Certified Tutors From Valparaiso University

...experiences I have taught students between the ages of 4 and 92 from all over the world. Along the way I have also benefited from knowing and having been taught by many great teachers. One of the most lasting lessons I have taken away from them is the importance of a good rapport between teacher...

...and a Master's in Education from Valparaiso University. I have taught for four years in a few different departments, but mostly in the social studies. I offer tutoring in the social studies, mathematics, and Spanish as well as test prep for the SAT & GRE, both of which I have taken. I hope that we...

...teacher for seven years in Indiana before relocating to Ohio this November. I taught in a fairly large public school English 9 and Composition, helping students with literature, writing, grammar, and speaking/listening skills. I designed and implemented writing assignments for my students, providing assistance throughout the entire process. I'm very familiar with To Kill a...

...program at two different schools. At an elementary school, I tutored kindergarten bilingual (Spanish) students in math, reading, and English. At the high school level, I tutored math of all levels, from Algebra I to Trigonometry. I also have worked as an ESL Reading Aide for K-6 students, where I taught phonics, reading, and writing...

...language, the rich history and the colorful culture of the many Spanish speaking countries. My dream was to enrich the lives of students with my own knowledge and inspire them to learn and appreciate something that has become so special to me. I am very familiar with grammar concepts, conversational Spanish, colloquial phrases from different...

...the most widely-known university math tutors. I primarily tutored college Calculus, but I also have experience with tutoring Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry, Algebra II, Geometry, Algebra I, and Pre-Algebra. After college, I moved to Memphis. I am currently a high school Algebra I and ESL teacher. Due to my ESL experience, I have experience teaching math in...

...and love seeing the look of satisfaction when a student solves that difficult integral. When tutoring, my approach is to work with the student to first understand the problem and then to logically think through the process of solving it, thereby more fully learning the material. I am a big fan of drawing graphs and...

...Kansas City, MO looking to help motivate other students to grow and succeed. I believe that knowledge is power, and learning to overcome obstacles is one of the most valuable skills in life. Learning and knowledge go far beyond the classroom, and I believe that good collaboration, communication, and application are key to making students...

...I'm a passionate educator and experienced tutor of students from multiple backgrounds and ages. I love connecting with my students and making the courses and materials they are studying come alive to them! My favorite subjects to teach are writing courses, literature courses, and ESL courses. I'm looking forward to being a part of your...

...Society in High School. I love working with students and seeing them understand a subject they previously did not. Often students are missing a few pieces of information that keeps them from succeeding. My job has a tutor is to figure out what these pieces of information are and to correct it.... You have to teach them how to use their existing knowledge to approach new problems. Understanding what is going on in an equation is...

...in research throughout my higher education. To fulfill requirements for my Psychology major, I completed a year-long, independent research project concerning two visual processing paradigms and their effect on people who get migraines. In completing requirements for my Religion major, I completed a research manuscript identifying probable causes for the recent rise of religious unaffiliation...

...where I tutored not only my peers in college level classes but also worked with local elementary school students as they prepared for their ISTEP exams. After graduation I served for two years at a high school in Chicago as part of a post-graduate volunteer program. While there I was able to teach sections of...

...me Indian food for my birthday. I did not expect to be so deeply invested in the education and inspiration of this student. As a first time-tutor I learned that my student's goals become my goals. For the time that I am teaching, all that matters is working together toward those goals. Watching my students...

...to arrive at the answer themselves. When appropriate, I ask plenty of questions to get students thinking and make connections to their interests to make learning fun. My goal is to have students start thinking of questions and making connections on their own to develop life long learning habits! I am also always happy to...

...accountants, business people and small business owners from a wide variety of skill levels. For each one of them I relied on a simple approach, first understand where the student is, second understand where the student needs to go and third devise a plan to help them get there. Utilizing this approach I have been...

...seeing them grow. I am especially good at teaching math and science to middle school students. I am also good at teaching algebra skills. I am able to tutor students from preschool through 9th grade and through 12th grade in math. I have an elementary education degree and a teaching minor in math. I am...

I am a mechanical engineering grad and current law student passionate about helping those interested in the STEM field

...I work in Education Policy in Chicago, IL. I am flexible with scheduling and I am willing to work with your schedule for you to get the most out of our tutoring sessions together. I look forward to working with you in the near future! Feel free to contact me if you have any additional...

...to learn something new everyday. I make sure I do this for myself and my hope is that you do likewise. Teaching is a two-way street. A good teacher should always remain a student. In fact, the best way to really know something is to teach it! I tell myself to always be ready and...

...they should feel comfortable to ask any question they have. In classroom settings, there is that subtle balance between asking too many questions that will slow down the lesson and not enough questions that you will not understand enough for future material. With 1-on-1 tutoring, I do not feel comfortable moving on to another question...