Award-Winning Biology Tutors serving Gresham, OR

...K-12, and I have taught in less formal settings as a camp counselor, a youth mentor, and a captain on sports teams. I find great joy in teaching and helping others, and I especially enjoy helping people with their writing skills or ACT/SAT prep. I wholeheartedly believe that everybody deserves access to the most effective...

...I can." I want to instill in my students a confidence in their own academic abilities and a true love of learning. I like to work with a student's unique skills to help them master new or difficult material. My ultimate goal is to help my students truly comprehend the material, and be able to...

...State University, I studied cell and molecular biology and taught biology lab courses. Here, I learned that my true interest was teaching and that I enjoy helping people appreciate and understand science, which can be intimidating and confusing. I am willing to work with students to find an effective AND fun learning strategy to ensure...

...of understanding a problem all the way through, and I enjoy helping students come to that same realization. I like to have a whiteboard or lots of paper to work out problems because in my mind, its important to play around with the problem in order to best understand it. In my spare time, I...

...and trauma critical care, and medical intensive care. I enjoy traveling in different countries, and have worked with children and students in Mexico and Uganda. I am a bit of a language nerd; growing up in a Russian-speaking Ukrainian household, studying French, German, and Latin in high school, and also learning some Spanish, Korean, Swahili,...

...of Dentistry next year. When I tutor, my main goal is to teach my students the confidence they'll need to think quickly and flexibly when the time comes. Biology, chemistry, and math are fascinating subjects. What's great about them is there are skills to learn and practice so that you can crush your next exam....

...University in Oregon in 2011. My MBA had a concentration in finance, because my passion in education has always been in mathematics. As I mentioned, I have always had a passion for math, so I am certified to teach math for Algebra, statistics, and other platforms. I also enjoy science, so I teach Biology and...

...geographer that focuses on study skills, critical thinking, and real-world applications in my pedagogical approach. I have a M.S. in geography (cultural and physical applications) and a B.S. in ecology and conservation biology. I have taught college biology and geography, and have 5 years experience in K-12 curriculum development for the natural and social sciences.

...helping students develop the skills to support inner well-being. This might include breathing and relaxation exercises, goal-setting, communication skills (whether with teacher or peers), psychological reframing exercises or other advice tailored to keep students focused and feeling at their best, ready to tackle what comes their way! I am currently studying Chinese Medicine in Portland...

...entered the field of education to pursue the impact learning can have on our lives and our society. I believe that by equipping members of our local and global communities with accurate and effective mental models, we have the best chance of leading fulfilling lives and solving the major challenges that confront us.

...in chemistry. I have a lot of experience tutoring biology, biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology at the college level as well as working with students of all ages with math, science, and English. I love creating an interactive learning environment where the student and I work together towards solving problems rather than just lecturing. I feel...

...ways to present the same information, some of which are easier to understand than the others and that with the right resources, students can understand the materials with ease. Hence, I made it my goal to share my knowledge and seek ways to present things that are easy to understand. I strongly believe that learning...

...25+ year career. I am a firm believer in promoting professional development and learning in all those around you, and being prepared to learn at the same time. Many of my examples will draw on my history in aquariums, water quality and water purification and relate to environmental stewardship and conservation biology.

...sections. This experience enabled me to develop various successful teaching and learning strategies. I enjoy working to clarify difficult material and seeing students succeed. I am most experienced with Human Anatomy and Physiology related courses, but I am also happy to assist with biology, chemistry, statistics and general study skills/organization. I am passionate about sciences,...

...a bit of time in the research realm, where I had to broker complex scientific topics to people and agencies that needed the gist of the situation without having the foundational scientific knowledge. This experience taught me how to break down information into digestible chunks so it can be understood and built upon - a...

...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 of my college career, I have had...

...several years, I was taught many obscure facts and techniques. As a specialist in assay development (making up new experiments), I created even more. All of these techniques and ideas had to be passed on to the next generation of researchers, so I spent much of my time developing techniques to teach topics on which...

...teaching philosophy is that there are as many ways to learn as there are students. Learning how to teach each student in their own unique "learning language" is my favorite part of tutoring! We study smart, using tools that make sense to their thought process, instead of studying traditionally long and hard using standard methods...

I am a certified teacher with over ten years of experience in Elementary and Middle School. I enjoy teaching various subjects with success.

...age groups throughout the California Bay Area as well as the Portland Public School District. I especially enjoy teaching about US History, Biology, and Algebra. I believe that with the right tools and the right approach, anyone can learn anything they put their minds to. Sometimes all that needs to happen for a fact to...