Award-Winning Intermediate Algebra Tutors serving Tacoma, WA

...Stanford's d.school, where the curriculum is all about the "design thinking" framework for creative problem solving pioneered by the international design firm IDEO. While typically used in startups to develop new innovations, I've found it extremely handy in tutoring. Every student is different and so are their difficulties, so a finite set of ways to present a concept or tackle a difficulty is potentially limiting. In my experience, it's much more effective to use an...

...Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. I completed my bachelors degree in Mathematics with an emphasis in secondary education. I am a Texas and Washington certified teacher with an endorsement in math. Before I moved to Washington I spent 2 years teaching PAP Geometry and PAP Algebra 2. I know to my core that anybody can learn math if they will set down the idea that they can't and start believing in themselves. Outside...

...Gonzaga University. I graduated with a Bachelors of Business Administration with concentrations in International Business and Entrepreneurship. I have been tutoring for almost 10 years now, with students that were in 1st grade, all the way up to college level. I have tutored primarily in math since that was always my favorite subject in school. In high school I took almost every math class available up to AP Calculus AB and BC, which I scored...

...rarely took advantage of tutoring resources and mostly took to the internet to teach myself the subjects I struggled with. However, when I did make use of tutoring services I had a far easier time being successful in my studies. I would now like to help a new generation find their passion in the subjects they may come to enjoy and encourage the seeking of real help when it is needed to ensure their academic...

...Seattle University with a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, I have a strong passion for academics. I find joy in helping others reach their ACT/SAT goal(s). Having tutored ACT and SAT prep full time for going on 5 years, I can efficiently assess a student's strengths and weaknesses, develop a personalized tutoring plan, communicate strategies to better approach the test, teach concepts, and guide students to success. Adaptation to a student's needs is the key to...

...High School from the Cambridge program and am currently a student at the University of Washington, and am pursuing a bachelor's in architecture. However, seeing as I have just started my college journey, I will only be tutoring French, German, and high school level subjects for the moment. I moved to the United States from Germany around 11 years ago and attended a bilingual French American elementary and middle school. I also attended German lessons...

...Amherst College with a major focus in political philosophy. In high school, I was the recipient of the Continental Mathematics League award and earned a near perfect score on my math SATs. I have instructed students 2nd through 12th grade at a math tutoring center where I acquired a variety of methods for teaching math skills and numerical fluency. My personal strength is in identifying an individual's challenges and figuring out an approach that will...

...was born here and I love the Pacific Northwest. I am studying at the University of Washington, and I am looking forward to graduating in June of 2016 with a degree in Biochemistry. I love the subject and learning about the chemistry behind many important processes going on every day in our bodies. I am hoping to continue my studies in a research lab after I graduate. As much as I love chemistry, it is...

...secondary mathematics has taught me each student is an individual who has unique issues with learning math. I firmly believe that if I listen well, I can find out what issues have to be addressed to help each student learn math well. The goals of each student is also unique and I will do everything to help each student reach their goals and not try to have every student learn the same way.

Hello! My name is Kate, and I have 10 years of experience as a tutor and as an informal educator. I love connecting with students and helping them grow.

...of the University of Oregon's Environmental Science program, and have minors in Biology and Latin American studies. In the fall I will be starting a program in Speech and Hearing Sciences, and plan to follow up with a masters in Speech Language Pathology. During my undergraduate career, I was enthralled with the life sciences, and am passionate about passing that excitement on. The subjects that I love teaching most are Algebra, Geometry, Life Science, and...

...quarter in college (Winter quarter 2013) and I have been tutoring ever since. I knew I enjoyed tutoring the first time a student had a "light-bulb" moment where everything we had discussed and they were working on came together. Since starting to tutor I have had experience tutoring individuals as well as groups (10-15 people). The subjects that I currently tutor are algebra, calculus, and statistics. Of these subjects I enjoy statistics the most though,...

...Finance student at Claremont McKenna College and will be beginning my professional career as an Investment Banker for JMP Securities in the summer of 2015. I completed a Bachelors in Business Administration at West Virginia University and only recently made the move to sunny Southern California. Having previously studied pre-medicine, my educational interests have been quite varied and extensive. That said, I am most passionate about business, finance, math, and English courses. As an avid...

...York, NY after graduating at the top of my class from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy NY! At RPI, I received my BS in Computer Systems Engineering. Before college, I was valedictorian, got 5s on a variety of AP exams and achieved a 99+ percentile SAT score. Right now I'm a web developer! My academic success is linked to the amount I studied; however, I owe the majority of it to the wonderful professors and...

Passionate math student with 1+ years of experience tutoring mathematics and physics at all levels up until Real Analysis II. Results-oriented, organized tutor highly regarded for working with students of all backgrounds to improve academic ability and understanding. Student-centric instructor who champions academic achievement while also creating a positive learning environment for all. Accomplished in building trust with students and parents.

...understand calculus, improve their reading comprehension, and excel on assignments and tests for more than five years. I strive to not only prepare students to exceed academic standards but also to be critical thinkers and curious, well-informed human beings. I recently completed a dual degree at Indiana University and moved to New York to take a gap year before beginning graduate school. As a scholarship student at IU, I majored in economics, cognitive science, and...

...for learning and teaching. Growing up in Kansas City, I participated in competitive math and spelling, going on to tutor middle school MathCounts and serve as my younger sibling's spelling bee coach. These experiences cemented my desire to serve as a mentor for others. With a background in higher-level math, I tutored the subject throughout high school while also serving as captain of the varsity tennis team and teaching private tennis lessons on the side....

...tutor with years of experience and a passion for helping young students realize their potential and achieve their goals. I received my bachelor's degree in Architectural Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. I am currently studying to become an actuary, having passed the first two exams. I am working toward the third exam, studying advanced calculus and probability theory. I began tutoring in 2013 while working on my bachelor's degree, and have been doing...

...of University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill where I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Womens & Gender Studies. Having been a science nerd throughout high school, I knew that I would want to study biochemistry at university, but I also wanted to strengthen my writing, analytical, and research abilities in a non-scientific context. So focusing on both was perfect for me because I was able to develop analytical and problem-solving skills in...

...Senior Option class in Piscataway High School, a program where you work directly with a teacher behind the scenes and in the classroom, I knew that I could be one too. I am currently an undergraduate at Kean University to be a Mathematics Education teacher. I've tutored independently and at other companies for years before finding my home at Varsity Tutors. My first and strongest experiences with tutoring has been with Algebra and Algebra 2,...