Award-Winning History Tutors serving Philadelphia, PA

...up with interesting ways to learn! Whether it be to make up a song, go outside, or do creative brain storms to understand the material, I like to cater learning to the individual. I was an honors student in high school, and really enjoyed it. While getting a degree in Biology at The University of California, Santa Cruz I also loved the subjects of sociology, theatre, history, and writing! I'm relatable and treat you as...

...I also have experience with taking the SAT/ACT and am comfortable tutoring the Math/Science sections of standardized tests. After earning my Bachelor's degree, I plan on becoming a math teacher or full-time tutor to provide extra support for those that may need it, and will eventually go back for my Master's degree. I have slightly different approaches and methods to tutor depending on the age group/grade-level. Although I love making sure the student feels more...

...from you" and it is true, once you know something it's there to stay. A successful learning situation for myself would be being able to teach someone something, not only so they understand it, but also understand it enough to ask questions and think critically about it. I want to be able to challenge and intrigue my students, and leave them curious about the subjects they are learning. I place a high value on critical...

...comparative politics, and East Asian Politics. Since graduation, I have both tutored and taught both K-12 and college levels in political science, criminal justice, history, various other humanities/social science courses, and performed academic coaching duties in English and general education courses. I have tutored children through adults of all backgrounds, worked in leadership conferences in Washington, DC, and traveled to Taiwan several times already. I have also been to Canada, Mexico, Europe and the Caribbean....

I hold an MFA in Visual Art and am a German native speaker (bilingual). I have experience teaching visual arts subjects at elementary through university level and experience tutoring a broad range of subjects at high school level.

...taught, I have worked as a classroom aid through Extended School Year, I have had my own 5th and 6th grade classrooms, and I have worked in a daycare setting as a pre-school teacher. When I am teaching or tutoring, I think it is important that my students reach the answer or conclusion on their own, with only as much assistance as they need from me. I myself can take some time to learn new...

...Navajo children and assist teachers in running an after-school program for troubled children. While studying at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. before transferring to Temple, I helped instruct elementary and middle school-aged children as a member of Kid Power Inc. after-school program. My past experience also includes tutoring high school and college students my age in history and critical writing, including the AP U.S. History exam and IB History exams. I am the...

...life-long-learner, and am a firm proponent of education; in fact, I am currently pursuing an EMT certification, and hope to return to school to pursue a medical degree in the near future. I am most passionate about teaching math, biological sciences, and psychology, due to my strong background in those subject areas, and due to my personal experience struggling with and overcoming different concepts within these subjects as well. In my spare time, I enjoy...

...friendly, thoughtful, capable tutor with a real passion for learning. I studied English Literature in undergraduate (DePauw University) and graduate school (Indiana University), and plan to continue studies towards a PhD in literature in the next few years. I have been a writing tutor and instructor, and have also helped students with reading comprehension in a wide variety of subjects. My hope is to leave students feeling smarter than they did before they came to...

...and I also have experience tutoring other subjects. I also have done SAT prep for the mathematics section of the New SAT and am very familiar with the recent changes to the exam. My belief is that everyone is capable of learning with enough time, explanation, and practice, and I hope to pass this on to all the students I work with. For this reason, I believe in teaching students how to think and problem...

...also completed the Teachers for Secondary Schools Program at the University of Southern Maine. As a life-long learner myself, I am passionate about learning and teaching. It is with great personal satisfaction that I have been able to help many students reach their personal goals. In my work with high school students, I have been successful in preparing them to excel in History or German in college. Many of my adult learners have been faced...

...a Masters in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHU-BSPH). In addition I received an Andrew Mellon post-doctoral fellowship to study Global Health and Epidemiology at JHU-BSPH. Since completion of my post-doctoral fellowship, I taught for five years in the Department of Anthropology at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) where I developed a graduate program in Global Health. While at CWRU, I developed and was funded for four research projects,...

...tutor is the ACT. I spent a lot of time understanding ACT study skills/strategies, and I love sharing this knowledge with students! My tutoring philosophy is to help students understand fundamental concepts by asking leading questions and approaching the problem from different angles. I also like to figure out what learning style works best for students, and aim to help them in that way. For example, if a student is a visual learner then I...

Hello! I recently graduated from West Chester University after studying early education, literacy, and creative writing. I love to read and write. I am passionate about learning and helping others. I hope to be able to learn and grow with you!

As a college student studying to be an elementary school teacher, I have learned how to engage students in their learning by making them active participants. I believe that students learn by doing and a teacher is there to encourage and guide the students through each step of the way!... I believe that learning can be a complex process, and students need to be an active participant. The role of a teacher is to encourage and...

...department. I also attended graduate school to prepare for attending Dental School next year. I have been tutoring over the past five years and have been able to help students overcome various challenges that they face during an academic year. During my years of experience, I worked with college, high school and middle school students in different subjects; including but not limited to: Biology, Organic Chemistry, General Chemistry, Physics, DAT Prep and Mathematics (SAT Math,...

...fits me to a "T". I am an enthusiastic School-Based Teacher Leader in a K-8 school in the School District of Philadelphia, and I have a huge passion for teaching! That being said I graduated from Rutgers University in History for my undergraduate, Eastern University for a Masters Degree in Elementary / Urban Education. I love elementary and middle school and teach high school students history at night. I love sports, reading, video games, traveling,...

...teaching is to first find out what the student knows, what he or she hopes to learn, and about any passions or concerns the student has. Second, I present a plan of how I think we should go about mastering the needed knowledge, get feedback, and begin to see what teaching tools have optimal resonance. Third, I follow the plan while continually checking for acquisition and if there are any new areas that need to...

...Ancient Near Eastern Mythology. I have a secondary expertise in world religions and the various theological disciplines, as well as in ancient and medieval history. As long as I can remember, teaching, tutoring, and mentoring students was what I have wanted to do with my life, and luckily, teaching and tutoring come relatively naturally to me. Varsity Tutors gives me an opportunity to work with students to help them do better in school, find more...

...2021-2024 and Dickinson College in 2020-2021, so I'm familiar with college level ciriculum and the differences between university institutions; my goals are to tutor, create a comfortable environment to learn, and holistically prepare students for college if they would like this resource. As a student with a learning disability and ADD, I've gained confidence as well as knowledge from my tutors and I would like to provide this now to other students. My strongest subjects...