Award-Winning Creative Writing Tutors serving Portland, OR

...K-12. I love working with students of all ages in order to highlight their potential and strengthen any areas of concern. My teaching experience includes teaching for over nine years at the high school level, I have taught all levels of high school English including AP Language and Composition, 9th grade Honors, 9th grade College Prep and remedial English, as well as test prep. My tutoring experience includes tutoring students of all levels, including SAT...

...academic work, but also empower them to independently produce better results in the future. I have experience tutoring students in different age groups, from elementary school to graduate school. As a tutor at my college's writing center, I assisted in leading a workshop discussing best strategies for ESL tutoring. Having studied both Spanish and Japanese, I understand the difficulties of learning a new language and am excited to help students master English writing, speaking, and...

...in person and online, as a college professor of English composition and literature (6 years) and college admissions counselor (4 years), I have a wealth of resources I access in order to tailor my teaching and tutoring to the students who work with me. First, I actively listen and intensively read. Then I reflect back the strengths I learn through what students share with me. No two students are alike; that is why I believe...

Hi my name is Kelsey and I'm excited to work with you! I'm a college student at Stony Brook University pursing a degree in Psychology and Public Health, I'm also working on my associates degree in Biology. I graduated high school in 2017 and was a member of the National Honors Society and the World Language Honors Society. I look forward to working with you.

...have extensive experience in business development. As a corporate trainer and human resource professional, my range of expertise includes training, development, analysis and design, policies and procedures, employee relations. I am a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education and Reading. I hold a Leadership Certificate and an MBA in Strategic and Organizational Management from Jack Welch School of Business -Sacred Heart University.

I am a graduate of Dartmouth College, where I studied Creative Writing and Psychology. I've spent the last 25 years as a professional writer for major TV studios, including 6 years at Disney, where I was a creative Vice President. I now freelance as an English tutor for the verbal portions of the SAT, ACT and GMAT, where I scored in the top 2%. I also help students write stellar application essays.

...Business Administration, which should be completed by Summer 2018. I have taught four history courses at the college level, and I currently work as a Head Teacher at a learning center. I have over 6 years tutoring experience, and have been with Varsity Tutors since the fall of 2015! Through this company, I've worked with clients of all ages and I have enjoyed bringing an upbeat and positive attitude to help them meet and excel...

...English curriculum for grades 11 and 12. I have been teaching for eight years and working with youth in the nonprofit sector for over a decade. Outside of school, my passions are social justice, writing and my cats. My expertise is secondary English literature, composition and the college essay. I have worked with students to prepare admissions statements that helped earn them entrance into Yale University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Howard University, etc. I look forward...

...my time at UConn, I worked as a tutor with the UConn Writing Center to assist students with all forms of academic writing. Coming from a theatre background, I believe that collaboration is one of the most powerful tools there is when assisting with the learning of core subjects such as ELA and mathematics. As a result, I aim to be a springboard for student's ideas rather than a dictator of how they should approach...

I am a seasoned Math Teacher with 25+ years experience teaching a wide range of students from elementary, middle school, and high school to college level students. I enjoy helping to make a difference in the understanding of mathematical concepts by making it challenging as well as having fun learning.

I thrive in tutoring humanities - English literature, Latin, art history, music (keyboard, music theory and music history), philosophy and history. I am liberal arts trained and excel at connecting concepts across academic disciplines.

My name is Katie Lacadie, I use she/her pronouns, and I graduated Emerson College with a Bachelor's in Writing Literature, and Publishing, as well as minors in History and Environmental Studies. I'm a freelance fiction novel editor, and grammar is my best friend. I spent a majority of my time in both high school and college helping out friends with their essays, and I haven't gotten a bad review so far.

Hello! My name is Stephen and I am a Junior at Yale University studying Psychology and Education Studies. I am very passionate about working with kids and pursuing a career in teaching, and my main goal is to help students achieve their full potential!

...enjoy learning in order to be successful. In my sessions I try to engage students by incorporating fun games and activities into the educational experience. Since I am a current student myself I understand the challenges that can occur when learning and know the feeling of struggling in a subject. I have received tutoring sessions myself and recognize the importance of an extra boost of support. I am excited to share my passion for learning...

...and confidence through the roof! I am a graduate from ECSU with a bachelors in English with over four years of experience in tutoring. I loved building relationships with my students and watch their creativity blossom, and I'm so excited to join a platform to connect me with growing minds. I am available for online and in-person tutoring sessions. I am fully vaccinated and adhere to all CDC recommendations. If you see a time not...

I am a professional advertising copywriter, beginning my career at the legendary DDB in New York City. Strengths include storytelling, creative strategy, presentation, public speaking, and mentoring to students and professionals. My passion is to help you become the best you possible. If you're willing to do the work, we will succeed, have some fun and grow together.

My entire professional life has been devoted to enlightening students to be active learners in reading, writing and appreciating the English language I have been an educator for over four decades because the more I teach my students ,the more I learn from them! Let's enjoy this adventure together!

...and I've even served as Department Chair for History at two schools. In addition to history I am also experienced in teaching Civics/Government, Economics, Human Geography and Psychology. If it's in the Social Sciences, I've taught it. My goal as a teacher/tutor is to show students that history isn't just made up of "dates" and "dead people," but actual STORIES that connect where we are today to where we came from. History CAN be fun and...

Hello! My name is Justin Hyland and I am a graduate of Fordham University and the University of Connecticut School of Law. My areas of knowledge include legal academics, bar exam prep, and English language and literature.

To help nurture the next generation of young minds by implementing lesson plans that tailor to each individual need by encouraging them to always try their best and by instructing the way that works best for the student. I strongly value Gardner's Multiple Intelligence model for effective teaching. Creativity, intrinsic motivation & critical thinking skills are three pillars fundamental to improving study skills and active learning.