Zeinab DardashtianSan Jose, CApassionate online Tutor
As pre medicine student I had a strong urge toward learning about Biology and Chemistry related topics, thus outside of school required curriculum I would read various science textbooks and articles to not only advance my own knowledge, but also to learn the concepts that were being taught in the University in a more efficient way. Since I did not find many of the lectures helpful thus I had developed various study methods in order to advance my knowledge to not only ace the class but for my future knowledge as well.
one my favorite experiences was tutoring biology to Elementary and High school students, although each ages of groups requires various learning activities. Tutoring elementary students focuses on life and living organisms such as cells, genes, inheritance, microorganisms, plants, animals. using interactive visuals such as coloring pages, animation 3D videos, quiz games, storylines and utilizing real life examples and visuals.
High school Biology is divided into various categories based on the students interest and performance, thus the same activity can't be applied on all students. One of the main concepts that high school students struggle with is protein synthesis, respiration and photosynthesis, cell division, hormone regulation, oxygen transport, nervous system, genetic manipulation. Although using visuals helps with the students comprehension, but requires extensive amount of reading to have a better a grasp of the process, and logical reasoning of the importance of the concepts. keeping a Biology journal that not only provides visuals, and definition but providing examples as to real life application can be crucial to the students learning capabilities.
