Award-Winning History Tutors in Thornton, CO

...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 in Environmental Education, plus over 7 years of teaching experience. I don't give my students the answers; I give them the tools to be successful in whatever they...

...to identify and facilitate that connection and encourage the student's curiosity. People learn best when they want to learn. Information should be manageable and engaging and assignments should fuel a desire to learn more. To do this I will ask my students a lot of questions and listen carefully to all they have to say. My job is to show them the path to the answer and encourage them to walk it themselves.... Every student has...

...logistically for years in advance) and follow through with it, despite numerous challenges. While studying abroad in Brazil in college, I volunteered at three different sites throughout the city of Salvador. During this time, I taught English and guitar to impoverished children from slums and worked at an orphanage with children infected by the HIV virus. I additionally worked gainfully in Thailand last year teaching children the English language. Though not directly clinical in nature,...

...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 currently enrolled in the MPhil in Development Studies at the University of Oxford in the UK. My personal interests include any kind of sports or outdoor activities, adventurous...

Everyone can learn, and I am committed to helping you master your material. I enjoy making connections between subjects and topics, relating tricky areas to knowledge and interests you already have. You can accomplish great things, and I'm here to help.... I believe that everyone can learn, and I'm committed to helping find the best way for each student to understand their most challenging subjects. I love using visuals, music, movement, and analogies to make new...

...College of William and Mary with a double major in Public Policy and Environmental Science. I am currently completing my Masters in Curriculum and Instruction with the University of Colorado Denver with a concentration in online learning. I believe in a student-centered approach to learning, one that draws on the experiences of the learner to build a solid foundation and natural curiosity that drives the learner towards enduring understandings. I have worked with students ages...

...are unique. It is this unique relationship that can create extraordinary learning and growth. I graduated from Colorado College with a B.A. in History/Political Science, and received my teaching certification in Secondary Social Studies Curriculum and Education from the University of Colorado, Boulder. I have been a middle and high school classroom teacher for 11 years, teaching Social Studies and English. I have 6 years of experience teaching Reading Intervention to students that were 2...

...University, a state school in Colorado, with a B.S. in Business Administration, magna cum laude. My emphasis was in Economics, and I received minors in Mathematics and Political Science. I recently moved to Denver to pursue a Master's degree in economics at the University of Colorado at Denver. My long-term goals are to earn a Ph.D. in economics and to become an economics professor. As a result, I am eager to gain as much teaching...

...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 an excellent tutor. When not involved in academics I also enjoy sports, spending time outdoors, and losing entire evenings browsing through the stacks at Tattered Cover bookstore.

...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 of all ages from the elementary to college level. I have a strong background in the sciences as well as other subjects. I also have extensive experience with test...