Jacob H

Tutoring Experience

I worked as a summer camp counselor at Camp Foster YMCA for two summers. I taught a variety of subjects such as music, kayaking and rock climbing and worked with campers ages 5-17 in both our day camp and overnight camp. In Spring 2018, I student-taught in a dual-language classroom at PS163 in New York City; while teaching, I was analyzing the effectiveness of this particular dual-language classroom and writing about how we could improve these programs to provide better and more equitable education access for students who speak a language other than English (as their first language). Throughout the entirety of my senior year, I was a learning assistant at the NYU University Learning Center. There, I tutored a lot of writing, which means mostly helping with overall structure and thesis development; I also tutored all humanities courses, all levels of Spanish and Arabic, and English grammar and structure for non-native speakers. I am comfortable tutoring any subject within humanities through the college level. As a counselor and student teacher, I worked with students and campers with a range of special needs. At my teaching position I often helped students who were struggling with social/emotional needs. I tutored online for the past 3 months at NYU, so I am used to both in-person and remote tutoring. We used Zoom, however I am well-versed in technology and would feel comfortable using any service.