Award-Winning High School English Tutors serving Milwaukee, WI

Helping students grow and achieve academic success is a passion of mine . I look forward to meeting and working with new students! I have been an elementary school teacher for nearly thirty years with a proven track record. When I'm not teaching or tutoring you can find me on the ballroom floor dancing up a storm.... I'd like to get to know the student's likes, dislikes, strengths, and weaknesses, so I do some informal assessing...

...from UW-Madison while completing a double-major (Communication Arts: Rhetorics, and International Studies: Global Culture) and three certificates (Gender and Women's Studies, German, and Japanese Professional Communication). I was a Co-Instructor and peer mentor for a freshman multi-disciplinary seminar for two years. I have diagnoised ADHD and discovered ways to work with my brain and excel, graduating top of my middle school, high school and undergraduate classes. I strive to ensure every person feels valued, respected...

...of this age group. As an avid writer, I have a thorough understanding of the English language, and my experiences with those first and second graders have taught me how to share my knowledge in simple and effective ways that kids can understand. I am very academically inclined and have been the beneficiary of a wide variety of schooling methods: home, public, private, charter and online. If I have learned anything from my schooling experiences,...

I love to teach and motivate everyone I work with. For me to teach you, I have to get to know you.

...favorite subjects to tutor for a few reasons: first, the ACT/SAT--for better or for worse--is the ultimate equalizer when it comes to your college application. Improving your score by even a single point can directly impact your rate of acceptance. With years of excellent results, I am confident that the curriculum I've developed for standardized test prep will improve your ACT or SAT score. Finally, I have a deep passion for mathematics (especially as an...

...on the documentary "Out of Respect". I am currently at Alverno College pursuing my Masters in Secondary Education. Upon graduation I hope to teach high school English. My current education classes, as well as classroom experience, has given me a solid foundation as a tutor. I believe excellent communication and a variety of approaches are key to a successful student/advisor relationship. I look forward to working towards academic success with your child.

...since I was young -- probably influenced by my family of teachers. I find there is an important creative aspect to most academic subjects that often gets overlooked, especially in math. I try to incorporate this into my tutoring because it really seems to help people connect with the concepts. In my free time I enjoy making things and exploring what others have made, whether in music, programming, writing, games, or art. I received my...

...working on my Doctorate in Social Work at Walden University. I have been a teacher for 16 years, most of that time was teaching English Language Arts. I have taught all grades from 2nd - 7th. I can tutor in ELA, writing, social studies, and Spanish. My favorite subject is writing because I personally love to write. My teaching style is relationship based. I believe in building good relationships with students, in my experience this...

...those notes to ask and receive clarifying questions, My time as a substitute teacher in the Southeast Wisconsin area has honed my ability to think of my feet and familiarized me with a younger audience, specifically 5th grade - 8th grade. I believe there is an importance in continuous practice with occasional breaks for those that may need it. There's nothing that brings me more joy than seeing the growth and development of a struggling...

...professionally which lead me to making music and playing live shows and festivals professionally. I mentored under multiple artists and teachers, which lead me to start teaching lessons and mentoring other people all over the country through zoom. While i teach, create, and preform live professionally, I find teaching be one of the most rewarding experiences. My number one goal is to help you learn what you want and help you stay inspired. My teaching...

...school and love what they're learning about makes my day. I graduated from Carthage College in 2016 with a Bachelor's Degree in Theater Performance and Music. While I was there, I worked as a tutor in the Writing Center; it was there that I realized I how much I love tutoring. I'm an actress and a musician; I love Shakespeare and detective novels and going on adventures. I'm very kind and understanding, and I know...

I am a senior in the College of Education at Marquette University. I will be graduating in May, and plan to become an elementary school teacher. I love to teach, and am very focused on the idea of a differentiated classroom that works for all students and types of intelligences. This carries over into tutoring, and I am all for approaching content in different ways in order to find the best fit for my students.

...in my many hours spent reading. I have recently graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, where I majored in the Humanities with a focus on English and the Classics. I've worked with young children before (most recently at the Jewish Community Center's Rainbow Day Camp in Wisconsin, as a camp counselor for children between four and six), but I am also happy to work with high school and college students, particularly with regards to...

...my own classes, I function as the president of the Anthropology Student Union, take dance classes, watch Mad Men and Game of Thrones, and try to keep up with my favorites sports teams. I enjoy tutoring because I get the opportunity to do more as a mentor. As a tutor, I want to help the student learn new concepts while also teaching them study skills that are usually not taught in a classroom but only...

...studying Biomedical Engineering with a potential minor in Computer Science. I have tutored high-school students preparing for the ACT and SAT, and have worked alongside peers at Dartmouth who needed extra help with physics and chemistry. I also have extensive experience working with elementary to middle school students with special needs. Learning can be tough, but I'm here to ease that burden by not only teaching students concepts but also strategies to broaden their ability...

...Spanish from the University of California - Santa Barbara. I have spent a year in Japan and a year and a half in Guatemala. I have had poetry and short stories (fiction and nonfiction) published in several online magazines. Besides reading, writing, and studying foreign languages, I enjoy kayaking, biking, yoga, and dance. You can also find me at ethnic restaurants and bistros all over the Milwaukee area or in a local theater or cinema...

...through International TEFL Academy, and I will receive my official certificate once I complete six more practicum hours. I also became a licensed short-term substitute teacher through the Wisconsin Department of Education, and February through May of 2020, I had my first teaching assignment as a K4-8 general music long-term substitute teacher at a local Catholic school. In the Fall of 2020, I will begin pursuing my Masters of Education in Global Perspectives at Boston...

...Oshkosh where I studied English as my Major. I also worked in the campus Writing Center for several years to gain my tutoring experience. In essence my tutoring and teaching philosophy is to make sure that the people I help can walk away from my sessions not only feeling that they are satisfied with their assignment, but also that they feel that they have improved themselves as a student in the process. I hope to...

...content, including physiology, pathology, pharmacology, and clinical reasoning. I also have over 3 years of experience tutoring writing, reading comprehension, and language arts, including help with academic essays, personal statements, and standardized test preparation such as the ACT, SAT, and MCAT . I'm passionate about education and enjoy breaking down complex concepts into clear, understandable steps. I look forward to supporting students of all levels through Varsity Tutors, whether it's in science, test prep, writing,...

"Any fool can know. The point is to understand." -Albert Einstein... To date, I have found that it is best to view tutoring as a team endeavor. I am a player on a student's team with the goal of academic success and increased intellectual understanding. This outcome is impossible without getting down to the student's level, utilizing age appropriate vocabulary, providing constructive criticism, and establishing their baseline. I have found that reviewing a student's past work...