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JAM Summer Enrichment Star Wars Edition: Session 2: June 21- 25 grades 3rd, 4th, 5th

June 21, 2021 9:00 AM

Lovelace Park, Evanston, IL

JAM Summer Enrichment

JAM Summer Enrichment is a teacher-led, discovery & learning program! Campers will build foundational skills while engaging in FUN hands-on learning opportunities! Powered by JAM Teaching & Consulting.‍

June 28, 2021 8:00 AM

How We Help

We customize

We understand that no two students are the same. We provide customized learning for each student to fit their individual learning styles.

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We Maximize

We maximize learning gains with research based techniques.

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We Improve

We improve student outcomes.

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Our Process

How does it work?

We start with a consultation with our program founder and director, Julia Mahowald, a veteran teacher with over 13 years experience. You will be able to share your child’s history and challenges as well as your desired outcomes.

She will develop a plan of support for your child based on their individual needs. It will include outcomes and a plan of support to get there!

What makes us different?

We utilize innovative, individualized and whole learner approaches and maximize results. We are different from other programs that focus on skills in isolation. We believe that every child is unique and therefore their support plan to be catered to their unique needs!

We review student progress regularly to ensure that our approaches are creating the desired outcomes. If the student is not responding to our interventions and techniques, we revise our plan to better suit the child’s needs and learning style.

We communicate with families to share student progress and track student gains. We are confident that the biggest gains will be visible to you in your child. You will see their confidence will improve and witness their empowerment to access learning in ways you have never seen!

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Sessions Include:

In Person
Online
1:1
Small Group
In Home Consultations
School Consultation

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What’s the process?

Consultation

Share, talk, discuss, learn

Determine outcomes

Customize plan for your learner

Why us?

We are innovative

We customize and individualize

We consider your child as a whole learner

We communicate

We are reflective

We collaborate

We motivate children to learn

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Positive Feedback

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Tutoring Team

Julia Mahowald

Founder

National Board Certified Teacher
Masters in Reading
Masters Learning Behavior Specialist
Orton Gillingham Trained
Executive Functioning Trained
Elementary Education Trained
Special Education Trained

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Mr. Brendan

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Ms. Elizabeth

Hi! My name is Elizabeth and I am a recent graduate from DePauw University. After working with children for over seven years, I believe children often teach adults as much as we teach them. I have worked in schools, daycares and spent multiple summers volunteering as a camp counselor. Through each experience, I have enjoyed watching children grow in a variety of environments.

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Ms. Macy

My name is Macy Geyer! I'm from Rockton, IL and moved to Chicago for school about 5 years ago. I graduated with honors from UIC's College of Education program with a degree in Elementary Education and an endorsement in Middle Grades Social Science.

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Ms. Laine

Graduated with Magna Cum Laude from Marquette University in 2019

Big East All-Academic Team

IWLCA Academic Honor Roll

Chi Alpha Sigma Student-Athlete National Honors Society

Marquette Women’s Lacrosse Captain 2018-2019

Marquette Women’s Lacrosse Most Improved Player 2017

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Ms. Elaine

A veteran homeschooler of twenty years, this tutor has also worked with students in small group sessions, one-on-one, both in person and online. The flexibility to tailor a program to each student's interests and abilities has been invaluable in helping them thrive in their unique learning environment. Moreover, she has successfully transitioned several of her homeschooled students into a rigorous academic program in high school and college. This tutor has extensive experience tutoring elementary grade students in all areas, including Reading using the Wilson Reading System. She has also worked with students to increase cognitive skills such as working memory, processing speed, visual and auditory processing. A lifelong Chicago area native, this tutor has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Ms. Dhalia

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Ms. Gina

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Ms. Liz

Liz is a credentialed classroom teacher with ten years of experience. She has taught at the second, third and fifth grade level and has also worked with students through middle school. Liz has taught at several different types of school and has experience working with a variety of curriculums. She particularly enjoys teaching executive functioning as students transition from dependent to independent learners.

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Ms. Megan

My name is Megan and I am currently a third grade teacher at Immaculate Conception-SaintJoseph School in the city! I grew up in a western suburb of chicago calledBrookfield. I graduated with my bachelor’s degree from UIC in applied Psychology. I have always loved to learn about human behavior and how the brain works! Once I graduated, I accepted a job as a teaching assistant at a school for children with Autism. During my three years there, I fell in love with teaching. I then went back to school and earned my Master’s degree inElementary Education from DePaul University. Since then, I have taught second grade for one year and am finishing up my fourth year teaching third grade!Outside of the classroom you can find me staying active by going to my crossfit gym or exploring the city since I just moved to it in April!

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Angela Martin

Desinger

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John Doe

Developer

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Testimonials

"Julia has just been incredibly flexible, patient and tireless without being pushy. She's a huge support. Highly credible and trustworthy. She's the main reason we prioritized tutoring with JAM."

Priya Koduri

Lead Developer, Flowbase

"I love Julia - her easy breezy, loving personality comes through even through the screen. Vivian looks forward to her time with Miss Julia!"

Beth N.

Lead Developer, Flowbase

Working with Julia has been a gamechanger for us. As parents, we didn't know how to support our first-grader with reading since it didn't seem to come 'naturally' to her. Once we got the diagnosis of dyslexia, a friend highly recommended JAM Teaching as an incredible resource, and I am so grateful she did. Julia helped to humanize the dyslexia diagnosis for us. Rather than being a scary clinical thing that defined our daughter, Julia helped our daughter and us to learn how to navigate it and capitalize on her strengths as a learner. In just two months, our daughter has made incredible gains, is interested in reading and learning and looks forward to her daily Zoom sessions with Miss Julia. I am so grateful that Miss Julia is part of our team of loving and creative adults supporting our daughter in her learning.

Julie H

Lead Developer, Flowbase

"I am so happy that I found JAM Teaching. We just started tutoring for two of my children ages 11 and 5 years. Both tutors are great fits for our kids and we are already seeing improvement in terms of confidence and academic skills. Julia did a great job pairing each kid with an appropriate tutor and scheduling has been so easy."

Theresa R.

Lead Developer, Flowbase

"Brendan has increased in my child’s happiness and recent MAP testing growth surge in the 90th percentile since Fall!"

JAM Parent

Lead Developer, Flowbase

Julia has had such a positive impact on our son. She understands his personality and learning characteristics, which helped develop a strong working relationship. We are so happy to see his growth a person, beyond schoolwork, thanks to all of her help!

Tim C

Lead Developer, Flowbase

Ryan’s confidence has grown since working with Julia. I also appreciate knowing that he’s working with someone who has a clear, comprehensive plan. I appreciate the wealth of experience & knowledge Julia brings to each session.

J. K.

Lead Developer, Flowbase

Julia is a remarkable teacher. She has immense patience and great insight. Without Julia’s guidance we would not have managed school and home successfully for the past few years. Her assistance with the IEP process made us confident to advocate for our son. You can tell she really cares for each one of her students. We are very lucky to have her as a tutor for our son!

Marie M.

Lead Developer, Flowbase

Julia is an asset to any student's academic team! She’s approachable and easy going but direct and firm when working with our boy. She has helped us continue to identify and progress his literacy areas that need growth. She is able to help interpret certain school district and state level documents if needed for learning differences. Our boy always finishes feeling accomplished and positive despite his areas of struggle! When asked who he prefers to work on difficult tasks with he answers “Julia!” I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Julia for any type of student.

Laurie C.

Lead Developer, Flowbase

Julia is so professional!

Ariel F.

Lead Developer, Flowbase

Julia has been such a gift to our son and our family! We hired her to tutor our 1st grade son, who was in a mainstream class but has some special needs and was really struggling with the remote learning during the shutdown. Julia engaged and motivated him immediately. I have never seen someone able to work with him so well. She is energetic, warm, and kind, while also being firm and structured in order to keep my son on task. She goes above and beyond in terms of both prepping for their sessions and in terms of follow-up and collaborative planning. I cannot recommend her highly enough for any student - special needs or not. We love Julia!

Kate and Michael

Lead Developer, Flowbase

"I can see Jose is more confident since he is with Elizabeth and back to school, he is more interested in learning and he happily waits to be with Ms. Elizabeth and enjoys her games!"

H. L

Lead Developer, Flowbase

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