Award-Winning Math Tutors for Students in Winnetka, IL

...engineering at UIUC and Oakton college, and am currently working on both my Bachelors and Masters degrees at Depaul University for Secondary Math Education. I have been tutoring for about 4 years as volunteering for a local elementary/middle school. Academics have played a major role in my life, as I was a student who personally...

...work with kids to expand their knowledge and love of learning. I found that I derived a great deal of self-confidence and self-esteem through my own academic achievements, and want to help others achieve that boost in their lives, no matter whether they are in elementary school or preparing for college. Soon to receive a...

Hello! My name is Sharima Jackson. I am from Waukegan, Illinois. I am currently a 1st grade teacher and I love my job! I believe that all kids can learn and that there is a way to reach everyone. I am very dedicated in my works to make my students become successful.

I'm an engineering major who is passionate about teaching and loves to work with kids.... My teaching philosophy is learning by doing. It's important that students practice the skills they learn right away through guided and unguided practice problems. Students should be given the chance to figure out the problem for themselves before help is given.

...licensed professional educator, certified as Learning Behavior Specialist I (or special education teacher pre-k through age 21). I currently teach at a local high school working with students in an alternative learning program. I work with students at risk of academic failure one-on-one and in small groups to maximize growth in ALL required courses they...

...Master's in Special Education from Point Loma Nazarene University and am currently working on my PhD in Education Policy, Leadership, and Management from Walden University. I also received a Bachelor's Degree in Recreation, Tourism, and Management from California State University Northridge. My experience includes teaching general education students as well as mild, moderate, and severe...

...about all areas of content knowledge, including math, science, English, and history. Because I also value moral knowledge, I firmly believe that the good example of a high quality tutor has the potential make a world of a difference in a person's life. I was lucky enough to have my parents as my tutors throughout...

...Malcolm Shelby. I attended high school at Providence St. Mel High School on the west side of Chicago. While attending I took AP U.S. History, AP English Literature and Composition, and AP Calculus. My advanced background in math, English, and history will enable me to tutor a vast array of subjects and reach a wide...

...graduate of Grand Valley State University, where I received my Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Education with a minor in Psychology. I'm currently finishing my masters at The University of Chicago in Analytics. Between undergrad and graduate school, I spent 4 years teaching math in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. I still keep up...

...education is that each student is unique and has various opportunities to reach their potential. To do that, they need an educational environment where they can grow mentally, emotionally, physically, and socially. I must create this type of education environment where they are motivated to learn something new every day. Students control their decision-making. However,...

...3 years old, my father, a PhD student, taught me the alphabet using an unconventional approach - starting with visually simple letters like X and O. This method worked wonders and I was able to read complete sentences by the time I was 4. In high school, I discovered my own passion for tutoring when...

It is my belief that students are sponges; given the proper tools and resources, their abilities are endless!... To teach is to touch lives!... Ice-breakers and learning through play.... Through repetition and teach backs.... Positive reinforcement and encouragement.... Take the lesson to where the student understands it, and begin to rebuild towards the new skill.... Repetition and encourage reading each night, aside from the tutoring sessions. Get the family involved with asking questions about stories that...

...graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in chemistry. I just started working a day job, but I would love to get into tutoring again! I tutored a bit of general chemistry in college and honestly, I loved the experience! I would love to teach chemistry and math because of my solid foundation in these...

I currently teach High School Chemistry, Biology, Geometry, and Algebra I and 2. I enjoy witnessing student growth - particularly, what I refer to as "light-bulb moments" - and achievement.

...help students of all ages better learn the material and use specific learning techniques that best fit the learning styles of every student I tutor. I am a passionate and energetic graduate student with extensive background in life sciences and have years of teaching experience. I am a great communicator that is also patient and...

...Bachelor's degree in specialized chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While earning my degree, I worked for an environmental chemistry class and a computer science class as a teacher's assistant, helping students with any questions related to the classes. I also performed analytical electrochemical research on neurotransmitter detection, which led to two publications....

...and I'm currently a second-year at Northwestern University studying biology and chemistry on the pre-medical track. Outside of school/tutoring, I spend time volunteering for my university's annual Dance Marathon fundraiser, a member of Camp Kesem, working as a study group mentor, and I'm also into running and hiking. I look forward to tutoring y'all!

...since I was 16 that I wanted to help people and that I wanted to be a teacher. I received a bachelor's degree in Special Education from Eastern Illinois University, a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Concordia University (Chicago), and a master's degree in Special Education from Chicago State University. I have been...

...graduate of St. Olaf College with a B.A. in Physics and Mathematics. Since graduation, I have been conducting research in gravitational wave detection at the University of Minnesota. During my time at St. Olaf, I tutored for three years and served as a lead tutor in the physics department, where fostering a strong sense of...