Award-Winning ACT Science Tutors serving Phoenix, AZ

...Arizona State University at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and the Barrett Honors College. I am passionate about teaching students how to improve their argumentation, analytical skills, writing quality, test taking strategies, presentation skills, and school management techniques. I have a strong background in Public Forum Debate and Model United Nations, but I love to tutor students on a broad range of subjects (most math classes, physics, english, history). My goal is to...

...their "ah-ha!" moments. I can teach to different learning styles and use multiple methods to give instruction. I enjoy the connections that I make with the students that I work with, and will do whatever I can to help them succeed and thrive. I have a Bachelor's in Psychology and a Master's in Special Education. I speak fluent Spanish and have lived in Mexico for 2 months during my Master's degree program. I am a...

...be both thorough and educational. I have been a volunteer tutor for college freshmen and sophomore level math classes as part of my membership in the Institute of Industrial Engineers during my years in college, and have worked in an elementary school environment where my duties as a technology coordinator occasionally required me to instruct students. For me, the biggest thrill in any job is visibly seeing that "light bulb moment" as someone crosses the...

...Health Sciences from the University of Arizona's Physiology Department under the College of Medicine. As an undergraduate at the UA, I majored in Physiology with minors in Public Health and Africana Studies. While at the UA I earned over 270 credit hours, was on the Dean's List and received High Academic Distinction for 6 semesters, and I was also awarded the Africana Studies Award for South Africa Swaziland which allowed me to study abroad in...

...attend medical school when my undergraduate years come to a close. I have several years of tutoring experience, ranging from adult literacy courses for elderly refugees, to standard academic tutoring for middle school, high school, and undergraduate students. I typically teach SAT prep (including subject tests), ACT prep, chemistry (up to ochem), biology (up to cell/developmental), mathematics (up to college calculus), Spanish, English vocabulary, and writing (academic and creative). My personal teaching philosophy involves rigor...

...on qualitative research. Since graduation, I've tutored K-8 after-school tutoring all subjects; high school Language Arts; college Writing and Composition, Academic Reading, Research Design, and beginning Library Research. I've tutored at the community college Writing Center, TRiO program at Arizona State University, computer-based classes for English proficiency, and I volunteered through VISTA Americorps with Refugee Resettlement of State of Arizona Department of Economic Security. I grew up loving books and reading, but learned more about...

...physics, chemistry, and math are applied to the real world. I enjoy all of these subjects, but I understand they can be hard to a lot of student without one on one help. That's where I come in. I tutor math, science, social studies, reading comprehension, and test prep so that I can bring my passion for learning to students who aren't getting the help they need in the classroom. I have experience tutoring students...

...tutored students previously in history and mathematics (especially algebra). Along with history and mathematics I am also available to tutor Spanish I, Spanish II, Biology, and SAT/ACT prep! I really enjoy tutoring in history and math because many students find these subjects to be difficult. The feeling when a student finally understands a concept that they were previously having difficulty with is amazing, and I love seeing a student's face brighten up when they achieve...

...Boulder Creek High School, and finished senior year having passed 8 AP tests, including AP Calculus AB and BC, AP Physics 1, and AP Chemistry. I love all things math related, have excellent study habits, and enjoy being able to help others understand new concepts in easy-to-understand ways. There's nothing more rewarding than being able to see a new concept 'click'. Throughout my high school and college careers, I've always been "the tutor" to those...

...anthropology, world and U.S. history, human evolution, cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and religious studies. My teaching philosophy is pretty simple: communicate your passion for the subject and make it relatable to the student's own interests and passions. I've found these approaches to be really effective in my years as a teaching assistant, student success coach, and educator. By working one-on-one with students and identifying their strengths and passions, my mission as a Varsity Tutor is...

...endorsements in biological, general, and physical science. Post graduation I joined Teach for America and taught 8th grade science, high school biology, and earth space science in Chicago for two years. For each of these courses I personally designed all curriculum, lesson plans, labs and assessments. Additionally I have instructed a summer school session for Advanced Algebra. I tutor K-8 all subjects, K-12 English/reading/writing, my favorites being general science, ACT Science, and Biology (honors and...

...inspired me to become a high school math teacher. The first step was becoming a peer tutor to my classmates. This lead to tutoring math to college students. Then tutoring students while working as a TA. Then I worked as a data scientist which not only did I understand more how to apply math in the workspace, but also learned how to explain math concepts to coworkers without a strong math background. This helped me...

...time in the Navy, I flew helicopters and spent several years teaching students to fly. After 9 years on active duty, I transitioned to the reserves for 11 years while starting a career in the corporate world. I worked in sales, sales training and sales management. All of these positions gave me some good perspective when it came to the different ways individuals learn. I have spent the last three and a half years as...

...and teaching to the lowest common denominator, students are falling through the cracks. It is my mission to help people realize how easy education and subjects can be. If someone fails a class it is the failing of the instructor not the student. We used to have these values and I am trying to bring them back. Learning is fun and just requires work like anything else. I am trying to make education easy and...

...of 2015 and beginning my master's degree in biomedical engineering in August 2015. The research that I have been working on is studying more direct routes of drug delivery within the body as well as developing code for counting cells. I am an avid learner and love to share my knowledge with those around me. My favorite courses to tutor are predominantly quantitative. I like to treat these courses like an intricate puzzle that I...

...family and beginning work as a part-time tutor. I have tutored for several years in a variety of subjects, but my favorite subjects to tutor are writing and grammar. For the last three years I have tutored almost exclusively in college-level essay writing. I believe every student has the capacity to be a great writer. In each tutoring session, I teach concepts and principles of writing that students can apply immediately and for future writing...

...I received my bachelor's degree in Economics with a minor in Math from Brigham Young University (BYU), where I also earned a JD. After practicing law in D.C. for several years, I moved to Arizona and now direct law student advising at Arizona State University while pursuing a PhD in Complex Adaptive Systems Science. I have helped students from high school through graduate school to get past obstacles and obtain their goals. My favorite subjects...

...Marching Bands, Orchestra, Math, and I spend a great deal of time helping my students with history, government, and English as well. As a teacher I strive to develop in my students, free thinking, and analytical skills. These goals are primarily achieved through a Socratic method of instruction and questioning technique. In addition to the aforementioned technique I also take creative and differentiated approaches to the material so that my students can relate to it...

Current PhD student in Evolutionary Biology. I study the intersection between cancer biology and evolution to understand cancer across the tree of life. Biology, writing, statistics, and R programming the center of my academic focus. Also passionate about preparing students' graduate and professional school applications

...as I am planning on earning my doctorate in Physical Therapy. For three years, I tutored high school and college students in algebra I & II as well as helped classmates in courses like anatomy and physiology. I enjoy finding ways to tutor that relate to the student so dry topics like the order of operations can be easier to remember. I believe that math and science are key in getting further in education, which...