Award-Winning Biology Tutors in Lawrence, KS

...as connecting it to a "real world" situation or profession makes the atmosphere fun and relaxed. Under those circumstances, learning is easier and the knowledge is more effectively retained. I believe that a strong math and science education lays the foundation for success in any field, as skills such as critical thinking can be broadly...

...I'm currently working on a Masters Degree in Teaching. My favorite thing about teaching is helping students learn how awesome science is. Everything we interact with everyday is made possible because of it. I fully believe that anyone can become great at math or science. I am also an accomplished amatuer musician. I play piano...

...tutors. Teachers are the foundation to a child's bright future and I want to be part of that process. It gives me joy when I am able to see a student understand a concept and get excited to learn. I am currently studying BioChemistry and Political Science at University of Kansas as a sophomore. Through...

...the parent. I believe in finding out what the students already know and working from there using as many different ways of teaching and explaining as possible. I want to work with the student's strengths and learning style to help the student progress as far as they are able. I have raised four children of...

...enjoyed being able to share interesting things with people they never knew and do so in a variety of unique ways so they could understand it. I personally believe that to help remember and understand something, it needs to be tied to something that was memorable. This is why meaningful relationships with teachers and the...

...experience tutoring, mostly in math and science, but other subjects as well. I attempt to find analogous concepts from a student's other interests or daily experiences to make abstract concepts more understandable. I believe that generally, grasping a concept follows on from realizing it's not so foreign as we used to think.

...101) at the University of Kansas to undergraduate students in the 2012-13 academic year as an employee of the Kansas Algebra Program; I was responsible for curriculum development, lecture and group work during class time, assigning and grading homework, developing a policy on late work and other behavioral expectations, maintaining office hours, and prompt and...

...from the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Education. I have tutored students from elementary school through college calculus. I love tutoring Math and Science as well as several other subjects, and I have traveled and taught all over the world, including South Korea, Portugal, Belgium and Spain. Last year my husband and...

...that school and life can be overwhelming, and that many people look at school as just a way to get a better job. However, as cheesy as it may sound, you never stop learning. I have experienced success and failure in the classroom throughout my academic career. I quit college for several years, unsure if...

...Biology is thrilling to me, from cell replication to plant and animal physiology and especially ecosystem-level processes. Through my experiences in Biology and Environmental Science, however, I have learned to appreciate and thoroughly enjoy math as well. The majority of my tutoring experience has been in Math, particularly Algebra 1; however, my favorite subjects are...