, English grammar, composition, reading, vocabulary, and study skills development
  • Guided students in career and college exploration
  • Assisted in revising English and writing instruction as separate yet integrated curricula

Tutoring for America Reads at Green Holly Elementary School in Lexington Park, Maryland, in 2005

With one of my Thai students in Ban Ba Phai, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Mint and me -- January 2007

Some of my Thai students in Ban Ba Phai,
Chiang Mai, Thailand, January 2007

School assembly at the school where I volunteered in Thailand in January 2007. The students and the volunteers took turns singing songs.