Award-Winning Biology Tutors in San Leandro, CA

...solving problems through applications of familiar ideas. One of my goals as a tutor is sharing the excitement of learning and the ways in which it can open new worlds of inquiry. I aim to provide a framework for success in future academic endeavors by building up a set of skills and strategies for dealing...

...remember it better and be much more confident applying it. Additionally, I understand from experience that individual students learn in different ways, and that adapting my teaching style to each student is necessary. Finally, I've experienced many ways that math and science can be both useful and fun. Having goals for using knowledge, whether big...

I'm a huge sports fan: running, soccer, rowing, rock climbing, and just being outside are a recipe for a great time in my book. Outside of that I love learning and helping others succeed. I'm currently studying for the MCAT for medical school where I aim to specialize in women's health or pediatric oncology.

...At Berkeley, I worked as a lab assistant for an introductory circuits class, in which I helped students with the lab sections. I like tutoring in all the subjects, but I have a strong passion for math, physics, and chemistry. I love those subjects because they teach me how to think logically and how to...

...a student knows first before offering guidance. In medicine, we often use the Socratic method of teaching, asking first general questions that test a student's ability to know the motivations for learning a particular subject, and finishing with more focused questions to find gaps of knowledge that a student can fill into his or her...

...While in graduate school, I won an award as the outstanding graduate student teacher. Most graduate did as little as possible to get by, but I loved teaching and helped my students as much as I could. I thrive on helping students understand the concepts in biology, chemistry and biochemistry so that they don't have...

...medicine and public health, and I participated in the California Childhood Leukemia Study at Berkeley's School of Public Health. Currently, I am taking a few years off before applying to medical school. In my free time, I like to read, run, do yoga, and cook. I have experience teaching both Verbal Reasoning and Math portions...

...a variety of subjects. While I tutor many different subjects, my favorite subjects are SAT preparation, English (especially writing and editing skills), Math, and Biology. Effective tutoring is very personal and requires work by both the tutor and student. I always try to work with my students on set common goals, and to identify clear...

...have loved math. My tutoring style is to give guidance. I do not simply tell the student what to do, but rather guide them towards their own answer. I feel the best way to learn is by doing, so I like to help students with whatever they are having trouble with then have them teach...

...learn new things. A high school student has a career of 50 years ahead of him or her. Think of how the world has changed technologically over the past 50 years. Watch an episode of "Mad Men" if you need a frame of reference. Now imagine how much more things will change over the next...