Award-Winning Microbiology Tutors serving Memphis, TN

...school and college biology, drawing on my education (B.S. in Biology, PhD in Biological Oceanography) and 5+ years experience teaching biology and microbiology at the college level. I don't lecture (unless needed most students are already being lectured to), instead I work interactively and respectfully with students to quickly identify areas of struggle and overcome them through explanation, analogy and two-way questioning. The appropriate help varies with student, ranging from exam preparation to weekly sessions...

...name is Jon Lash, and I am currently a Master's student at Cornell University. I graduated with my Bachelor's of Science from Cornell in 2016 and I plan to attend medical school in the fall of 2017. I am really excited to be tutoring for Varsity tutors because I really enjoy helping students with subjects that gave me trouble in school. I hope that my time spent developing strategies to learn and absorb the tough...

...pedagogy journal clubs and conferences. While I don't have any formal training in marine biology, I've picked up a lot of information during my time at the aquarium and love to discuss it. (Be careful, if you ask about octopuses, it may be hard to get me to stop!) Outside of biology, I likes to make things. My hobbies include crochet, dressmaking, and chocolatiering, though I have my eye on taking up welding as well....

...for my students. I focus on conceptual understanding and pattern recognition in all of my sessions, rather than "tricks" or rote memorization. These skills require practice, but they are absolutely critical to building a strong foundation for future learning. That's why I go to the effort to include background information and explain the lower levels of abstraction that so often make the difference between memorizing *facts* and learning *skills.* This focused approach enabled me to...

...areas in order to help him/her strengthen them. I also work with them to understand why they are having trouble. I try to approach the problems in different ways to allow my student to think about the problem from different angles, and I help my students think logically and efficiently about tackling solutions. Lastly, I push my students to continue practicing so they don't get complacent. Even if they are strong in a certain area,...

...For the rest of high school and into graduate school, I continued to work one-on-one and in small groups with students of all ages in many subjects, especially math up to algebra, chemistry, English, proofreading, research paper consultation, and test prep. My proofreading and writing skills were sharpened in graduate school from my experience as a research assistant and through working with peers on our various writing requirements. Since I left school, I have spent...

...years of experience teaching as an Adjunct Professor of Biology at Sacred Heart University and 1.5 years of experience as a teaching fellow for Biology lab courses at Yale University. While I was at Yale, I was also a Teaching Fellow at the Center for Teaching and Learning for 2.5 years. As a Teaching Fellow, I developed lessons to help first time teaching fellows become familiar with fundamental concepts in education like active learning and...

Hey there! My name is Abi and I'm excited to tutor you in a number of subjects including pre-algebra, writing, critical reading, and standardized test preparation. I have much experience writing speeches & editing papers/articles (as Debate Captain, Newspaper Editor-in-Chief & Model UN captain), in addition to regular school tutoring. Looking forward to learning together!

...have been tutoring for over 8 years in the maths and sciences, helping students out at all skill levels (elementary through college). Excelling in these studies myself, I guide my students on study skills, tricks and trades to the subject, and how to best tackle difficult problems. I cater to the learning styles of all students and try my best to find the easiest way for us to tackle a challenging subject so that once...

...academic life I enjoy cooking, dancing, horseback riding, and traveling. I have always made myself available as a tutor to my peers, but my formal tutoring experience began in my freshman year of college when I offered chemistry tutoring. Throughout my college career I have offered assistance with general biology, general chemistry, biochemistry, and microbiology. As a former student in the busy NYC public school system, I am aware that many students do not succeed...