Award-Winning History Tutors in Longmont, CO

...is for students to take ownership of the material and to accomplish teachers to make learning personal. I strive to understand each students' unique strengths and struggles and tailor my presentation to their needs. I earned my B.A. from Colorado College in International Political Economy. I have a Masters of Public Policy from Pepperdine University...

...to try new things, and I am driven by a visceral love of adventure. Despite these innate qualities, I am also very driven to help other people, and tutoring is a simple, yet powerful and effective way I can help others. I have done a lot of tutoring work in the past working with students...

...with writing, studying, and other aspects of adjusting to life in college. In high school, too, I enjoyed leading my peers in study groups for various classes, from English to History and so on. Following my graduation, I spent a year working for the Psychology department as a Paraprofessional. I ran all of the Introduction...

...of learning approaches so that we can figure out which one works best for them. I love getting to know my students personally so that I can best match my teaching style to the type of person and learner they are. I have a B.A. in History from Brown University and a Masters of Science...

...and Mary with a BA in History. I went on to earn a MEd from George Mason University in Curriculum and Instruction and a Master of Public Policy from George Washington University. I have taught high school social studies for 15 years, including US History, World History, and AP U.S. Government. In addition to classroom...

...to our at-risk population, mainly focusing on help with homework assignments, SAT prep, and college essay writing. In 2005, I moved to England and spent the 2005-2006 school year earning an MS in Human Rights at the London School of Economics and Political Science. For the last seven years, I worked at private, international schools...

...I was born and raised in Boulder, Colorado. I graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder top of my class, majoring in Political Science with minors in History and Spanish. I am fluent in Spanish and conversational in French, and have lived and worked in Spain, Mexico, Ecuador, Argentina, Colombia, and Chile. I am...

...experience tutoring at both the SAT and GRE level; as a Graduate Assistant Instructor for the past three years, I have taught undergraduate composition classes, working with students to improve their communication and essay-writing techniques. I believe that my creative approach to teaching, my patience, and my experience as both student and instructor make me...

...study skills and time-management. I have worked with them to improve their reading comprehension skills, essay-writing (for class and college entrance/tests), and writing across-the-curriculum. Expressing themselves clearly is a particular challenge for many students who excel in math and science but who have experienced frustration with writing assignments. Current trends in education reform have inspired...

...to make my students understand. If a student is struggling with something a new point of view or a different explanation may change their understanding. Right now, I am working as a teaching fellow at a local high school in Denver. I teach primarily Algebra I and II, but I get in a lot of...