Award-Winning ASPIRE Tutors in Centennial, CO

...education, no matter the subject or content area. When I was in the sixth grade, I had the idea to become a teacher; I have enjoyed that decision greatly for the past several years of teaching. I have previously taught high school Geometry while living in Arizona, and currently am teaching 8th grade Algebra in the Denver Public School district. I have my masters in Differentiated Instruction, which lends itself nicely to teaching students in...

...of Arts in English Literature. When I first graduated, entering the job market was anything but easy. But soon, my love of and expertise in writing became my greatest advantage when it came to making a life for myself, and more importantly, finding enjoyment in what I do. In the past, I have tutored several students on how to become better readers and writers (in my mind, the two go hand in hand), both for...

...University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in English with a focus on secondary education. Since graduation, I have successfully taught Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language skills in two urban schools as well as a suburban and a rural school. I taught at a drop-out retrieval program in Chicago, and I taught at-risk and underprivileged students ranging in age from 11-21 years at Ombudsman centers in Aurora, CO, and Omaha, NE, respectively. I...

...University of Colorado Boulder triple majoring in Physics, Math, and Music. I've been tutoring for three years on subjects ranging from AP Literature to Abstract Algebra and Differential Equations. In these three years I've learned some very important lessons about how we learn and what students most often have difficulty with in the classroom; foremost among these lessons is the need to understand where a student is coming from and remember what it was like...

...of tutoring as a college freshman at the University of California, Santa Cruz. My first year composition class offered writing groups as a means to get feedback on writing and revise essays before the due date. Led by a upperclassman, these groups helped me to quickly adjust to the expectations of college writing. I was fortunate to be selected to be a writing tutor two years later, and led many such groups, as well as...

...embraced, it can foster a fulfilling life, one with many choices regarding career, family, and personal attainment. I discovered that at an early age and feel that I have been a beneficiary: as a father and husband; an historian, financial analyst and banker; a teacher, mentor, tutor and friend. Thats my approach as a tutor: listen carefully and understand my student; respect their learning style and ignite (or maintain) their passion for learning (and meet...

...a nerd. I believe that enjoying school and having an interest in learning about how the world works are wonderful qualities in a person. Many children say they hate school and it is just because they are having a hard time understanding the material and how it will apply to their lives. I believe that by bringing a child's interests into their school work and helping them to understand, they can develop the desire to...

...live in Denver, Colorado. I am an attorney who works in education. I've taken many standardized tests and difficult classes, and I know that students learn in different ways. I have designed test prep programs for international students, and I specialize in working with students who wish to go to college and graduate school. I enjoy tutoring because it's a great chance to work with individual students and help them with the specific skills they...

...from Willamette University. Willamette is a small Liberal Arts college. I greatly benefited from the small class sizes and the small department size. During this time I worked as both a grader for Economic Statistics and as a Tutor for the Introduction to Microeconomics Course. My senior thesis was primarily focused on Labor Economics, but I really enjoy the Micro and Macro Courses, foundations are key! I took upper division Math and Statistics courses as...

...through the problems step-by-step. Each session will help the student understand the concepts and how to approach problems without feeling overwhelmed. There are two ways we can approach this, we can start by looking at the syllabus for the student's course and following a lesson based on the syllabus or I can come up with our lesson plans by assigning challenging homework to enhance the students learning. I am also willing to provide a periodic...