Award-Winning Algebra Tutors serving Gresham, OR

...calculus classes in high school 18 years ago and I have always loved mathematics. Later I looked for a way to teach more complex classes at the university and began teaching advanced mathematics for students of civil engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering and electronic engineering. The purpose of teaching classes in the area of engineering...

...chance to work with and observe a biology classroom while I was taking my education course in college. In high school, I also tutored elementary students and loved being able to help them get excited to learn. I am extremely passionate about my love for education and would love the chance to get to know...

...autism. I have experience working with students from many different educational backgrounds and with a variety of skill levels. I have found that building a great rapport with students and understanding their level of learning creates a successful tutoring session. My goal is to provide a positive learning environment for students to master skills in...

...career, I have spent the last 20 years in manufacturing. I was a machinist for 10 years, a production foreman for 2 years, and then moved on to engineering for another 4 years. At some point, I realized I preferred the operations piece of manufacturing and was promoted to the role of area manager of...

...for the past 4 years. While contemplating career options, I realized that the highlight of my day was always my tutoring shift. Life has been far more enriching with both an education and the opportunity to assist others with their education. Additionally, the world we are entering is more demanding of critical thinking skills than...

...smarter, not harder! I love to teach students how to build a framework to efficiently learn the subject material, which reduces anxiety and makes their goal more attainable. In my free time I enjoy hiking and looking at rocks! I love music and try to go to as many shows as possible and messing around on...

...in 2013 to attend graduate school at SFSU where I earned my MS in Ecology Conservation Biology. I did my thesis studying social behavior and disease in salamanders! In the past I have done research on everything from sea turtles to birds and bugs, and have been lucky enough to travel to lots of cool...

...Karen Dillard's College Prep. There I wrote curriculum and acted as a director for a tutoring business. Both in that position and my subsequent consulting business, I was able to teach students how to master college entrance exams. I trained new teachers and wrote and updated curriculum. During this time, I also took on adjunct...

I have been a substitute teacher for the last 3 years and enjoy helping and understanding students of all ages.

...at PSU majoring in Physics. I've always enjoyed helping people who are struggling with math and science. It's challenged me to articulate complicated ideas in the form of analogies that tie together abstract concepts and real world experiences. I strongly believe that science and math are subjects that should be understood, and not feared!

...share my knowledge and passion for learning with everyone. I have had a passion specifically for science for as long as I can remember and chose chemistry as a junior in high school as my favorite! I received my Bachelor of Science degree as well as my Single Subject teaching credential in Chemistry and have...

...taken the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) a seven hour standardized test, I know how to test prep. I have two younger siblings who I have regularly helped with homework. I focus on relating concepts to the students knowledge and using everyday examples. Having worked full-time, and volunteered, while being a student full-time for most...

...at school, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to work at Springfield High School where I tutored students both in the classroom and in after school programs. This experience was incredibly rewarding, as the evidence of my daily work could be directly observed, and the difference I was making seemed to have a real...

...I have taught english grammar, reading, writing, phonics, and reading strategies for over fifteen years. I have worked with students in the United States and in China in reading, english, philosophy, vocabulary, over the years. I love helping students get the extra help they may need for subjects they are currently taking, and introducing them...

...helping students see learning as a process that can be joyful and engaging, no matter the subject. This leads to long-term gains in academic success, related to the attitudes and skills students gain in this process. I am satisfied when my students not only surpass academic expectations in the short term, but also when they...

...a bit of an academic overachiever. I was one of the first seven students in my high school to graduate with the full IB (International Baccalaureate) Diploma. Similarly, I've met almost all of my majors' requirements because I've taken the maximum number of credits every semester at Pacific, excluding my first one. I only need...

...prepares you immeasurably for the workforce and for many different facets of life that lie ahead. This is why I believe it is hugely important to make help readily available to students who require it. This is why I decided to become a tutor. I have been helping friends and classmates with schoolwork for over...

...summer camp, I decided that I needed to commit harder to science in research if I was to have a successful career in physics. I transferred from Texas A&M, where I had been a physics and electrical engineering student for two years, to CU-Boulder, which had a prominent research oriented applied physics track called engineering...

...worked for Nike as a Test and Validation Engineer on their Digital Sport products (FuelBand, SportWatch, Nike+, etc.) for one year before returning to graduate school. I am currently pursuing a Master's degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University, with a focus in design and manufacturing, and will graduate in the summer of 2015. Though...

...Phoenix, and I chose to continue with ABA afterwards because out of all the fields of Psychology, I felt ABA was the best way for me to help others. ABA is a very logical evidence-based, and data driven approach to teaching those who do not learn the same as or at the same rate as...