Award-Winning Phonics Tutors serving Glenview, IL

...park trails to make sure everyone is safe and accounted for. Regardless of what I'm doing on any given day, one of the key components of my job is the ability to understand, paraphrase, and communicate complicated concepts to the public. Combined with my personal experience in coaching youth volleyball and serving as an interpreter...

...our academic struggles, however, perseverance will lead you into conquering those obstacles. It's important to acknowledge we all have different cognitive levels of comprehension and with a little support from your Varsity Tutors, we both can engage in bidirectional learning where I learn as much as you do. With my special interest in the subjects...

...think outside of the box and bring imagination to my designs. To test my skills, I became part of the Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO), an educational association that works toward student research and production of an individual project to be exhibited at a competition. This passion for competition and research has bettered...

...National Blue Ribbon School, and I strive to stay up to date on the best educational practices. I got trained by some of the industry's top rated professionals such as Lucy Calkins, Jeff Anderson, and Dr. Nikki Newton. Also, I integrate Dr. Carol Dewek's growth mindset research into my instruction. I hope that we can...

I am a college student aspiring to teach high school, and I love spending time with students!

...qualities so that I can foster the success of each of my students. When I am away from tutoring and teaching I enjoy traveling; seeing new and exciting places. I've trained and taught martial arts for four years and I still find it very enjoyable. I am an avid gamer as well and spend my...

...at a young age. I attended college for two years before transferring to the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor where I earned my B.S. in Biomolecular Science. I am currently a high school chemistry teacher in the city of Chicago. I love to help others and tutoring is a way to have a small impact...

I am an educator with 12 years of experience. My objective as an educator is to meet students where they are and work together to make progress and achieve goals.

...master's degree from Brown University where I studied the history or art and architectural studies and urban education policy respectively. Currently, I am enrolled at Northwestern University working on a master's in counseling psychology. I have worked with children and young adults in many different capacities including teacher, advocate, coach, and therapist. I use my...

...have taught people of all ages and I love teaching language and literature. I believe that it is most important to make learning fun and engaging. I always make sure the lesson is student centered. Students have a choice and their opinions are important. I enjoy traveling and learning about new places. I love new...

...is reflected in the individualized work I do with my students. You'll receive weekly progress reports and updates that track your child's growth with me. I also believe in strong communication with families and classroom teachers. When we're all on the same page, we can see progress and growth. Above all else, my goal is...

...go to graduate school to become a Physician Assistant. I love to learn and enjoy helping others find the satisfaction in growing and achieving their goals through learning. I believe it's important to learn the student's preferred learning style (visual/tactile/auditory) and adjusting the material to match the style. One's mind, once stretched by a new...

...am a creative writing major at the University of Chicago. With my free time I enjoy writing, doing improv comedy, and making music. I have a 14 year old brother and a cat, both of which spend their free time meowing, and one of which receives frequent school support from me. I aspire to someday...

...currently attending Northwestern University as a post-bac student taking my pre-med requirements, and will be entering medical school in 2020. I am also a research associate at a developmental biology lab at Lurie Children's Hospital. While in college, aside from my extracurricular obligations, I found myself helping my peers in various classes. This niche in...

...and positive. I believe that it is wrong to call the disparities in skill an achievement gap; rather, I believe it is an opportunity gap. It isn't that students aren't capable of success, it's that the opportunity for success is not always readily available to them. I am a teacher who strives to change that!

...I have tutored students of all levels throughout my career, from high school students hoping to improve their essay writing skills to PhD candidates working on dissertations. In my own academic journey, I studied creative writing. I love bringing the sense of fun and freedom, along with many of the techniques and practices I learned...

...have been teaching 2nd Grade for over three years and substitute taught K - 8 this past fall. I have taught in Indiana, Mississippi, and California. I have a passion for education and setting my students up for success. Education is very important to me. I love finding new ways to teach subjects that keep...

...in Chicago. I have enjoyed success with a wide range of students; seeing their skills develop is something in which I take pride. I believe education is vital to a well-rounded life and I try to ingrain that in my students. Outside tutoring sessions and classrooms, I enjoy playing guitar, drums, watching sports with friends...

...law school, I spent the past three years working at a law firm and for a labor movement organization (while studying for the LSAT and applying to law school, of course)! While at UMW I led the university student newspaper and worked at our Communication Center where I tutored in public speaking, writing, interview prep...

I'm an elementary special education teacher during the year. During the summer I would like to help students enhance their skills in an engaging manner.