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Brendan D.
Private tutor in Chicago, IL
Education
-Masters of Science in Special Ed, Dominican University, River Forest IL, Cum Laude -Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Beloit College, Beloit WI, Cum Laude.
Experience
Education Specialist at Insight Behavioral Health Center (4/15 to present) -Work with adolescents with eating and anxiety disorders undergoing the Partial Hospitalization Program at Insight BHC. Coordinate efforts between students, school counselors, Insight staff, and parents to make sure students are able to keep up with their academic work as much as possible while they are in the program and ensure a smooth transition back to school. Private Tutor (6/14 to present) -Tutor students in high school and middle school level math and writing, addressing dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Have logged more than 360 hours of in-person tutoring on the Wyzant web site and have a customer satisfaction rating of 4.9/5 stars. Endorsements from parents viewable at https://www.wyzant.com/Tutors/BrendanForestPark Special Education Teacher at UNO Officer Donald J. Marquez Charter School (9/13 to 6/14) -Taught self-contained and co-taught math and reading classes for students in 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 7th grades. Delivered Orton/ Gillingham reading interventions and other RTI reading interventions. Taught life skills Math and Reading extensively in a one-on-one setting. Resource teacher at Perspectives/IIT Math and Science Academy (8/09 to 1/13) -Taught self-contained and co-taught math, science, and reading classes for 9th, 10th, and 12th grade. Created independent curriculum for self-contained 12th grade math class. -Collaborated with a team of regular education teachers to ensure that students with IEPs received appropriate accommodations and to develop successful strategies for special education students taking co-taught and regular education classes. -Was rated Skilled/Expert overall during internal evaluations which included regular classroom observations, was rated Expert in classroom management and differentiating instruction, was rated Master in maintaining positive relationships with students and parents. - Founded and led the Martial Arts Club after school. Americore Member at IYC Warrenville, maximum security prison for girls 14-20 (9/05 to 9/06) -Activated funding for the Americore program at IYC Warrenville, was the first Americore volunteer to work there. -Founded volunteer tutor program, recruited, trained, and supervised community volunteers. -Prepared students for their GED tests. 11 of 12 students preparing for the test passed, compared to an average of one or two students passing in previous years.
Subject Expertise
10th Grade, 10th Grade math, 10th Grade Reading, 10th Grade Writing, 11th Grade, 11th Grade math, 11th Grade Reading, 11th Grade Writing, 12th Grade, 12th Grade math, 12th Grade Reading, 12th Grade Writing, 4th Grade, 4th Grade math, 4th Grade Reading, 4th Grade Science, 4th Grade Writing, 5th Grade, 5th Grade math, 5th Grade Reading, 5th Grade Science, 5th Grade Writing, 6th Grade, 6th Grade math, 6th Grade Reading, 6th Grade Science, 6th Grade Writing, 7th Grade, 7th Grade math, 7th Grade Reading, 7th Grade Science, 7th Grade Writing, 8th Grade, 8th Grade math, 8th Grade Reading, 8th Grade Science, 8th Grade Writing, 9th Grade, 9th Grade math, 9th Grade Reading, 9th Grade Writing, ACT, ACT English, ACT Math, ACT Reading, ACT Science, ACT with Writing, ACT Writing, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, College Algebra, College Essays, Dyslexia, Fiction Writing, GED, Geometry, Intermediate Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, Philosophy, Phonics, SAT Verbal, SAT Writing, Trigonometry, Vocabulary, Writing