Biology And Chemistry Tutoring
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Hello! My name is Noah, I am a former Biochemistry Research Associate at the UNC school of medicine. I have a profound fascination of the natural world, I really enjoy thinking about how nature has crafted and fine tuned itself in wonderfully harmonious ways. I have an even stronger interest in people and how they themselves connect to the natural world and I see tutoring and mentoring as a way to foster and lay witness to these connections.
A bit about my background... I am a recent UNC grad (Go Heels!!) with a B.S. in Biology and minor in Chemistry. I spent a lot of time in college performing research of two flavors. I was an undegrad ressearch assistant studying the cell biology of marine fungi where I got a chance to interact in depth with the fundamental concepts I encountered in my foundational Biology, Chemistry, Biochem, and Organic Chemistry classes. I also conducted educational research where we studied the efficacy of active learning approaches in introductory STEM courses. During this experience I got to learn and practice firsthand new teaching approaches which use real-world situtations and hands-on learning to teach STEM content. As far as my direct teaching experiences go, I served as a Supplemental Instructor for Anatomy and Physiology, I created educational modules still in use by UNC's Molecular Biology curriculum, and I've tutored over 400 hours in courses such as AP Bio, AP Chem, Mol Bio, Orgo, Gen Chem, and Biochem.
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What is your typical process for working with a new student?
I believe that all students have a very good idea of what content they are and are not comfortable with. It is important to first figure out where one's weaknesses are. Next, we must work together to develop a plan for tackling content that is especially difficult. These plans often rely on time with me to go over the content, but time spent running practice problems is often key to fully understanding the material. I hope to find the right mix of reviewing material and running practice problems in order to improve testing performance.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Do you have a standard pricing system for your lessons? If so, please share the details here.
My standard rate is 40$/hr
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What advice would you give a student looking to hire a teacher in your area of expertise?
I would say, "hire me. I am very passionate about what I teach, I can explain things in a way that often takes place as a conversation, and I am very flexible with price!"