Award-Winning ISEE Tutors in Boulder, CO

...a number of science, math, and engineering courses. I graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2011 with a Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering and an NCAA Championship title. GO IRISH! After graduating, I supported the Business Risk Office of an Auto Finance as a data analyst for 4 years before moving from my home state of Texas to Colorado. My tutoring style is patient, analytical, thorough, and engaged. My main goal is...

...the Denver Teacher Residency - an intensive, year-long teacher preparation program. Including my residency year, I have taught 3 years of middle school math at a Denver Public School. Before becoming a licensed classroom teacher I spent three years as an associate program director for one of the most successful test prep companies in the Washington D.C. area. Over these years I taught courses on every SAT and ACT subject, including SAT II in Mathematics,...

...Denver Graduate School of Social Work and expect to receive my masters degree in 2016. While attending Connecticut College, I interned at The Waterford Country School, which is a residential education facility for youth with behavioral and emotional disorders. During that three-semester internship, I worked both as a classroom assistant and outdoor adventure education leader. I continued working for this organization as a experiential education counselor in the summer of 2014. After graduation, I worked...

...Cities in August, 2007. I began with 20 college credits due to high AP test scores and Spanish proficiency scores that tested me out of college classes. I took over 16 credits per semester and was able to graduate in 3 years, in May 2009, with a GPA of 3.5 and a Bachelor's of Arts in Psychology. I moved to Denver, Colorado in May 2011. I began my teaching career as a member of the...

...have substantial experience in curriculum development, academic coaching, and mentoring. I have also enjoyed facilitating nonviolence, peace, and personal narrative development workshops for youth of all ages. Working with a variety of young people, I have experience with a diversity of learning and emotional differences, with various tools to support executive functioning skills and reduction of academic anxiety. It is a true gift for me to watch a student regain his or her curiosity and...

...I taught special education for two years. One year was at the middle school level, and now my second year at the high school level. I am teaching science. I worked at a summer camp one summer with students of all ages. I travel whenever I get a chance and have traveled in Europe and all over the United States. I love science and teaching test prep. I am very passionate about students not only...

...and Development. I tutored extensively in college and in the years between my degrees, I worked as a teacher with The Institute for Reading Development. I tutor a wide range of subjects, but my first academic loves are Reading, Writing, and Math. I also really enjoy helping students and parents prepare for standardized tests, where it is crucial not only to learn the material but also strategies for success on test day. My favorite part...

...I am currently a 4th grade teacher with Fairfax County Public Schools. This is my first year teaching fourth grade. In 2013-2015 I taught second grade. I also have experience in grades K-5. I attended The University of Alabama where I earned a degree in elementary education. I have also been taking master classes in school counseling at George Mason University. I believe all students can learn and achieve anything they put their minds to,...

...Sydney, and I am excited to meet new students here in Colorado. I earned a Masters degree in education two years ago and a Bachelors in biology before that. I especially like working with students who are having a hard time in a subject, because it gives me an opportunity to put my skills to work in helping that student to work through what is troubling them. I do so by using a variety of...

...English and essays, math, and history. Specifically, I enjoy literature and writing, and I absolutely loved my AP English courses in high school. I also have extensive experience working with children of all ages and abilities at various summer programs. Furthermore, my child development minor has equipped me with a broad understanding of how to effectively engage children with compassion and enthusiasm. I aspire to be a therapist for adolescents and young adults after completing...

...they figured out an answer or learned a new skill. I come from both private and public education systems. I am originally from Buffalo, NY and spent 15 years working, learning and living in New York City until my recent move to Colorado. For me, not every subject could be mastered with the same learning techniques and I have learned to adapt myself which I hope to teach my clients to do the same. I...

...advanced argumentative writing at the junior college level. My favorite subject to tutor is anything having to do with reading, analysis and writing; however, I enjoy all subjects. I am an involved parent in Boy Scouts (now Scouts BSA); I love camping, hiking, trekking, running and tennis. My parents are from Europe and believed strongly in big family dinners: I really enjoy cooking those and sharing those with family and assorted friends. Teaching philosophy: I...

...only for academic topics I learned, but for teaching those topics to those around me. Most recently, I was a Teaching Assistant for a watershed course at Colorado State University, in which I enjoyed leading laboratory sessions and working through problem sets with undergraduate students. I have a long (6 year) history of tutoring students from Elementary to High School ages as well - in Music, English, Math, and SATs. These experiences have all been...

...my family's home every year! Students should have every opportunity to learn skills and content in a way that brings true understanding. These "aha" moments are priceless and bring confidence. I believe the best learning occurs when the student is learning just ahead of their level of understanding. By becoming comfortable making mistakes and learning from them, a student can move from proving they know to wondering and curiosity. This creates a life-long learner! I...

...I'm driven by the process and believe this is where true learning and understanding occurs. My goal is to enable students to become independent learners by teaching strategies that will help them throughout their studies and relating abstract concepts to real life. Tutoring and mentoring has long been a passion of mine. As an undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh, I tutored a refugee family; I worked with the two youngest girls in arithmetic and...

...am a certified English Teacher (10 years of experience teaching English at Brooklyn Technical High School), and SAT and SHSAT tutor (previously with Inspirica, and also on my own.) I have a great deal of experience teaching English, but also have a very high skill level in math (I got 800 on my math SAT years ago:) My areas of expertise include: ISEE, SSAT, SHSAT, and SAT. I just moved to Boulder, CO, and my...

...PreK through age 21. I also studied French as a minor during my undergrad. I currently teach special education mild/moderate needs at an elementary school in Colorado. I previously taught 4th, 5th, and 6th grade special education in the suburbs of Chicago for three years before relocating to Denver. I have had the pleasure of teaching students with learning disabilities, ADHD, Autism, and serious emotional disabilities. I particularly enjoy instilling a love of learning in...

...site coordinator for the Children’s Literacy Center, where I supported first through sixth grade learners in their reading and writing. I also worked as a fellow in the admissions office at Colorado College, where I interviewed prospective students and evaluated admissions essays. I then received my M.Ed. from the University of Virginia is Educational Psychology in 2013, specializing in motivation and fostering a “growth mindset” in children. During this time, I provided supplemental math support...

...earned my degree from John Hopkins in Neuroscience and have been tutoring for 6+ years. I am a certified teacher in English as a foreign language, certified to teach high school science abroad, and have developed my own independent program to teach elementary school children. I have tutored in all levels of algebra as well as geometry. I have 4 years of experience teaching biology, from AP/Honors level biology to 3rd grade level "Making Neuroscience...

...one cannot make informed choices. Without informed choices, one cannot solve problems. If students are not taught to be problem-solvers then they lack empowerment and self-awareness. My main goal as a teacher is to instill a sense of empowerment and self-awareness through Literature and the Language Arts in the skills of reading and writing. The art of literature and all that it encompasses can be a powerful tool in the discovery of one's self and...