Award-Winning College Algebra Tutors serving Hillsboro, OR

...believe in helping guide students to reach the answers on their own to promote independent success in the future. Ive tutored a range of students with different learning styles and each of them has left feeling successful and confident to tackle their next courses. I want to be a role model for my students to...

...specialization in vocal performance. I have over ten years of experience working with students of all ages in math and music. I can tutor Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry and related subjects. I love tutoring all of my subjects and helping students succeed and believe in themselves. My teaching style is tailored to the student that I...

...to properly help, teach, and guide students with their education in order to make them more confident and succeed in School and later on College. My goal is to help students with their subjects and make sure they enjoy studying those subjects; I believe that to successfully understand the topics and subjects, the student has...

My name is Tara and I am a rising junior at Vanderbilt University where I'm double majoring in Engineering Science and Economics and double minoring in Scientific Computing and Business. I have plenty of experience in the college application process as well as in internship recruiting. I have interned at Nike and Facebook.

...the kind of impact a good teacher can make on the course of your life. For that reason, I love being involved in education and having the chance to help students learn. I love having the chance to meet together with students trying to better their lives and their minds, and to provide them with...

...that each individual's impediments to learning can be very different. I use compassion and dialogue to uncover the causes of anxiety or helplessness technical subjects can engender. My bachelor's degree is from UCLA, where I studied math and physics. My Master's degree is from Arizona State University where I studied logic and philosophy. During...

...and light. Although I cover a wide range of subjects, I am particularly passionate about teaching general physics topics like classical mechanics and electromagnetism, as well as math topics such as algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. I find great joy in assisting others with their learning journey and witnessing their progress as they grasp new concepts....

...stuff up just to keep the conversation going. I started tutoring back in the 90's in a program called Start Making A Reader Today (SMART). I found some computer programs that did alphabet and word recognition with animation. I also worked in an after school tutoring program for high school students. It was a melding...

...a blueprint to independently solve problems in the future. In this way, I think it's important to teach students how to be more self-sufficient in the learning process, and that includes relaying tips for taking tests and managing one's time. In my free time, I enjoy playing basketball, watching the Portland Trailblazers, and cooking.

...teaching assistant in a classroom setting, all of which have strengthened the various methods and techniques I have learned as a mentor. I also have a strong academic background, with a degree in biophysics as well as in music and teaching experience in both fields. I hope to use my experience to help students develop...

...teaching high school math students for the past five years. I am a certified Math teacher in the state. Algebra II has been my favorite class to teach and tutor! I believe the skills and reasoning learned in Math will take you a long way in life. Outside of teaching Math, I enjoy playing volleyball...

...takes the enjoyment out of learning and always try and use my time teaching to develop deeper understandings of the fundamentals of the subject. In my free time, I am an avid rock climber, skier, and backpacker. I love to cook and especially eat delicious food. A lot of my time is spent reading non...

...a Tau Beta Pi graduate from an Ivy League university, I recognize that hard work and devotion to your studies will allow you to achieve your goals. I will work with each student to set appropriate learning targets whether s/he is looking to supplement school or learning to prepare for admission exams. As a father...

I graduated from CU boulder with double majoring in physics and math. I worked for the CMS group(experimental particle physics), as an undergraduate research assistant and am currently a graduate student at the university of oregon.

...learn from and teach one another. Teachers and tutors act to facilitate new discoveries, and the best teachers strive to develop a personal learning strategy for each student so they may succeed themselves. I've served two AmeriCorps service terms after college and recently moved to Portland May 2014 to seek new opportunities. I'm dedicated to...

...Community College level. I work hard at making Math easier for students to understand, and realize that helping students make sense of the logic is imperative to success. I use a variety of methods while tutoring, including the use of manipulatives and dialogue to help students gain concrete understanding of topics. While not in school,...

...just understand how to find correct answers but to understand the "why" behind those answers. I tutor all middle and high school subjects, but I've especially had fun in helping students understand why math works in geometry by using fun visual activities. It is my educational philosophy that it is students who should make discoveries...

...great tutor is the fact that I don't give direct answers. I work with the student and what they know, and we build on that knowledge to answer his or her question. This way of tutoring helps him or her to become more self-sufficient and capable of doing these problems and reasoning the problems out...

...working with students. I am capable of helping students study a variety of subjects, including history, literature, writing, test prep, mathematics, and social studies; out of these subjects, I am most excited to tutor students in writing, history and literature. Furthermore, I am comfortable tutoring in an online format, and can adapt to different learning...

...so since about 1990, and am presently an adjunct faculty member at Chemeketa Community College. I prefer to meet in person with people who are in or near McMinnville, OR, especially if we are working from your textbooks. For clients more than 20 miles away, we can meet half-way, you are welcome to come to...