Certified Tutors From University of California-Santa Cruz

...and my Multiple Subject teaching credential from CSU Los Angeles. I love working with children especially with reading and writing. I am knowledgeable in the common core standards for K-5 and love to see students be successful in the classroom and develop a love of learning. I have experience working with gifted students, students below...

...for a small publishing company and edit a variety of works from autobiographies to creative poetic projects. In my free time I enjoy reading and community service. I also enjoy traveling the world! I have travelled all over the United states and have visited the following countries, Guyana Mexico El Salvador Costa Rica France Italy

...the University of Georgia Overseas Program (Cortona, Italy). Altogether, I have almost six years of college teaching experience. I spent years helping both my children with their English assignments, and even spent a few sessions teaching English grammar to my son's 2nd grade class. I feel particularly at home teaching English writing and grammar to...

...the outdoors and when I am not reading and teaching, I spend time with my teens and may friends sailing, skiing, hiking, kayaking, biking and swimming too. I also like to play the piano and enjoy all sorts of music, classical, jazz, rock, 80's tunes and even rap, as long as it has decent music...

I am committed to providing an individualized and focused environment for my students so that they will achieve their learning goals.

...result in any improvement. I was given assessments by tutors and teachers so that they could understand why I was having difficulty but not one of them thought to ask me why. It took me many years to find the answer for myself and even though I struggled a lot with math in my youth,...

...am able to help students with written assignments in any discipline -- history, philosophy, English, sociology, etc. -- that involves the composition of essays. I have also taught many creative writing workshops and have worked individually with students on creative fiction and poetry assignments. I have also worked as a Spanish and German tutor, helped...

...I hope to be a guiding presence in the life of my students, helping them achieve their goals while developing their academic prowess. I earned my B.S in Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, my M.S in Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine from the University of Southern California, and...

I love teaching, and I've been doing it my whole life. My favorite things to teach are ESL, English, and writing. I also can help you with politics, government, and more. I look forward to working with you!

Hi! My name's Ari and I've been tutoring math and physics for over 10 years. I really enjoy working with students and helping them to understand a subject I find very interesting. I'm happy to help with material from elementary algebra through multi-variable calculus.

...enjoy the challenge of helping students understand difficult topics. I worked as a tutor for various topics in a university setting. I have also tutored students at their homes. I understand the value of tutoring since this helped me to excel at computer programming. I am at a point where I teach myself new topics...

...modality of learning, and using their strengths to improve their weaknesses. I have taught elementary school for eight years now, and worked with ESL and special needs students. I believe that everyone has something to offer and should be respected as the unique individual they are. I love making a difference in someone's life and...

...a High School substitute, subbing in English, History, Biology, Foreign Language and PE classes. When opportunities to teach Screenplay, Fiction and Poetry Writing in California prisons, juvenile detention facilities and a State Hospital arose, I immediately took them up! Such challenges were wonderfully gratifying and provided me with plenty of opportunities to hone my teaching...

...material I can be of service. I hold a Bachelors of Arts in Classical Studies. This gives me a deep understanding of history and world literature. Im my spare time I enjoy hiking and reading. I am currently enrolled in a Museum Studies program at Harvard University's Extension school. My previous experience includes youth group...

...train stronger writers to write refined prose. Great progress can be made this way. I teach writing as a process by encouraging students to embrace drafting. We take time to understand the project, brainstorm, follow idea threads, and write first drafts. Then the feedback and revision process begins, which leads to a final, polished piece....

As a Professor of English, I have worked with hundreds of students on ACT, SAT and academic preparation. I hold a Ph.D. in Literature, two Master's degrees and a B.A. from UC Berkeley, where I was a Regents' and Chancellor's Scholar. I love helping students to work toward their goals!

...my tutoring in that way. I find it important to take time in the first few sessions to get to know my students and establish mutual respect for one another. This will allow me to relate things to their interests, as well as, create learning experiences that are engaging and helpful. I have been a...

...at the upper elementary, middle school, high school, and college levels. My passion is helping students gain confidence in mathematics. I am fluent in Spanish and have also tutored students who are learning the language. I am also certified in ESL and love working with students who are learning the English language.

...years. As that school grew, I joined as a teacher and director of the school. I have been teaching students for 30 years, in subjects ranging from phonics to history, from prose to music, from business to computers. My style is all about communication. No subject is "too hard" and no idea cannot be taught...

...bachelor of science in Human Biology from UC Santa Cruz and my masters of science in oral health sciences from Boston University. During undergrad, I tutored college students in molecular biology and after graduating I became a middle school instructor. I enjoy helping students and making difficult material easy to understand. In my spare time,...