Award-Winning Languages Tutors serving Catalina Foothills, AZ

I truly enjoy empowering students by providing them with the knowledge they need to be successful. I have a Bachelor of Science in Human Services degree and am currently working towards a Master's degree and am also working to earn a Data Science Fellowship for educators. I have been a Math and Science teacher for the past six years.

...Arizona Department of Real Estate (AZDRE) and enjoys being able to provide continuing education courses to real estate agents and lenders in the Tucson metropolitan area. In 2018, Robb received his real estate license! I am very athletic and an avid CrossFitter! CrossFit has both transformed my body and life! Having studied over 13 languages and cultures, I have found great joy in how we interact in life, and as humans! I am a volunteer,...

...in reading, writing, and critical thinking at the high school and college level. I have 16+ years of teaching High School English in three different Tucson, AZ, public schools. I studied English and earned a Bachelor of Arts at The George Washington University in Washington, DC, in 2001. After my first teaching job at an elementary charter school and taking a year off to have a child, I earned a Masters in Fine Arts in...

...well with international students and non-native English speakers. SUBJECTS: At all levels: English, writing, economics, psychology, history, philosophy, sociology, political science, ethics, logic. In math: algebra, geometry, introductory statistics. In science: Up to and including introductory college biology, earth science, astronomy, ecology and geography. Also up to high school physics and chemistry. TESTS: Standardized exams: ACT, GRE, PSAT, SAT, GMAT, and many high school AP subjects). For grad school entrance exams, I am strongest with...

...American politics because I was fortunate enough to study abroad in Costa Rica for a summer, Chile for a semester, and Guatemala for another semester. Studying abroad for such a long time has been very rewarding for both my academic and personal life, and I am more than happy to share these experiences with students who are interested in studying abroad! I also worked as a writing tutor at the UA for four years. I've...

...gaps in their learning. It is almost a cinch, there will be gaps in their knowledge that are like missing bricks on a wall. And I love helping students build a strong foundation, and go on from there to their goal! I know! Grammar is boring, tedious. So, I do not teach it per se. However, grammar is the language! To make it 'painless', I do not use drills, but activities, dialogues, description of pictures,...

...to inspire critical thinking and to give you the support you need to get there on your own. I meet every student with patience and compassion, always with the idea that we are on the same team working toward the same goal. Outside of academics, I am a bookworm and an avid consumer of movies and TV. I also love to read comic books and write my own stories. I am an artist, and I...

...in European History. As part of my training I spent years studying both Latin and German; the latter was my main research language and as part of my undergraduate program I spent three months in Germany learning the language. As a teaching assistant during my graduate program, I led discussion sections for both a World History and a Western Civilization course. I was responsible for creating lesson plans and grading student performance. Having taught students...

...Mental Health Counseling. I want to counsel youth and young adults upon completion of this degree. In the meantime, I am doing what I have always loved and tutoring students. I was a 4.0 student in my undergraduate degree and achieved a 4.2 GPA during my high school career. I am highly knowledgeable about subjects such as Psychology, Spanish, English, Creative Writing, Pre-algebra, Algebra, and all Elementary School subjects. I have volunteered as a tutor...

...worked in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Germany and bring my passion for history, language, and travel to my tutoring and teaching. As an instructor for the History and Spanish & Portuguese Departments at the University of Arizona, and as a freelance English teacher in Germany, I have taught students of all ages, backgrounds, and interests for over a decade. In the history classes I teach, I ask students to think about how global developments...

...Law, Literature, Management, Marketing, English, Social Studies, Spanish, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, Spanish 4, US Constitutional History and World Civilization. My favorite subject to tutor is definitely Political Science which includes all the areas in Social Studies. Even when I was fourteen I was interested in politics, Social Studies and the law, I wanted to be a lawyer and politician. My teaching style is to customize and adopt my lessons to fit the individual student's...

...management allows the teacher to have an organized environment that promotes learning as well as discipline. This reduces misbehavior in the classroom and creates more effective use of the students time. It also establishes consistency with classroom rules and daily routines to prevent confusion and anxiety among the students which causes them to have better performance on a daily basis. A teacher that ignores all these benefits will not reach his nor the students full...

...Community College. Starting my junior year of college, I become a tutor for Pima, as well as a golf coach for The First Tee of Tucson. I love passing on my knowledge and skills to people in need. During my time at Pima, I found myself the most helpful when I tutor in Chemistry and Math. Math is a subject that has a special place in my heart; chemistry can be related to our everyday...

Teaching is exhilarating, I never feel more energized than after a class that has gone well. My desire is to engage, challenge, and inspire growth in my students. I want my students to make connections between old and new material, while developing a sense of self-sufficiency.

...and then 1st place on the National Spanish Exam, becoming President of the Spanish club and receiving a 5 on the AP Spanish Language Exam. At the university level, Spanish has become the focus of my knowledge, with "heritage" courses completed in advanced grammar, literature, culture, and history. I especially enjoy studying Spanish on an international scale, comparing and collecting accents and dialects. I currently study to become a court interpreter/translator where I can help...

...founders of modern environmentalism, and I'm personally interested in environmental science writing and nature writing of all kinds. In my free time I enjoy hiking, gardening (I'm getting to know the quirks of growing food in the desert), video games, listening to comedy podcasts, and working out. I also worked as a summer camp counselor and program director for six years. I love working with all kinds of students, particularly EFL learners and new writers...

...to help them achieve their personal goals and realize their full intellectual potential. I am fluent in Spanish and have taught students in Peru. I also published peer reviewed papers in Spanish. In addition to Spanish language skills, I am also an experienced and published writer. My papers have appeared in high profile venues like the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science and the Proceedings of the Royal Society. I am particularly motivated to...

...graduation I worked in a biochemical research lab where I studied various protein pathways in cancer cells. I then left to begin my Peace Corps service as a high school Math teacher in Mozambique where I learned Portuguese, in which I taught. I also taught English to a group of adults and a group of adolescents. In addition I have been a math tutor for adults working to obtain the equivalent of a high school...

...has humbled me. The lifelong relationships that have developed are always treasured. I have a Master's degree in Mathematics as well as a year in post graduate studies in Computer Science. My background includes Advanced Placement workshops in Calculus AB & BC, and Computer Science and Statistics. As well, I have participated in many National Science Foundation opportunities in Math and Computer Science. I have taught AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB and BC, and Computer...