Award-Winning HSPT Tutors in Pittsburgh, PA

...in Linguistics from Louisiana State University, I also have many years of experience teaching Spanish from elementary to college level. What I learned through that experience was that to get kids to understand and speak another language, I had to make the target language and culture come to life. I like to use audio visuals to explain and understand concepts. I am passionate about teaching and helping students come to love the act of learning,...

...ISEE examinations. As a high school student, I created a tutoring program for middle school students focusing on mathematics, science, English, and social studies. As a college students, I serve as the president of an organization that provides ESL services to Somali-Bantu refugees in the Pittsburgh area. I have also organized a summer camp for refugee students focusing on career preparation and creative expression. I am extremely passionate about tutoring and enriching every student's experience...

I recently graduated from Chandler Preparatory Academy and am currently a full time college student at the University of Pittsburgh. Having recently graduated from high school, the SAT and ACT are still fresh in my mind. I am a native mandarin speaker, and I lived overseas in Taiwan and China for five years. I took honors french for four years, and scored top twenty in the National French Exam from 2018 to 2019.

...by middle and high school students. The contest requires formulating a historical argument, researching information, interpreting primary and secondary sources and presenting significant written essay content. I ensure that my written responses to students are educational, geared to their understanding and ultimately help every student improve their critical thinking, historical research and writing skills. I am a graduate of the University of Missouri. I earned a Master of Arts in History and a Bachelor of...

I am an undergraduate student at the University of Pittsburgh majoring in Computer Science. I have experience in tutoring friends with work in their classes and am strong in math. I will try to get the student to understand topics by showing them multiple ways to get to the solution!

...progressing through small, manageable incremental steps. I hold a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Science from Texas Christian University and an Elementary Education Teaching Certificate from the University of Pittsburgh.I have worked with children and middle school students in various settings for 26 years.From 1998-2005 I assisted the Special Education Teacher in a Kindergarten through Fifth Grade Learning Support Classroom that was part of the Pittsburgh Public School System. Spanning the years of 2005-2015...

...7th graders. I love teaching and try to make learning enjoyable for all students! I think differentiating instruction is integral to students' learning as all students learn differently. Building relationships is also key for students to trust me as a teacher and be invested in what I am wanting them to learn. I think learning should occur for everyone and love to learn myself. I enjoy traveling to learn about different cultures. I am an...

Every student can learn and has the right to learning opportunities that engage them in worthwhile and cognitively demanding tasks. Through such experiences, students develop more than just content knowledge, they grow as thinkers and problems solvers. They grow confidence and a sense of agency.

...love to pass on my love of literature to students. I believe that every child has their own way of learning and that should be taken into account during lessons and tutoring. I am a big believer in meeting students where they are and helping them to show growth. Outside of teaching, I love to read, bake, cook, and stay active - I recently just completed my first half marathon! I also played basketball for...

...knowledge and is, I believe, instrumental in understanding many of the important issues which we face today. While I love history, my favorite subject to tutor is Latin. I absolutely love the language and love the opportunity to help others uncover the vast richness of literature written in Latin. Being an older and almost exclusively written language, Latin is not an easy subject for which to innovate teaching methods. There is, however, an opportunity to...

...and North African Studies. I most recently worked as an investigative journalist and have published over 20 articles this year. I tutored French for four years with Northwestern's Department of French and Italian, and I previously tutored math (from kindergarten to SAT prep) with Mathnasium. I also taught English as a second language through the Paper Airplanes program, which pairs tutors with Syrian refugees for virtual lessons. I gained a DALF C1 in French at...

...facilitate your needs in mathematics. I have always been fascinated with mathematics. I enjoy the challenge of mathematical questions and the ability to be creative while problem solving. I thank you for the opportunity to assist and hopefully bring some joy to your mathematical learning! :) Education: B.S. Secondary Mathematics Education (7-12 certificate) M.Ed. Secondary Mathematics Education. Graduate Assistant. Taught College Algebra classes, and was a tutor for all levels of mathematics. Experience: West Point...

...about education and have obtained a Master of Arts in teaching secondary science. I have been teaching for 3 years in a traditional classroom and also have experience as an outdoors educator. I think teaching works best when the teacher has time to get to know how the student learns and introduce them to concepts in a variety of ways. I am a certified science and middle school social studies teacher, but also have experience...

...peers and underclassmen with their coursework. With those experiences, I've learned to truly show one's propensity in a subject, you must be able to explain complex concepts in simple terms. My two degrees, Natural Science and History and Philosophy of Science, have given me the capacity to approach a variety of fields with an assortment of techniques. The diversity of my skillsets encourages me to help break down the challenges students face with challenging topics,...

...language. For supplemental material, I'll send you music, movies, and fun videos to look at outside of class. Above all, I try to make sure that every session is fun, engaging, and interesting. I'm confident that I can teach you the strategies that have worked for me and thousands of other students in learning these topics and passing these exams with flying colors. At the same time, every student is different, and I'm more than...

...advanced Competition Math class for two age groups (6-8 and 9-12). It's a lot of fun! I've always found math pretty neat and like to get students interested in it too! I love to travel and have been fortunate enough to do a lot of it during my quarter-century on this planetRussia, all over Europe, the Middle East, Venezuela, Mexico, India, and pretty much every state in this country. You only live once, and I...

...a positive way. I know certain books have changed my life and I hope to instill the same passion I have for the written word within all my students! I have been teaching both high school and middle school in Philadelphia for the past five years. I have taught reading intervention and seen many of my students make enormous gains. I am in the process of being certified in the Wilson System of reading, which...

...how to read people and find the roots of their struggles. Through this, I could discover the best way to approach each individual and create a plan of action that worked best for their unique needs. Through all of this, I learned of my passion for teaching. I went on to start tutoring students and combined both the critical thinking skills and technical knowledge from my degree in philosophy with the teaching skills that I...

...in Urbana-Champaign. I interned at GE Energy Management during the Fall of 2014 and the Summer of 2015, which provided me with excellent communication, organiztion, and team-working skills. I was a peer tutor back in high school helping kids with any problem related to Math and science. After focusing on my own academic career in college, I came back into tutoring with almost 4 more years of studying under my belt ready to get kids...

...corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.-Confucius As a tutor it is my goal to not only teach my students the material they need to learn, but to better their core understanding of a subject and their methods of learning for the future. This way, they can continue to learn at an advanced level long after they no longer require the service of...