Award-Winning Physics Tutors in Portland, OR

...am a member of the University of Rochester Class of 2015, working towards a Bachelor's of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering. I have been tutoring for four years in a professional setting and seven years on a volunteer basis, specializing in math and science education. I also worked as a curriculum designer for an SAT tutoring firm. I enjoy tutoring because I am strongly against the practice of teaching to the lowest common denominator of...

...level of understanding. In addition to being a teaching assistant and a student teacher, I am also an MCAS tutor for high school Physics and Biology. Curiosity and comprehension are my goals. Do students understand the material? Can they work with it? Can they use the material and connect it to something else? My goal is not to see how much my students can recite back to me, my goal is to give them information...

...enrolled in the Integrated Bachelor's and Master's Program for Secondary Biology Education at the University of Connecticut, I believe that I have the prerequisite depth of knowledge and experiences in educational settings necessary to tutor all students. My emphasis as a teacher is the learning of the process rather than simply the product. Ensuring that the students have a deep understanding of the content will allow them to succeed more than simply teaching them a...

...background is in Physics and Mathematics and I have many years of experience in the education field. I have a B.S. in Physics, and I am working both towards a Masters of Mathematics and a Teaching Certification, which I plan to complete within a years time. I have tutored students from ages 12 to 60 in math (elementary through Algebra, Geometry, Calculus and Graduate Business Statistics), Physics, Biology, Social Studies, Reading, and even Philosophy. I...

...a current student I understand first hand the frustrations that can come with classroom learning environments. One-on-one teaching can fix difficulties that a student is having much more quickly a thoroughly than is possible in a group environment. My goal is to provide personalized instruction for students that addresses their specific trouble areas. I have a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and am currently pursuing an MS in Aerospace Engineering at the...

...am a recent graduate from Becker College in Worcester with a B.A. in Interactive Media Design. I have previous experience tutoring middle school students for a public school system, as well as, experience teaching game design to ages 10-17 at a computer camp this past summer. My favorite thing to teach is game design because that is what I am most passionate about but I also enjoy teaching in general. I find it very rewarding...

Currently a student at Yale University studying Molecular Biophysics/Biochemistry and Comparative Literature. ... Get to know them a bit. I think comfort is kind of a prerequisite.... Helping students find and do practice problems is key. You need to know what you don't know, and self-testing is the only way to do that.... Point out progress that they don't notice! It's so much easier to notice from the outside.... Try approaching it a different way. If not numerically, then graphically. If not graphically, then verbally. Rinse, lather, repeat.

...is Max - I'm a senior at Yale College where I study Economics. I'm originally from Millburn, NJ. This year, I'm taking two semesters off from school to sing and travel the entire world with the Yale Whiffenpoofs, America's oldest collegiate a cappella singing group. Apart from singing, I'm is passionate about education, particularly in helping high school students achieve their academic goals as they work their way towards college. I volunteer in New Haven...

...have had the privilege of learning from great teachers both in my High school in India and at Johns Hopkins in America. Having tutored many students in both these locations for remuneration as well as for goodwill I have had a lot of experience teaching students from different backgrounds and at different skill levels. I am very comfortable teaching both high school and college students as well as students preparing for various tests like the...

I'm an engineering student with a rich background in public speaking and natural sciences willing to help anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of any subject. I understand that a conventional or traditional approach is not always the best means for learning.