Certified Tutors From Portland State University

...South Florida. I have taught and created curriculum for a wide variety of history courses, with experience teaching AP US and European History, and 4 years teaching IB History. I also tutored TOEFL preparation and English conversation while living in Brazil. I enjoy working with students and look forward to helping as many as I...

...for it to make sense? Me too. Can finishing homework be a struggle because you lose focus or get bored? I love math, I'll share that with you and you may even have fun! I have been tutoring since I was a student at community college, now I have a Master Degree in Statistics. I...

...finance and accounting at the undergraduate level before completing a master's degree in financial analysis. After working for accounting and investment firms, I started my own business focused on consulting, tax preparation, and research projects. In terms of languages, I had the opportunity to study for one year in both France and Germany, and I...

...in 2012, I moved to Japan to further study Japanese and teach English to children and adults for three years. I love getting students excited about Japan and helping them untangle the challenging Japanese language. Students and I tend to have a lot of fun practicing pronunciation and studying kanji together. When I'm not tutoring,...

...CCC and have since facilitated a writing workshop for jailed teens at the Multnoamh County detention center. I look forward to tutoring students who want to achieve a better understanding of English, writing, French, and public speaking. I believe everyone has their own learning style, and my goal is to help students discover what works...

...the 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)...

...program. I have a lot of tutoring experience both private and with the Southern Oregon University Math and Science Tutoring Center where I worked for 3 years as a math tutor. I also handled tutoring for statistics and lower division physics. For the past 2 years I was the lead math tutor and a writing...

...there! My name is Gabi and I'm a 23-year-old from Southern California. After tutoring college students at my college, and working as an English teacher in Spain for one year, I know that tutoring and teaching is one of my biggest passions! I tutor psychology, algebra, and Spanish. I am friendly, fun, and highly responsible....

...working with students in an educational setting ever since (taking time out here and there to have a few children of my own!). I did my student teaching in 3rd and 5th grades, and have done some substitute teaching in grades K-8. I worked as a paraprofessional in a significant needs program at an elementary...

...subjects and specialize in test preparation, teaching study skills, and ensuring a deep understanding of all material. My background includes a Graduate Degree in Environmental and Resource Economics with honors, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, with honors. I have tutored students at all levels of mathematics, prepared students for high school and college,...

...Education. My professional background in this field means that I am able to build clear and concise curriculum that centers around a student's learning needs. In areas of preparing students for testing, I am particularly adept at helping learners develop quick and quality essay writing skills to cut down on test time. I believe in...

...School and Osaka YMCA International School in other capacities. I am currently the site coordinator/director and lead teacher of an out of school care and recreation program at an elementary school that serves at-risk children. Living and teaching abroad in such international and worldly environments exposed me to people from all kinds of socio-economic backgrounds...

...Spanish 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...

Mathematics is the key science to understand many sciences. It helps you be a critical thinker and challenges your mind.... I do my best to make the math concepts as simple as possible.... I have to know what level my student is at so I can design my plan specifically for him/her.... I explain all concepts and provide enough examples. I assign exercises to my students to solve. I provide them with their detailed key answers...

...one ends up working in. I earned my Bachelors degree in Comparative Literature from Long Beach State University and a Masters in English from Portland State University while working full time. This blue collar outlook benefitted me by seeing how a liberal arts education dovetailed into situations that were not strictly academic in nature. The...

...every student is to support you to increase confidence in your skills while I provide guidance in subjects. We will identify your strengths and build upon them, creating an individualized tutoring plan that targets areas in which you hope to grow. As we work together you will have opportunities to see measurable changes and receive...

...always made sure that teaching and working with others has played a part in my life. I'm interested in approaching tutoring as something that resembles a process of mutual learning more than it does a teacher-student dynamic. I believe that there is always something to learn from working with another individual, and it's in these...

...My name is Chase and I'm currently a junior at PSU majoring in Physics. I've always enjoyed helping people who are struggling with math and science. It's challenged me to articulate complicated ideas in the form of analogies that tie together abstract concepts and real world experiences. I strongly believe that science and math are...

My focus is student success and motivation. When it comes to language arts, composition, grammar, structure, research and essay writing I can help you improve. ... I believe that every student, with enough practice, has the potential to be a great writer. My philosophy is to start slow, in small chunks, and to slowly build skills at a pace that is challenging but does not overwhelm the student.

Hi, I'm Linda. I've had a long career in the private and public sector as an analyst and project manager. But I have also taught and tutored all ages in basic to more advanced levels of mathematics, and I love to teach! I am particularly good and helping students get through math "blocks." ... My teaching philosophy is what I would call quasi-Socratic. I watch students as they work through problems and ask questions to try...