Award-Winning English Tutors in Pittsburgh, PA

...am a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I received my Bachelor's of Science and Master's of Science Degrees in Chemistry with a focus in polymer science. I am also currently applying to medical school. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about chemistry, biology, biochemistry, and organic chemistry. Having been a student-athlete in college, with volunteering, physician shadowing, and work commitments, I understand the difficulties with school...

Hi, my name is Brittany and I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. My major is in economics and neuroscience with a minor in chemistry. I have tutored throughout highschool and college and was a teaching assistant for economics. I hope I can help you with your classes! I also scored very high on my standardized tests and have great techniques to help you ace the test, no matter what level you are at currently.

I'm a Senior at Carnegie Mellon University, majoring in Civil Engineering. I love being outdoors, playing sports, watching movies, and ballroom dancing. I believe that building a supportive and comfortable relationship between a tutor and a student is the best way to make sure that we can achieve your goals together. I can't wait to get to know you!

...to keep their attention. For my efforts, I was nominated by my students for the Graduate Student Teaching Award at Penn. Since that time, I have continued teaching as a private tutor in English, Writing, Italian, and Philosophy. I have also edited countless undergraduate essays. I particularly enjoy helping students with the writing process. It is extremely satisfying to aid in the development of an important lifelong skill. When I am not tutoring, I enjoy...

...science and pre-professional majors, and even professors. As a PhD student constantly thinking and writing about music in literature, I am incredibly aware of the importance of listening. I believe that it is important to listen to what students say and don't say to help them identify their goal and process to successfully reach that goal. In addition to editing 1,000+ pages of undergraduate student writing each semester, I have also served as a Writing...

As an experienced tutor, I am confident in my ability to help students improve their understanding of literature, their writing, and their standardized test scores.... My teaching philosophy focuses on the importance of adopting multiple teaching strategies. An innovative, flexible approach allows me to help a wide variety of students.... In a typical first session, I talk with a student to evaluate her goals, her areas of concern, and her personal strengths.... My students become independent...

...can help you or your child accomplish your goals in a respectful, patient, and personalized manner. As a life-long learner, I have a passion for teaching and rely on my educational background in neuroscience and psychology to help develop individualized learning and tutoring plans to help students accomplish their academic and personal goals. Whether it be elementary and middle school math or college level anatomy and physiology, I review and prepare for my students so...

Hi! I am a third year student at Georgia Institute of Technology studying Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. I love teaching STEM classes. I have experience teaching elementary, middle, high school, and college students. I love getting to know my students, learning their learning style, and making the course content fun and engaging.

...am a graduate of Penn State University and then attended Clarion University were I earned a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction. I am a Kindergarten through 6th grade certified teacher. Through my experience with tutoring, I have tutored students of all grades and have covered all academic areas. I believe that all students want to learn and can learn. It's my job as a teacher to meet them and move them forward in their educational...

...of the social sciences in its entirety, as well as a more focused understanding of individual social science disciplines. My instruction has earned me strong teaching evaluations in both forums, as well as repeated contract renewals. In addition to my teaching experience, I have a strong background as a researcher, having developed a publishing record in peer-reviewed scholarly journals. This research experience also helps me in the classroom, as I am able to explain how...

...the beginning. I'll show you how to overcome this roadblock and equip you with foundational rhetorical analysis and craft skills that you'll use in all of your writing projects. I'm an honors graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where I earned a BA in Law, Criminal Justice, and Society with minors in Creative Writing and Sociology. As a Teaching Assistant for an English Composition class at Pitt, I worked towards developing students' writing and analytical...

I am a junior mechanical engineer at Carnegie Mellon University. I am here to help with any math, physics, or computer science questions you may have!

...I have 23 years experience as a Special Education Teacher. I have taught from the preschool level up through sixth grade. I currently and have for the last five years been a developmental evaluator where I evaluate children ages 3-5 to determine if they qualify for developmental services. The mission in my everyday work is "to provide a collective support system to enhance educational opportunities for my community and the students we serve". I am...

...given a job teaching Middle School Special Education in my home district. My focus was ELA, so during that time I took the Praxis and added Middle School ELA to my certificate. While teaching in the brick-and-mortar setting, I took graduate courses at Seton Hill and received a Master's in Inclusive Education. I spent ample time working in after school tutoring clubs while teaching. At the end of my 9 years in the traditional setting,...

...tools to work through challenging tasks will allow them to be successful throughout their entire lives. Outside of teaching, I have a number of hobbies. My favorite thing to do is spend time with my son, my friends and my dog, Scooter. Along with that, I enjoy running and training for foot races. I participate in the half-marathon each year, as well as various footraces in and around Pittsburgh. Some of my other interests include...

...been teaching Special Education, to students of all ages, for 7 years. She is currently teaching third grade at a charter school designed for students with dyslexia and other language based difficulties. She started by teaching Mathematics and Science at this school, where she was trained in multi-sensory math interventions. She quickly saw the positive impact that the Orton-Gillingham based methods had on her students' reading abilities and then pursued training in the Wilson Reading...

...Applied Developmental Psychology, a master's in education, a teaching certificate in PK-4th General Education, and a teaching certificate in PK-8th Special Education. I am also a Spanish minor and completing my certificate in Children's Literature. My future plan is to become an elementary teacher. I am well-versed in biology, psychology, English/writing, reading, elementary mathematics, and ACT test prep. Most of my previous tutoring experience has been in writing/reading test prep for high school aged students....

...From 2009 to 2010 I taught English to Chinese-speaking students in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. I attended Millsaps College in Jackson, MS, for my undergrad, where I majored in English and anthropology, was president of the English honor society, and graduated cum laude and with honors after defending a year-and-a-half-long research thesis. I earned my masters in journalism at New York University, where I interned at the websites for The New Yorker and New York Magazine and...

...Education certificate from Waynesburg University. I am also certified to teach Middle School Science, Social Studies and English. I have over 20 years of teaching experience focusing in grades 3-8. I have instructed students in Reading, English, Science and Social Studies. I have tutored students in China as an ESL instructor as well as tutored graduate students the study/test taking skills needed to excel on their standardized tests. In my experience helping struggling students prepare...

My personal statement is that I should be teaching students tools to learn, not just facts. How we learn is just as important as WHAT we learn.... My teaching philosophy has always been to meet a students needs. Teaching according to HOW they learn.... I typically build a positive rapport with my students. Having a common ground is necessary for learning as well as teaching.... I help a student become an independent learner by providing scaffolding....