CINDY KAPLAN

Cindy Kaplan received her B. A. degree (with honors) in Mathematics (Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of Texas at Austin, completing a double major in Mathematics and English, as well as all of the required secondary education/teacher training classes.  After an initial career in computer programming and systems analysis, Ms. Kaplan turned to a career in teaching.

From 1988 to 2006, Ms. Kaplan was a classroom teacher of Algebra I and II, pre-algebra, and other mathematical topics, as well as Social Studies.  Since 2005, she has tutored students from the middle school through college levels in mathematics.  She has also helped students with writing and Spanish, and she has prepared and implemented private summer school curricula.  Every August she runs an Algebra Readiness workshop for incoming high school freshmen. 

A major area of expertise for Ms. Kaplan is standardized test preparation.  She tutors students privately and in small groups when preparing them to take the SAT, ACT, SSAT, HSPT, NECAP, and GED tests.  She also assists high school seniors prepare their college essays and aids families as they negotiate the entire college application process. 

In addition, Ms. Kaplan has authored several articles for math teacher publications and has edited mathematics textbooks.  She is a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the Rhode Island Mathematics Teachers Association (RIMTA).

VALE COFER-SHABICA

Vale Cofer-Shabica received his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Physics from Brown University.  During his junior year, he studied literature and quantum physics at two universities in France, and following graduation he spent a summer in Mexico, learning Spanish.

Heavily involved in the Boy Scouts of America in his youth, Mr. Cofer-Shabica attained the rank of Eagle Scout and also held various positions during the summers of 2001 through 2006 at a Boy Scout camp.  As Ecology Director, Program Director, and Assistant Camp Director, he planned and implemented a variety of programs for the campers and staff.

During his years as a student at Brown University, Mr. Cofer-Shabica worked in the Chemistry, Biology, Geology, and Engineering Departments as a researcher and laboratory assistant. 

Mr. Cofer-Shabica tutors students in all levels of math, from pre-algebra through calculus and statistics (middle school through college).  He also tutors at the high school and collegiate levels in chemistry and physics, and he can assist high school students with French.  In all of his academic tutoring, he supplements classroom instruction and teaches missing or misunderstood concepts, while catering to each student’s individual needs and learning style.

Mr. Cofer-Shabica is also available to work with students privately and in small groups to successfully prepare them for the SAT and GED exams and for other standardized tests. 

NOAH LANGOWITZ

Noah Langowitz will receive his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Physics from Brown University in May, 2010.  Throughout his undergraduate years at Brown, he has maintained a 4.0 average.

During the summer of 2007, Mr. Langowitz taught physics in the Philadelphia area.  In the fall of 2007, he was a teaching assistant in General Chemistry at Brown.  He has also served as a tutor for Organic Chemistry I and II.  Having received an Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award, Mr. Langowitz performed research at Brown during the summer of 2009.

Mr. Langowitz is available to tutor high school and college students in physics, chemistry, biology, and all levels of math through calculus.  He can also assist students who are taking the SAT subject tests in science and math.  

ANDREW D. GREENE

Andrew Greene received his B.S. degree (Summa Cum Laude) in Applied Mathematics and Physics from the University of Rhode Island, having been the Bruce D. Campbell Physics Scholarship recipient from 2000-2004.  He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Physical Oceanography.

From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Greene conducted engineering physics classes as a teaching assistant in the Physics Department at URI.  He has also tutored extensively in all levels of math and physics from 2000 to the present.

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