Heather Cisowski
Education Intervention from the Heart
Hello, I am Heather Cisowski, a special education teacher with 17 years of experience teaching all ages. I believe that all students will achieve amazing academic gains when given personalized instruction, strategies to support areas of need, and teaching that comes from the heart. I specialize in youth who have executive functioning and motivation struggles.
If your child or teen needs help reaching their academic goals then please allow me to assist!
In Home or Virtual Tutoring
Personalized Academic Coaching
Students receive academic support in identified areas as well as support in general homework completion. Through integrated feedback from the student's learning institutions, parent feedback, and brief academic assessments for the child, I customize lessons to improve identified areas of need. I also provide homework help, study strategy coaching, and support with planning and executing projects.
I also walk students through the meaningful practice of reflecting on their progress in their classes, and real time help completing assignments and projects as well as support studying for tests.
Academic Support In:
Literacy Foundations (Orton Gillingham informed approach)
Reading Comprehension
Written Language (Step Up to Writing informed approach)
English through 12th grade
Math Foundations
Algebra I
Earth Space Science
Biology
History
Executive Functioning Coaching
Social Emotional Learning
Executive Functioning Coaching
Boost Organization & Work Completion
Students participate in lessons to explicitly learn necessary executive functioning skills to improve their time management, prioritizing assignments, chunking large assignments, setting and meeting deadlines, mindfulness to regulate stress and improve focus, and how to become their own positive "coach".
45 min
USD150
45 min
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USD150
1 hr
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Educational Specialist
Heather Cisowski
Heather Cisowski is a Bay Area native who found her love for helping others unlock their learning potential when she became a tutor in college and her passion has grown ever since.
Heather earned her BA from the University of Pennsylvania while working in the West Philadelphia schools as a teacher's assistant and after school sports coordinator. Heather joined Teach for America in 2005 where she taught resource reading and writing to middle school students and earned her masters in Special Education from UNLV. In 2007, Heather returned to the Bay Area and taught a wide range of special day classes and resources classes at Los Gatos High School while earning her clear California Education Specialist teaching credential.
After school hours, Heather has always worked with individual students either as a private tutor or providing special eduction home school students with instruction.
“I highly recommend Authentic Learning Solutions. Heather is wonderful to work with and provides an excellent service that helps students reach their academic goals. The virtual tutoring makes it extremely convenient to accommodate into our busy schedule. She helps my children to grow their confidence as they are learning the material. We are very grateful to have found such a kind and nurturing educator to work with, especially during such challenging times.”
Wendy Campbell, CA