Emi

I am a certified science teacher who advocates for smart learning, utilizing cognitive science tools to foster independent learning in students. Through my tutelage, my students have achieved grade 6 or higher in their GCSE exams. According to my data, students who are motivated and complete their homework see a 2-grade improvement in their school grades after just 10 lessons.

My interests include plants, cycling, long walks in the park, and running. I also enjoy watching the latest Disney movies or listening to the soundtrack. I have a cat and two budgies, and I occasionally babysit a gecko during the holidays.

Tutoring Experience

With over 15 years of experience in education, I have tutored my children and family during primary years, worked in secondary education for 6 years, and been involved in the further and higher education sectors for 10 years. In summary, I have experience spanning primary, secondary, further, and higher education.

Tutoring Approach

During my lessons, I prioritize two-way conversations to facilitate learning. My specialty is delivering intensive science courses where we cover a topic in 1-2 lessons. For students achieving grade 5 or above on the school assessment, one lesson is typically sufficient, while pupils who lack a solid background knowledge may require two lessons to cover the topic in detail.

To support communication with my students, I use several freely available online tools, including WhatsApp groups for communicating with parents, Google Calendar for scheduling and sharing lessons, Jamboard for making interactive online notes during lessons, Google Meet for online lessons, and Google Classroom for organizing lesson materials, including past exam papers, jamboards, homework, videos, revision cards, and other resources.

My lessons typically follow this structure: an initial assessment to test for previous knowledge and misconceptions, an explanation of new concepts, and correcting misconceptions using various tools such as videos, pictures, modeling, and examples of student answers from the past. Finally, I conduct a final assessment to measure the progress made during the lesson using past exam papers at the level appropriate for the student.

To ensure students learn faster and easier, I apply principles of cognitive science and employ different methods. My motto is "Work smarter, not harder."

I specialise in delivering intensive science courses where we cover a topic in 1-2 lessons. One lessons is for the students that are achieving grade 5 or above on the school assessment. They know the topic but some parts of it need to be revisited. Two lessons are needed for the pupils that do not have a solid background knowledge and we need to work through the topic in detail.

I use couple of online freely available softwares to support our communication :
- what's up groups - the parent and myself will be in communication. Updates on the progress of the learner or general questions that need to be answered. I reply promptly.
- Google calendar - where our lessons are logged in and shared as an event between the client and myself. Each event will have all the material that is relevant to the lesson attached.
- Jamboard - interactive online whiteboard where the learner and myself can make notes during the lesson. This is also shared and available to the learner after the lesson.
- Google meet - most of my lessons are online through Google meets.
- Google classroom - This is a space where all the materials that we have used in the lesson ( past exam papers, jamboard, homework, videos, revision cards) are organised and collected. Parent and pupil have access to this.
- Fun software - My students enjoy using Seneca, Quizlet, Quizizz to get some variety and fun in our revision. I have free revision materials on different platforms that I edit to match the need of the student I share them with.

The typical structure of my lessons is :
1- initial assessment - to test for previous knowledge and misconceptions. This is an informal test to check if the student has the necessary background knowledge for the lesson. This can be throguht a test they have taken at school and we go over the answers, a quick online fun quizz that student completes before the lesson or just an opening statement : " Tell me everything you know about this topic.".
2- explanation of new concepts and correcting misconceptions. I use videos, pictures, modeling, examples of student answers from the past, stories etc.
3- final assessment - to assess the progress made during the lesson. I use past exam papers at this stage for the level appropriate for the student.
I use the principles of cognitive science and apply different methods to help students learn faster and easier. My motto is "Work smarter not harder".