Award-Winning Elementary Math Tutors for Students in Grand Prairie, TX

...best instruction should correspond with their learning style. It is important for educators of any capacity (including tutors) to guide student understanding with explicit instruction, modeling, questioning, guided and independent practice; however, it is equally important to also provide students the learning opportunities to creatively solve novel problems using basic knowledge, concepts and skills in an effort to challenge them and extend their mastery of the material. My experience as a teacher and tutor allowed...

...college access field to prepare students for college. I was a substitute for a bit, but now I am currently a certified 6th grade bilingual teacher in North Texas. I have taught in public schools for going on three years, teaching English/Spanish language arts, and now I'll be moving onto teaching math. I have been a tutor since I was a teen volunteer and have tutored Math, Spanish, and test prep. My teaching style is...

...a recently retired elementary school teacher with 23 years experience in language and learning disabilities. As a native of Fort Worth, Texas, I am a proud graduate of Texas Christian University with an education degree in French and English. I also have a masters Texas Life certification in language and Learning Disabilities. My hobbies are arranging flowers, reading and watching Jeopardy. My two children are college graduates. They live and work in Austin, Texas. The...

...the student is first and foremost to being an effective tutor. I have strong skills in assessing the student's needs and meeting them where they are at. While I am able to tutor in a wide range of subjects, my strength lies in test prep. I remember not too long ago the stresses and anxieties that came with testing and can relate and better understand how students think and how to improve their approaches. Every...

In my educational career, I have taught 5th grade, worked as a curriculum writer for after-school programs and more. I have a wide range of interests ranging from baseball and reading to movie monsters, science, and natural history.

...an upcoming graduate (Spring 2015) of University of Texas at Arlington working on a degree in Biological Chemistry B.S. I enjoy tutoring a wide variety of subjects, but particularly specialize in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, and Algebra. For over two years I have been a University Tutor and a Teaching Assistant. When tutoring, my goal is to make the hardest subjects entertaining. Moreover, I make sure students understand every key detail of the subject they are...

...was responsible for teaching them soft skills such as creating a resume, applying for jobs, and preparing for interviews. I have enjoyed the classroom environment so much that it has inspired me to become a full time teacher. I am currently in the process of obtaining my teacher's license. I love working with kids and I try to make the learning process as enjoyable and fun as possible. I look forward to working with you.

...am a Mechanical Engineering major. I tutor mostly math and science because they are what come most naturally to me and therefore I believe I am more effective teaching them. I strive to help students understand the material so that they can call upon it again if they need to. I am interested in not only teaching the information, but also good study habits and routines. I have benefitted from having excellent teachers all of...

...I also teach test preparation for various high school and undergraduate tests such as the ACT/SAT and GRE or GMAT. I love to teach these subjects, and I've been doing so for the three years I've been a tutor. I like to guide students in training them how to ask themselves questions, rather than me giving direct information to them. I feel that this is the best way to learn a subject. On the side,...

...a lot of experience tutoring. For the duration of my spring semester of my sophomore year, I tutored at a low-income public school on the western side of Dallas. I made sure the students understood by making them feel comfortable with not understanding a concept. By establishing this comfort, I was able to get honest responses when a topic or idea was not understood. My favorite subjects to teach are upper level maths, because you...

...materials then reach their goals of success. In my perspective I think education is a very important stage in our lives, which will open lots of opportunities for us and our kids to leading us and them to bright future. I travelled and lived in many countries around the world; this opportunity gave a chance to have a global knowledge about people coming from different cultural background which made it easier and interesting for me...

...me an opportunity to help people better understand the material, and hopefully grow to love it the same way I do, but it also gives me a chance to learn from the student. I find that each student has a different way of learning, and with each student that I tutor, I discover different ways of teaching. I look forward to working with my future students and excited to see the different things I can...

...school. After finishing my two-year commitment to Teach for America, I chose to leave teaching to go to graduate school. After three years in the classroom, I decided to join the Professional Development Design Team for HISD to design resources and trainings for teachers. On a more personal note, I have always been a very active student and leader. I enjoy athletics, particularly soccer, basketball, volleyball, and dance. I also love traveling and foreign languages,...

...Math and of what students are expected to learn in the classrooms. Most importantly, I have a passion for tutoring and building up skills that enable students to become successful in and out of the classroom. I love individual tutoring because I love customizing lessons to appeal to the student's interests. I believe in leading tutoring sessions with enthusiasm, positivity, and patience. I am currently in the second year of my Master's in Social Work...

...an educator, my passion for education continues when I am not at school teaching. I enjoy working with students one-on-one to help then master the content that they are working on. I thrive on coming up with different ways to help a struggling student succeed. Building relationships is another part of tutoring that I love. It is great to get to know more people and be able to see them grow in their knowledge and...

...the logic behind the answer and the process, and helps them think independently and analytically. Where appropriate, I employ the Suzuki method and have found that to be very effective. I mostly tutor math, reading, and writing courses. I am very experienced with test preparation subjects such as SSAT/SAT and ACT. Please see my profile for a full list of subjects. In my leisure, I like to dabble in music. I’ve studied Music Theory in...

...math lesson I like to use manipulative to help my students make real world connections. Depending on my students learning style; auditory, visual, or kinesthetic that's where I began my instruction. I can't say I have a favorite subject to teach because I love teaching all contents; therefore, I tutor all subjects; math, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Reading and Writing. Outside of my educational life I like to be active, playing sports, riding...

...is more often a dreaded one. It gives me immense satisfaction to see students come out and overcome their dislike of the subject and start enjoying it.I have always felt that having knowledge is a different thing and imparting it is essential to the learning process.I think I have that ability to impart it in a manner so that it is easily understandable.I hope to reach more and more children in need and help them...

...the contents of finite mathematics, discrete mathematics, probability and introductory statistics. Basically, I like to make the sense of mathematical concepts to the students and develop their critical thinking by the use of their experiences, ideas, interests and common attitudes. I strive to connect abstract and isolated concepts to real life applications. The ultimate goal of my teaching is to make them feel that math is a creative, interesting and practically understandable subject.