SANDRA BOCKRATH
BLUE OWL TUTORING
Sandra Brown Bockrath - Founder and Math Tutor
SAT and ACT Test Prep
Sandra Bockrath brings over 21 years of professional experience to the tutoring table. Originally from Tampa, Florida, she attended Plant High School, where she first discovered a love for mathematics and my natural teaching ability. She tutored friends and worked closely with the math competition teams as a coach and participant.
Sandra attended Rice University in Houston, Texas to pursue a Bachelors degree in Psychology (with several math and business classes on the side!) and then completed a Masters in Human Resource Management from Houston Baptist University. While living in Houston, she spent three years working at Advantage Testing of Houston, Inc., where she received professional training on the best practices of private tutoring. Advantage Testing gave Sandra a solid understanding of the structure, test strategies, and subject matter covered on the PSAT, SAT, and ACT. She has now been teaching students how to approach these exams and reach their score goals for nearly 21 years! Sandra had a "perfect score" (800) on the math section of the SAT, and she has helped several of her students achieve this as well!
In 2007, Sandra founded Blue Owl Tutoring in her home town of Tampa, Florida. She has since moved all over the country due to her husband's job with the Air Force, and has had the pleasure of working with students during all of their assignments in California, Delaware, North Carolina, and now on ZOOM anywhere!! Sandra has a lot of confidence in her teaching ability, and loves to help her students realize their own potential while building academic confidence and their knowledge of mathematics.
Danielle Winters - Math Tutor
Danielle Winters has been teaching math for over 10 years at both the elementary and middle school level. The majority of her experience has been focused on 6th-8th grade middle school math, including NC Math 1.
She is a National Board certified teacher with a degree in Elementary Education and a major in Mathematics from Central Michigan University.
Math has always been Danielle's passion when teaching and tutoring students, and she looks forward to helping her students build their skills and confidence. The Middle School math years are so crucial to a student's math coursework, as everything in High School will build on these concepts!
Danielle is currently accepting students in 6th-8th grade.
Please call 813-786-4280 to schedule your first lesson!
Zaynah Khan - Math Tutor
Zaynah has been teaching math as a volunteer and private tutor for over four years, at the elementary, middle, and high school level. Zaynah has an extensive background in mathematics as she has already completed higher level Calculus courses! Zaynah provide your student with the foundation they need to succeed in their current and future math courses. As a current sophomore at Marvin Ridge High School, she has a lot of experience tutoring her peers and those in lower grade levels.
Zaynah's passion for mathematics and for teaching come together to help students gain confidence and build the skills they need to perform well in class. Firmly believing that foundational mathematics is the key to success in higher level mathematics, she emphasizes making sure that these skills in Math 1, 2, and 3 are well understood by her students.
Zaynah is currently accepting students in 6th-8th grade, as well as NC Math 1, NC Math 2, and NC Math 3.
Please call 813-786-4280 to schedule your first lesson!
Bella Mallozzi - English Tutor for SAT and ACT Test Prep
Bella Mallozzi has six years of tutoring experience academic tutoring and test prep. She is a Stamps Scholar and a recent graduate of the University of South Carolina. Bella has worked with students from 3rd to 12th grade in various subjects. Several of her past students had neurocognitive differences and she adapted her strategies and lessons to fit the specific needs of each student. She also has an extensive background in test preparation. Bella scored a 1550 on the SAT (800 Math, 750 Reading) and a 34 on the ACT herself, but she has also helped many students who started out with low or high baseline scores improve significantly to reach their target scores.
Bella is committed to helping your child succeed and to promoting a positive atmosphere where they feel comfortable to ask questions. She is currently accepting students interested in test prep for the SAT (Reading and Writing & Language sections) and the ACT (English and Reading sections).
Please reach out to Blue Owl Tutoring at 813-786-4280 to schedule tutoring or test prep with Bella!
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Philosophy and Mission
At Blue Owl Tutoring, our teaching philosophy is pretty straightforward: Every student can be GOOD at math! There are multiple ways to explain things and we will bring an abundance of patience to the table when trying to help our students understand their coursework.
We want our students eliminate the phrase "I can't do this" from their vocabulary.
Tutoring sessions should be productive (and fun!) and students should always walk away from a tutoring session feeling like they accomplished something and with a greater sense of confidence!