Award-Winning College Essays Tutors serving Gresham, OR

...MA in history from Portland State University, which I used as a stepping stone into a PhD program at the University of Durham in the United Kingdom. A few years after I obtained my doctorate in early modern history, I went through the teacher training program at Lewis and Clark College and earned an MA...

...approaches to working with all types of learning styles. I work as a tutor because I love to help students evolve as writers, readers, and critical thinkers. I draw continual inspiration as I observe students benefiting from the transformational and empowering properties of written expression, active reading, and analytical thinking. I enjoy offering supportive and...

...a cognitive neuroscience lab studying human perception, and I am interested in pursuing a graduate degree in neuroscience. I have always been drawn to tutoring and mentorship roles, beginning when I joined my high school's Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program as a peer tutor. Currently, I tutor other students at my college in Writing...

...book series, as well as a novel I have self-published. I have also contributed to several almanacs for my publisher (Llewellyn Worldwide). I completed my Associate of Arts Transfer Degree at Mt. Hood Community College. I am attending Portland State University as an English major with a minor in Creative Writing. I am passionate about...

...Systems MPH at Oregon Health and Science University in the fall. I held my first tutoring job in high school, where I spent after school and summers working with local elementary school students on reading, writing, and math skills. I loved the rare chance to see the look on a child's face when a tricky...

...preparation for graduate school. I also earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Oregon. My teaching experience consists primarily of serving as a teaching assistant for six quarters at Portland State. While I worked with a diverse group of professors who assigned somewhat different duties to their assistants, each provided me with...

...deepens my connection to the earth, and my commitment to help create a just, peaceful and sustainable world. I work with other volunteers on environmental issues such as climate change, the cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and the Portland Harbor superfund cleanup. I graduated from the PSU Leadership for Sustainability Education master's program with...

...Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee. I currently work for Portland Public Schools and Portland State University, where I teach English as a Second Language. I began teaching after my college graduation in 2006 at English as Second Language International, which prepared non-native English speaking students to enter an American university setting. From there, I...

...have two M.A.'s in Social Work and in Education. I am looking to begin a PhD program in Education within the next three years. I spent 8 years as a classroom teacher throughout Chicago, Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland, New York, Colorado, and Florida. I have experience teaching English, Social Studies/U.S. History, Music, Dance, and Drama. I...

...My experience comes directly from the Community College level, tutoring students in subjects ranging from basic math, up through Calculus 1. Academically, I am a recent graduate (cum laude honors) of Portland State University with a B.S. in Sociology. I am also a member of Alpha Kappa Delta (the international honors society for Sociologists and...

...the last decade studying Philosophy, English, Cybertheory, and Professional Writing at Portland State University. I favor science-fiction (particularly military and cyberpunk) but generally enjoy any story that is interesting and well told. I also enjoy writing and editing for the screen– it is not the medium that intrigues me, but the content.

...from Pacific University's Graduate School of Education who is excited at the prospect of working with students to help them achieve their goals academically, as well as promote the necessary skills and character traits that will serve students professionally as they ponder their future navigating a complicated, contemporary marketplace. I utilize student-centered approaches when instructing...

...level. I hold a B.A. in English, an M.A. in Speech from the University of Michigan, and an M.F.A. in Theatre from the University of California, San Diego. I am also a trained Waldorf high school teacher. I have acted, directed, and produced hundreds of plays and am a published playwright. I am experienced managing...

...for Design and graduate from SUNY Fredonia with a B.A. in Visual Arts and New Media. When I was young, however, and before my family migrated to the states, I had no idea English even existed. But I eventually learned it to fluency, and that sparked a new found passion for learning all types of...

...University of California, Berkeley. These days I teach writing and publishing at Portland State University and Portland Community College, and I have taught creative, academic, and professional writing, including college application essays and publisher query letters. When I am not teaching, I write fiction (my debut book, From the Caves, won several national awards) and...

...2007. From there I went on to teaching overseas in first Kenya followed by Nicaragua then Romania and lastly Japan. I knew I had a passion for teaching by this point so I returned to Portland and earned my Masters in Teaching at Concordia University in secondary level English Language Arts. I am now working...

...students. To ensure every student receives the best tutoring, I strive to offer excellent communication and a diverse set of teaching skills. I obtained my Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater where I double majored in International Business and French. I also obtained my paralegal certificate and minored in Legal...

...College. At Mills, I tutored extensively through the Writing Center. While working with both undergraduate and graduate students on their writing, I also taught English composition and coordinated the activities of the Center. I received excellent student evaluations for both tutoring and teaching. After leaving Mills, I decided to focus on working as an editor...

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