Award-Winning AIMS Tutors in Tucson, AZ

...believe that every student can become a good writer with individual attention and encouragement. In school I was (and still am) a bookworm and one who sincerely enjoys helping others to grow in knowledge. As a veteran test-taker, I can help with college entrance exam test prep (ACT, SAT, and the subject tests), using both conceptual understanding and test-specific strategies to raise scores. From my own experience, I know that scores can go up significantly...

...that I work with. I believe that this passion is essential for effective learning to happen, namely learning should never be rote memorization that fades away after an exam but something that persists and ultimately grows. I always have fun tutoring: I try my best to make it enjoyable, be it outlining an essay, understanding the critical content of a passage or preparing for Standardized Tests. I am flexible, patient and can adapt myself to...

As you think, so shall you become.... To ensure deep understanding of content in my students.... Get to know a student and understand them, so I can cater the material they struggle with to them.... Encourage the student to solve additional problems applying what they have learned.... Try and relate the topic to something they already understand.... Ask a different question that uses the same thought process or technique to solve, and have the student solve on their own.

...in educational policy, and opens a dialogue with clients and educators about sustaining comprehensive educational technology that centralize curricula, assessment, reporting, monitoring, and instructional effectiveness in order to make education more accessible to the nation's students. I have both the education and the experience to be of great use as a tutor. With the upcoming implementation of Common Core Standards for Science content areas, I am equipped with the tools and experience in areas both...

...in Finance. I can help with business classes as well as test prep. I am planning on obtaining a Ph.D. in Accounting so that I will be able to perform research at a major university. I enjoy the way that understanding Accounting is similar to understanding how the pieces of a puzzle are put together. As a teacher, I am able to make Accounting more tangible. I also enjoy test prep. I have placed above...

...and have taught all age groups. I have a passion for teaching all students and helping each one achieve his/her greatest potential. I do this through differentiation of instruction based on the unique learning style of each student that I work with. I have worked with many students with barriers to learning and have developed strategies for these students to retain new information. I believe that each student can learn if given an opportunity to...

...company. My BA (University of Arizona) and M. Phil. (Trinity College Dublin) degrees are respectively in Creative Writing and in English, and as such, I have a strong background in those subjects as well, which are my favorite to tutor--I enjoy exploring the precision of language to clearly communicate ideas. I offer tutoring at all levels in English, and up to algebra in math, as well as SAT and PSAT tutoring. Outside of school, I...

...to take this attitude into my work with students. Everyone is a unique learner and it is my job to help find the best way for students to access skills/subjects that they are required to. I strive to develop a personal relationship with those that I work with to help me to get to know their learning style. Much of my experience as a teacher is in the elementary classroom, however I have been an...

...in Chemical/Environmental Engineering. I "retired" from that career when my children were born and I began teaching these subjects after my children started school. My son and daughter are now both in college. I have taught high school middle school in the past. Many students came to me outside of the classroom for help in math and science. In my free time I enjoy making quilts, birdwatching, and genealogy. I love traveling everywhere (local or...

...I also had a chance to display my passion for charting the development and influence of big ideas through History. After returning to Tucson, I completed a teaching credential in secondary (7th-12th) education from Pima Community College. With my MA, I am most qualified to teach Philosophy; however, I am "highly qualified" according to the State of Arizona to teach a wide range of subjects, including English, Social Studies, History, Middle School General Sciences, Geography,...