Award-Winning ACT Science Tutors serving Phoenix, AZ

...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 help you improve your skills in relation to specific goals.

...and helping them reach 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...

...your tutoring sessions will 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"...

...Award for South Africa Swaziland which allowed me to study abroad in South Africa and Swaziland for a summer on a full ride scholarship. During high school and college, I worked as a tutor and Preceptor for a number of courses including Spanish, Introductory Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Biostatistics, and Youth Leadership and Development. This Fall I will be attending the University of Arizona's Phoenix campus to pursue my MD/MPH with a concentration in Public Health...

...I am hoping to 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...

...Science with an emphasis 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,...

...geology because it's where 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...

...enjoy curling up with a good book. Currently, I have a list of 20 must read books that I am trying to work my way through. I worked as a barista for a long time and because of this another of my hobbies is to find new coffee shops that I can use as a new study spot or to simply read in. I have also recently begun practicing hot yoga, which I have found...

...teach elementary, high school, and college students alike. I specialize in Calculus, Algebra, Trigonometry, Chemistry, and Physics. My approach to tutoring is fostering independent learning. Tutoring should never be just giving a student the answer to a problem. It's about encouraging critical thinking: asking questions about the problem designed to allow the student to draw their own conclusions. This process both builds the student's confidence in their knowledge of the subject and sets them up...

...background is in forensic 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...

...is creative, engaging, and goal oriented. I like to get to know my students and their ambitions, and work with them where they are at to achieve mastery. Other than science, I am an avid CrossFit athlete, and competed on a regional team. I am also a Level 2 Certified CrossFit Coach and have coached Track and FitClub. I also enjoy skiing, hiking, kayaking and rafting. On the artsy side of things I have been...

...teach in class. This inspired me to become a high school math teacher. The first step was becoming a peer tutoring 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....

...I also have a passion for U.S. History. One of my favorite professors at the Naval Academy is a subject matter expert on the Civil War and WWII. I have read just about every book he has written on those subjects. , Seeing students who are motivated to learn really inspires me to help them succeed and achieve their goals. I believe most students just need to know you care. A strong education is the...

...my start in mathematics, I try to relate everything to teachable theories that breakdown into simple facts. My tutoring style is often based on this approach. Everything is related as long as you are able to make that connection. I like to take something that seems foreign and break it down into its basic concepts and relate that to something that is familiar. I have found that small victories win wars. Outside of education, I...

...Bachelor's degree in May 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...

...years before starting a 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...

...people can understand them. 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...

...I took my second teaching job in the Glendale Union High School District at Washington High School. While at WHS I was the director of instrumental music, responsible for teaching all bands, orchestras, drum lines, color guard, and guitar. WHS had a very diverse ethnic blend; there were eleven languages spoken in the band alone, and all of those students had learned English as a second language. After working at Washington High School for five...

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

...courses in healthcare sciences 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...