Award-Winning TOEFL Tutors serving Albany County, NY

...With a passion for helping my students learn and grow, I come to each session prepared to make a difference. However, I also know that learning is not something that I, alone, control. Learning is a cooperative venture and students learn best when we work within their preferred learning styles, using a context that is relevant and interesting to them. The goal is not just to make a difference today, but to help instill and...

...a tutor and university social media manager in Winter 2019, and I continue to work as an editor. In summer 2019, I completed an internship at Empire State Development in Manhattan, producing content for New York's official tourism website "I Love New York". I also have experience teaching students of all ages (5-18) overseas in the beautiful country of Taiwan, where I lived for nearly two years. Tutoring one-on-one is one of my favorites ways...

...I have a master's degree in Early Childhood Education with a focus in Special Education from Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. My undergraduate degree is in Sociology. I also have a TEFL certificate. I love to help students with reading and writing skills. I enjoy helping students learn new vocabulary words and explore their interests. When I need inspiration for teaching, I visit the UNESCO website where I am reminded that education is a global...

...currently living in Prague, in the Czech Republic. I just graduated from Northeastern University in Boston with a masters degree in mechanical engineering. I spent most of 2019 in China teaching English. I did some tutoring on the Varsity Tutors platform in early 2019 and enjoyed it, and I currently have time to do so once again, so here I am! Things I like: music, drums, piano, unicycling, musical theater, fantasy books, video games, food,...

...Math, TOEFL, and the like. I have taught for over seven years, including at such prestigious institutions as Choate Rosemary Hall, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude from Fordham University with a triple major in English, Philosophy, and American studies. I have two masters' degrees, and am a certified teacher in the State of Massachusetts. As a tutor, I am both flexible and patient. No two students are the same, and therefore...

...for those applying for graduate school. Study with me if you want to feel more confident and capable when taking standardized tests. You can do practice test questions with me. My specialty is working with high school students who need to learn basic grammar and punctuation, and improve their reading comprehension skills. I also tutor Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Regents ELA, vocabulary building, writing (literary analysis, essay, and academic papers), and the CARS section...

...learning about most science and math courses. During my undergraduate studies, I was given the opportunity to tutor students from elementary to high school as a part of a work study program. I really enjoyed tutoring students in areas of difficulty and making a difference in their academic progress. It also gave me a great way to review material I took in the past. I have also translated Arabic for over four years at elementary,...

...Korea) for the last 12 years. I hold a BFA in Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts, a MA in Education from New York University, and TOEFL certification. Understanding and mastery of learning content can be achieved by independent perseverance and attention to detail. Never give up! In my experience those students who put the most effort in and are seriously committed to achieving their learning goals, usually do. I have taught students...

Anyone can learn anything with just a little work and guidance. I hope to be able to work together to achieve those goals.

...trust between my students and me. That means that my mission is not simply to help my students get good grades (although we do that, too); I work to strengthen my students' ambition to know more and to use academic success as a measure for how much they are learning. Most teachers don't like to be asked why students have to know math or grammar or history and so on; to me, there is no...

...enjoyed teaching ESL and sharing my enthusiasm for learning Spanish. These experiences have included working with children from kindergarten through 12th grade. I am an alumna of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the University of Pennsylvania, and a fluent Spanish speaker. In addition to working in 20+ American schools and programs, I have lived and worked in Chile and Peru, where I taught English and trained other teachers. I am a lifelong bookworm,...

...studies in philosophy have especially equipped me to teach writing, analytical thinking, logical analysis, and mathematics. I am also a part-time professor of philosophy. My academic interests range from medieval Scholasticism to contemporary issues in bioethics and law. I believe that tutoring is not only about the transfer of knowledge between the tutor and the student, but also a transfer of skills, which would help the student learn how to find the answer himself or...

...my BA and MA degrees. I hold a BA in Anthropology (with Spanish and Music minors) from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, and an MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, CA. I love to travel, and have lived and worked in three countries outside the U.S. In Costa Rica, I worked with study abroad students in an Intensive Spanish Language program. In El...

...Penn, I tutored middle school and high school students in reading, writing, and math through the West Philadelphia Tutoring Project. Following graduation, I worked and lived abroad for two years, first in Sydney, Australia, and then in Istanbul, Turkey. During my time in Turkey, I worked as an SAT and TOEFL tutor with high school and college students. While I am comfortable tutoring a broad range of subjects, I am the most passionate about history,...

Hi! I am an engineering student at Northeastern University who loves helping people out with all subjects. Standardized tests are just a game against the clock that we can improve in so many ways. ... I have two philosophies. 1. Practice makes perfect. 2. There's an angle to everything. I think there is always more than one way to approach a problem, and typically the test tries to make you think you need to take the...

...the opportunity to tutor a 9th grade boy in his English Learning. The following year I spent six weeks teaching English in China. I then was a middle school ESL teacher for three years. I've worked with students of all ages from Kindergarten to PhD level. I believe in teaching to the whole student and I enjoy hands-on learning activities to make learning more fun and interactive. I recognize the fact that each student is...

...national scholarship, I spent the past year and a half studying abroad. During my time traveling throughout Asia, I worked and volunteered as a teacher for students of all ages, gaining significant experience in tutoring a wide variety of subjects. From ESL to public speaking, I have had the chance to help students make remarkable advancements in both confidence and competency levels. I am particularly passionate about tutoring English, Mandarin, and standardized test prep. In...

...Elementary Education; I am a proud graduate of Clemson University. I have experience teaching a wide range of students and subjects and have taught English as a second language in Seoul, South Korea, high school Spanish, 7th and 8th grade science and social studies, and have spent the majority of my career teaching primary grades K-6. My passion; primary career focus is working with teachers and at-risk students, as a Literacy Coach in an urban...

...Biology and Computer Science. I have a passion for education and firmly believe that education can change lives and provide the upward social mobility. I love interacting with students and building connections with them on a personal level. I prefer to teach students the learning method and thinking process, rather than just the answer. I am good at guiding students and letting them come up with the answer by themselves. In college, I am a...

...desire to share knowledge and teach others. I have over 15 years of teaching experience, and am most passionate about teaching Spanish, Math and English as a Second Language(ESL). I received my Bachelor's Degree in Psychology at The Ohio University and my Master's Degree in Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Throughout the years, I have worked as a camp counselor/summer instructor for children between the ages of 5-12, served as a...