Award-Winning ACT Science Tutors in Boulder, CO

...try new things, and I am driven by a visceral love of adventure. Despite these innate qualities, I am also very driven to help other people, and tutoring is a simple, yet powerful and effective way I can help others. I have done a lot of tutoring work in the past working with students of all ages from the elementary to college level. I have a strong background in the sciences as well as other...

...began with college algebra and moved on to science courses such as chemistry, genetics, and biology. I also tutored some remedial math and english courses. No jobs other than teaching and medicine bring me everything I want in a career. I love to help others because I have benefited so much from others help in the past. My goal is to inspire a few other students to take up this job and give back as...

I graduated from San Jose State University with degrees in Philosophy/Religious Studies and Physics/Mathematics. Throughout college I tutored various math subjects, physics, and chemistry. After years in the business world I taught math with Denver Public Schools as a Blue Print Math Fellow. I am passionate about learning and helping others. Everyone has a different 'style' of learning so as a coach I need to grasp that and present each subject with a congruent style.

...Colorado School of Mines. Using the knowledge I have gained and will gain at Mines, I want to become involved in the forefront of renewable energy technologies. I have been putting my goals into action the last two years by interning at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory doing research in photovoltaic reliability. In high school and college, I have gained experience mentoring peers and helping them not only succeed, but enjoy their school work. I...

...conceptual understandings. The greatest metric of success in a tutoring session is being told that I was able to break down explanations from the student's class and reformulate them into a version that is compatible with their way of thinking. I aim to use my empathy and sensitivity to students' unique struggles and learning styles to teach concepts and problem-solving strategies in an individualized manner. While I specialize in chemistry, I happily tutor a variety...

I am a recent graduate of Tufts University, where I received a BA in Anthropology and a BA in Spanish. I am passionate about foreign language learning and multi-cultural perspectives and I love teaching Spanish, writing, and test prep. I spent six months in Peru during my Junior year of college, where I studied Spanish, Quechua (an indigenous language), and conducted independent research focusing on the intersection of tourism...... Learning should be accessible for every kind...

...knowledge and the skills to teach concepts well! I have been teaching middle school and high school math professionally for 7 years and have been tutoring for much longer than that. I have worked with all types of students with varying age ranges, mathematical capabilities, and learning styles. Math has always made sense to me, and I strive to help others gain that same feeling of understanding and confidence. I know that all students may...

I can help with math and science subjects for students of all ages, as well as test prep. I was valedictorian of my high school and have a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. ... I believe in helping students develop a deep understanding of the fundamentals behind the problems they're trying to solve.... I want to keep things light and breezy. I want to get to the know the student...

...University. I majored in Education with a minor in Leadership Studies. This is my 5th year teaching. I taught special education for two years. One year was at the middle school level, and now my second year at the high school level. I am teaching science. I worked at a summer camp one summer with students of all ages. I travel whenever I get a chance and have traveled in Europe and all over the...

...self-improvement I felt around campus. Strong academic performance and a willingness to share a subject matter are characteristics many have known me by, which has led to many informal help and tutoring sessions with peers and young students. I would love to prepare and empower students in the community! In my free time I enjoy just about anything that involves moving or learning! Rock climbing, reading, cycling and travel are a few of my favorites....

...a Denver native with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of Colorado, Denver. I am beginning a PhD program in Natural Resource Economics at Colorado School of Mines in the Fall of 2015. I love helping students of all ages achieve their academic goals. I have no fear of standardized tests, and would even venture to say that I enjoy them. I love hard courses and questions that make you really think. I...

...analyst for 4 years before moving from my home state of Texas to Colorado. My tutoring style is patient, analytical, thorough, and engaged. My main goal is to help you become a better problem solver by focusing on foundational knowledge, critical thinking, and reasoning. I value all subject matter, but I find mathematics and science to be the most powerful and exciting fields of study. Outside of academic and professional pursuits, I enjoy climbing mountains,...

...Teacher Residency - an intensive, year-long teacher preparation program. Including my residency year, I have taught 3 years of middle school math at a Denver Public School. Before becoming a licensed classroom teacher I spent three years as an associate program director for one of the most successful test prep companies in the Washington D.C. area. Over these years I taught courses on every SAT and ACT subject, including SAT II in Mathematics, and also...

...University of Notre Dame having received my Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Masters in Secondary Education. Over the course of my career, I have enjoyed being able to teach and interweave Standardized Test preparation into a variety of classes in the science field: Physical Science, Biology, Ecology, and Zoology. I am truly passionate about the biological sciences as I enjoy building students’ understanding of the cycles, processes, and intricacies of the study of...

...high school Biology and Anatomy. I think that science is awesome want to share that enthusiasm with those that I teach. I believe in helping students not only understand the answer, but understand the process that allowed them to answer the question. I help students strengthen critical thinking and problem solving skills. This way, students will be able to take charge of their own learning and develop skills that will help them in the future....

...a B.A. in Environmental Studies and minors in Spanish and Communication Design in May 2013. I also had the opportunity to study abroad in Panama, where I studied marine biology and ecology, in Spanish. This program culminated in a 40-page research paper, which I wrote in Spanish. For the past two years I lived in Boston working for an online school. Through this experience, I became familiar and comfortable with online learning strategies and techniques....

...a graduate of the University of Michigan with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. So as you may expect from that kind of background, my specialties in tutoring focus on Math and Science. For most of my college career, I volunteered to tutor high school students in regular and advanced-level math and physics. I also helped many students with their preparation for the ACT/SAT Math exams. When it comes to teaching, I like to keep problems...

...Bachelors, I had been out of High School for 5 years. Adjusting to school-life after working for so long was not easy. When I began tutoring, most of my students came from under privileged backgrounds and had a wide variety of educational backgrounds. These two experiences have reaffirmed the same conclusion for me: everyone learns in a different way, and that way. This sounds obvious, but it is surprising to me how often students' natural...

...problems step-by-step. Each session will help the student understand the concepts and how to approach problems without feeling overwhelmed. There are two ways we can approach this, we can start by looking at the syllabus for the student's course and following a lesson based on the syllabus or I can come up with our lesson plans by assigning challenging homework to enhance the students learning. I am also willing to provide a periodic assessments and...

...the University of Colorado-Boulder. I am currently in my 4th semester tutoring in the athletic department here at CU where I have tutored over 50 athletes in various math classes since being the first freshman tutor there. Tutoring math is a no-brainer for me because it allows me to combine my two passions: math and helping people. Many people say that they aren't a "math person" but I would argue that's not that case. Everyone...