Tutor details
Hillary
Personal Statement
Hillary believes in providing students with individualized attention and tailors her teaching methods to suit different student needs. She creates a safe space for self-expression (especially with withdraw or under-motivated students), and give encouragement with earned praise. Hillary draws upon her many years as a museum educator to make history and other subjects more relatable for students using story-telling and material-culture based pedagogical methods.
Education
- Ph.D History, University of Delaware, 2011
- M.A., history, University of Delaware, 2005
Subjects
Reading
Writing
US History
AP United States History
Essay Editing
Awards and Recognitions
- University Competitive Fellowship, University of Delaware-2007
- Warren E. Roberts Graduate Student Paper Award, Pioneer America Society-2006
- Alumni Graduate Award in History, University of Delaware, History Department-2005
- First-place Award, Graduate Division, Geis Student Research on Women Conference, University of Delaware-2005
- Merit Award, American Association for State and Local History, for museum catalog UnCommon Clay: New Jersey’s Architectural Terra Cotta Industry-2005