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Edgardo tutors in State College, PA

Edgardo D.

Private tutor in State College, PA

Education

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus - Current Undergrad, Mechanical Engineering

Experience

My style of tutoring is very practical and to the point, with an emphasis on the use of technology and The Internet in order to accomplish the task through visualization, real world examples, and resourcefulness. I try to avoid as much as possible memorization and repetition and instead concentrate in teaching my student general key concepts that they can use through all of their technical classes. I do use repetition, memorization, and mnemonics once I realized the level of disposition and learning ability of my student is not very high on an specific subject. My major emphasis is on trying to make the learning process fun, engaging, and interesting; I accomplish this with back-and-forth questions at the moment when the student faces a challenge. I use regular reviews (generally after every exercise through which I noticed the student have struggled), and light topics of conversation to avoid mental obfuscation (mental blocks), and frustration. My tutoring sessions generally consist of the following: Reviews, at the beginning of the session, after every challenge, and at the end of the session. Questions, as needed, to teach the student how to ask the right questions, to encourage the student to ask questions, and after every challenge. Challenges, to solve the actual exercises or homework at hand and to reaffirm concepts. Light related (slightly unrelated) conversation to relax the mind, and separate topics and concepts. I am currently working on my certification as a NCAA tutor. With that goal, I have taken several seminars dealing with different styles of learning or limitations. Combined with my years of experience as a tutor, this preparation allows me to quickly asses the type of student I am tutoring, identify their weaknesses, and if needed, to build their confidence so they develop the willingness to confront their leaning challenges and fears on specific topics. My primary goal is to teach my students how to think in a way that is general, inductive, and out of the box so they can apply those same skills to any facet of their academic work and life. Some tutors solve exercises for their student, other tutors teach how to solve specific exercises, etc... my goal is to teach my students how to solve any exercise, but more than anything, to teach them how to teach themselves so they become autodidacts! In State College, I currently work as a tutor/mentor for the MASCSA center and have worked for ITS Training Services as an Instructor Assistant, Instructional Developer, and Programming Instructor for Penn State, I also worked for South Hill School of Business and Technology as a programming instructor. During my studies at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico I worked as a math tutor for their science labs.

Availability

Weekdays at any time, Weekends at any time

Can Meet

5 miles at my regular hourly rate

Hobbies

Mathematical modelling, Computer Programming, Web Design, Science Fiction, Astronomy

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