Award-Winning English Tutors in Tigard, OR

...in higher education, and still, have two more years left to reach my goal of a masters degree in Adult Higher Education. During this time, I have faced many life challenges, but have conquered them all along my path while I continue to unlock hidden doors of who I am, and the passion I have...

...worked in a school settings for just over a year and multiple years experience in the daycare system. I have the most experience working with elementary students. The subjects that I tutor in are Math and English. Outside of work I love spending time cooking, listening to music, and spending time with my family.

...grade students. I designed a beginning Spanish language and culture curriculum, and created age appropriate materials and techniques to lead students in songs and group activities. Prior to that, I taught an eighth grade Spanish class, my main responsibilities included creating the curriculum, assigning and grading work, and directed final presentation demonstrating work learned throughout...

...philosophy of education is to give students some freedom of choice in how they learn, with guidance, to build strong engagement with learning. My tutoring style encourages my students to have a lifelong love of learning. Outside of teaching, I love to read all sorts of books, write creatively, sing and act in cabaret shows...

...and also mentoring international students in English language and culture in the USA. I have lived abroad in Mexico, as a student and also as a tourist. This immersion experience helped me to fully understand what Mexican culture is all about and is what gave me the extra push to Spanish fluency and cultural competency.

...small businesses. I've taught "Leadership in Sustainable Management" for Marylhurst University's MBA in Sustainable Business as an adjunct faculty. I tutored English as a Second Language in Kumamoto, Japan, for two years, where I co-translated a travel guide to Japan's citizen groups and edited "Kumamoto Time Out." My tutoring subjects include Writing, English/ESL, German, Japanese,...

...everyone has a different path in life, and I want to help students find the path that best suits them. We all learn differently and helping them figure out what works for them so they can take that with them in life and advocate for their needs is a skill all students need.

...teacher in the future. While being pretty proficient in chemistry I am also well versed when it comes to Algebra and other math subjects. I have a lot of informal experience when it comes to tutoring and have been able to help a lot of my friends and fellow classmates through chemistry classes. I can...

...can grow. the fun of the teaching process for me is not only getting to communicate the process of learning but also to have the opportunity to learn more myself. In addition to a tutor I am a pastor at a Church in Portland Oregon. I spend time working with parishioners through the difficult phases...

...are the most effective ways to teach and learn, both through implicit and explicit methods. I tutor so that students will understand why and how a concept functions, and then be able to organize it and analyze its different parts. My strongpoints as a tutor are in writing, but I also have a strong math...

...- my hope is that you will not only become proficient in your foreign language of choice, but that you will come to love it as well. To this end, my lessons engage all of your capacities to communicate: reading, listening, writing and speaking. As a continuing language-learner myself, I value trust and encouragement highly....

I have a Bachelors of Arts in English and am passionate about reading and writing. I would love the chance you in any way I can help. My skillset is particularly suited to help tutor in writing, reading, literature, and essay writing.

I am a recent University of Oregon Graduate with a degree in Political Science and a minor degree in Business Administration. I am excited to help tutor others and love to help others learn the material in order to do better and truly understand the subject.

...favorite subjects. My wife and I have three kids. They are currently in 4th, 7th and 10th grade. So I come to this work not only as a veteran teacher, but also as a parent. I have always strived to be the teacher that I would want my kids to have. I've helped hundreds of...

...the backbone to a healthy life, community, and makes for a better world. In my spare time, I love to travel and write music. I play basketball every Sunday night and I love hiking and the outdoors. I love to make people laugh and I love it when people can make me laugh. I always...

...encouraging, and as a tutor I hope to not only help students master their subjects but find enjoyment in them as well. I love researching and discussing current events and finding ways to apply my studies to my own life as a form of enrichment. In my free time I enjoy reading books, cooking and...

...Michigan. I take a constructivist approach to teaching, meaning I focus on helping students build on their prior knowledge to construct new understandings. With all my students, I take a strengths-based approach to build on the skills the student has and to help them meet academic challenges with confidence and enthusiasm. I have had tremendous...

...diverse arts background, including Voice, French Horn, and Dance. I enjoy many sports including ice skating, hiking, skiing, and biking. I am currently learning photography. Lastly, I am an avid volunteer in my community. In particular, I provide event management, planning, and fundraising support to Animal Aid, the Girl Scouts, Well Arts, and Humane Educators...

...to not only help my clients learn their subject matter, but also improve their confidence by reinforcing the value of improving on their academic weaknesses. In my opinion intellectual growth occurs when the student is challenged, not just when the student is learning something new. I prefer students in high school and college, as those...

...an Outdoor School student leader. More recently, I have worked with Sprout Up! NYC teaching first graders about environmental science, facilitated a course for ninth graders about health disparities as a Peer Health Educator, utilized my Spanish fluency to mentor first generation African immigrant youth while studying abroad in Spain, and tutored elementary and middle-school...