Certified Tutors From University of San Francisco

...to social studies and English. In college I was an active research assistance, and assisted in student teaching. Even after college, during a volunteer trip abroad, I got the chance to help young children learn their ABCs in Spanish while concurrently teaching ESL classes to adult students. Based on my range of experiences, both in...

...said, this heightens the urgency for students to be able to comfortably and efficiently operate through the mechanics of English as successful contenders in academics and the work force. My commitment to literacy, literature, reading comprehension, rhetoric, and composition comes from the belief that power is embedded in how others represent us and how we...

...and its use of snails as intermediate hosts. In addition to my love of biology and things medically related, I also love to share my love for Latino culture, as I am proud to be a first generation Mexican-American. I absolutely love to share my culture, heritage and language with students of all ages and...

...their skills. If you are interested in talking sports, The Pittsburgh Pirates and Steelers are my teams! As a tutor, I will work with students to identify their strengths areas of growth. We will work together to master mathematics and language arts skills in a relevant and enjoyable context. I look forward to working with...

...My tutoring focus ranges from working with students to address educational gaps in structuring papers and arguments to assisting them with articles that are up for publication through various undergraduate journals. I love to study and tutor the areas of history, literature, and any field that deploys the use of critical analysis. I have noticed...

...still volunteer to teach at public schools in New York whenever I have time because I found myself really enjoy teaching and learning about students at the same time. In addition, with my experience in tutoring Mandarin during both undergraduate and graduate studies, I believe I can help students speak fluent Mandarin Chinese as well...

...in Japan and Macedonia, it is my goal to teach English as a means to have students think more critically about their own identity, the identities of others, social, cultural, and global issues rather than merely as a subject to read, write, and memorize. My teaching philosophy is centered on encouraging students to use all...

...to share my experience with you! I also have extensive experience in tutoring high school and middle school academics, including AP and IB Psychology, and academic writing, and have worked with students across a range of ages and skill levels to achieve their academic goals. I am a TEFL certified English language teacher, with multiple...

...students applying to US graduate schools, and advised negotiations between students and their foreign clients. My style of teaching/tutoring is not all rote learning, though. I adapt my style to the comfort of my student. If you want to hit the books and cram some knowledge before a test, let's do it. If you want...

...teaching challenges. I taught all age groups: three- to five-year olds in Montessori schools, students of all ages in public schools, teenagers and adults in their homes, and adults in an international business. Through these experiences I developed various pedagogical strategies that engaged and educated a diversity of students with different learning types. While a...

...my Master's degree in Public Administration and Health Services. I'm a Bay Area native and enjoy meeting new people. I love traveling and learning about new cultures and helping others. I decided to join the Varsity Tutors team because I know how important learning is. I've struggled throughout my academics and always tried to reach...

...have been teaching 2nd Grade for over three years and substitute taught K - 8 this past fall. I have taught in Indiana, Mississippi, and California. I have a passion for education and setting my students up for success. Education is very important to me. I love finding new ways to teach subjects that keep...

...different things to many different types of people. The subjects I excel at are Algebra, Geometry, Chemistry, and Biology. I love Algebra and Chemistry. Most of the material can be seen as a puzzle that needs to be solved. This passion for problem solving led me to medicine which married my two great academic loves:...

...as an academic researcher and writer for clients ranging from university boards, professors, and individual students. Currently, I am enrolled in a master's program for teaching and instruction, and plan to continue indulging my passion for education upon graduation. Outside of academia, I am currently in the process of publishing my first book. I also...

...Before I attended college, I was in the PACE program at Long Beach Poly. I took and passed AP Statistics my senior year and also took Business Statistics when I was a freshman in college. Also, I was a tutor for Statistics for 3 years at USF, tutoring specifically freshman and sophomores in college!

...'The children are now working as if I did not exist.' One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child. I truly believe that our future relies on our children. My hope is that I can provide the belief to each child that I tutor they can do it!. While...

...and culture. I love children. I love empowering our youth, women, and being a voice for the underdog. I believe education and knowledge open the entire world to us and I don't believe anyone should be denied that. I believe anyone can be anything they want to be - once they make the decision and...

...after school program in Maryland. I have tutored with groups called IMPRINT (middle schoolers- all subjects), El Centro (for essay writing assistance for native Spanish speakers), and also taught 4th and 5th grade English classes in Liberia, CR. Upon my time living in San Francisco, I tutored multiple subjects for private and public school students,...

...of academic success. When students are given access to hands-on activities and given adequate time and space to use materials that reinforce the lesson being studied, an opportunity for individual discovery has been created. Developing a curriculum around student interests fosters intrinsic motivation and stimulates the passion to learn. One way to take learning into...

...(Middle Ages, 16th and early 17th century, the restoration and romantic periods). I am obsessed with everything from Beowulf to Keats and W.E.B. Du Bois to Ta-Nehisi Coats. As well as a few LGBTQ authors and literature sprinkled in between. After UCLA I began working in local politics in San Francisco and continued my political...