Grayum Vickers Tutoring

Introduction: I offer top-quality tutoring in the following categories for middle, high school, and undergraduate levels: - Physics - Earth science - General science - Algebra - Calculus I and II - Trigonometry - Geometry - Writing - SAT prep - Regents prep I am a Brooklyn-based high school teacher and tutor with a science and education background looking for dedicated students in need of counseling and experienced academic guidance. I am committed to ensuring academic excellence in my students and pushing them to achieve their full potential as students and people. I am willing to travel within New York City to meet with students, or it can be via Skype. I have listed my resume below: Related experience: New York City Department of Education, Teaching Fellow, New York, NY Science Teacher, June 2012-Present • Write curriculum for Regents Earth Science, Meteorology, and Environmental Science courses • Differentiate lesson material for 120 students in grades 9-12 • Tutor students after school for test preparation Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Tallahassee, FL Graduate Research Assistant, 2010-2012 • Developed a new metric for identifying and defining severe tornado alleys • Spatially and temporally compared synoptic-scale data for tornadic indicators using reanalysis data for statistical significance • Compiled data sets with State Climatologist and faculty in climatological research projects • Created a unique global data set for severe (EF3 and greater) tornadoes 1979-present • Computed programs to create images and figures for papers and presentations Education: Pace University, New York, NY Master of Science in Education • Expected Graduation Date: May 2014 • Focus: Teaching Urban Adolescents in Earth Science (Grades 7-12) Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL Master of Science in Meteorology • Graduated: December 2012 • Major Professors: Dr. R. Hart., Dr. E. Chassignet. • Research Topic: An Ingredients-Based Examination of Regional Tornado Maxima Bachelor of Science in Meteorology • Graduated: May 2010 • Minor: Slavic Studies Awards/conferences/publications: "An Ingredients-Based Examination of Regional Severe Tornado Alleys in the U.S." – June 2012 • Master's Thesis: Grayum Vickers and R. Hart and E. Chassignet. Florida State University American Meteorological Society Conference – New Orleans, LA; January 2012 • Poster: Where Does the 26-27 April 2011 Outbreak Fit within a Regional Climatology of Severe Tornado Outbreaks? European Conference on Severe Storms – Palma Mallorca, Spain; October 2011 • Poster: Comparison of Regional Severe Tornado Maxima American Meteorological Society Conference – Seattle, WA; January 2011 • Talk: Comparing Characteristics of Regional Tornado Alleys Worldwide National Merit Scholar 2005 Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholar 2006-2010 • Awarded to students with exceptional academic performance in high school Florida State University Scholarship for Freshman 2006-2010 • Awarded to incoming freshman with exceptional academic and extra-curricular records International Baccalaureate Diploma 2006 Other experience: • Programming in Unix, Fortran, Matlab, GRaDS, and R • Adept in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power-Point, and ProTools • Conversational Spanish • Played music and wrote songs for internationally touring rock band with audiences exceeding 1000 • Plays guitar, drums, bass, saxophone, and harmonica • Former rowing team captain at Hillsborough High School • Eagle Scout