The Tutor Mom
strategy
confidence
science in color
A Scientist, A Mom,
A Science "Whisperer"
(according to former students!)
Having worked in the Laboratory and in Competitive Intelligence for years,
I chose to leave "industry" to help students fall in love with
(or at least, be intrigued by)
math and science.
My sons loved math and science but
they felt that something was missing in their classes--the "Why" of it all.
The wondering-of-the-"Why" inspired me to approach
Education Consulting in a different way.
I focus on Skills and Strategy with Science content.
Learn the Skills
Gain Confidence
Design the Strategy
Problem-Solve
Become Efficient and Proactive Learners
My teaching objective is to help students bring pieces of
information together
(the math and the science)
to find a "story".
As the story evolves, it becomes easier to understand
why and how
the concept works together.
The student then designs their strategy to solve the problems!
This approach is similar to what a scientist does in the laboratory.
(Or what all of us do every day for general problem-solving.)
The foundation of my teaching style is to use Color
when introducing the skills and content.
I have found that if I use contrasting colors on a white background,
my students will remember our tutoring session for literally months/years. True!
The goal is to build confidence.
Confidence leads to...
Problem Solving!
I am looking forward to teaching a new group of problem-solvers
in the 2024-2025 school year!
Kimberley Ottaway
MSc, MBA
Learn more about my education, experience and extremely random facts...
**Planning strategies (all subjects) to manage the coarse load efficiently
*Chemistry tutoring
*Science/Math Study Skill Strategies
*Consultations for course selection
Please feel free to contact me with any questions and/or requests!