Award-Winning PSAT Tutors in Pittsburgh, PA

...the age of 5 to 18 years old. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about Reading, Comprehension and other English/Literature focused areas. Through my tutoring sessions, I make it a point to develop a trusting relationship with my students, opening an open dialogue and allowing for the most productive and effective sessions possible. I truly believe that education is a determinant of subsequent successes and as such, should be...

...freelance writer. While I'm equally comfortable tutoring elementary, middle school, and high school kids in all areas of study -- I've homeschooled my son (now 15 years old) in all subjects from Kindergarten on -- the subjects I most enjoy teaching are writing, reading, and literature. I feel passionately about sharing my love of language with students, and I'm qualified to tutor writing and literary comprehension at all levels, elementary through college. I also enjoy...

...made me more successful in my life and in my career. For more than 20 years I have tutored, counseled and mentored middle school and high school students and I enjoy spending time with them. In many ways, they have tutored, counseled and mentored me as well. My formal, post-secondary education came from the US Naval Academy, Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh in the fields of English, Math, Counseling, Psychology and Administration. I...

...helping students achieve their goals and become independent learners. According to my teaching evaluations, 90 percent of students think my methods are effective or highly effective. I also won a teaching award in graduate school. I teach college history (American, European, and World history) and was a journalist for 7 years so I am also an expert when it comes to writing papers and essays. I scored very high on SAT/ACT/GRE. I graded AP US...

...but it gives every reason to believe that every problem has a solution." My background is in statistics as an actuary, however, I have been teaching High School mathematics for over 10 years now. I have taught almost all levels from a remedial math through AP level statistics. I have also taught personal finance classes and GED classes. In addition to the classroom teaching, I have also provided tutoring for traditional, online, and home schooled...

...a meaningful, fun, creative and safe environment to contribute to their growth and overall well-being.I take a student focused approach providing well-balanced, supportive and engaging lessons while remaining flexible to ensure individual learning styles and abilities are addressed.I greatly value student input and involve the student in setting goals which are attained by progressing through small, manageable incremental steps. I hold a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Science from Texas Christian University and an...

...here. In true liberal arts fashion, I have taken courses across a diverse range of disciplines, earning a Certificate in International Relations for completing courses across the government, history, economics, Spanish, and religion departments. Throughout my college years, I worked in multiple tutor rolesas a teaching intern for a philosophy and history course, as a volunteer tutor at a local middle school, and as a writing tutor for all levels of college students, including four...

...alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University, for the past three years, I have a further five years of in-classroom experience instructing groups of up to 30 students across several disciplines from pre-K through high school levels. More than that, I have an additional three years of experience tutoring in both classroom and at home settings across all levels in disciplines including English (primary school-AP English and composition, including ESL), composition, literature, reading comprehension, study skills, psychology,...

...own experiences and notes should match closely with your course requirements. I also received very high academic marks on both my LSAT (law school admission test) and SAT's. In addition, I took these 2 exams fairly recently so I am familiar with any new changes or adaptations which may have been made. I stated previously I currently teach two separate courses and teaching truly is my passion. I feel that I am able to build...

...the writing center and acted as a teaching assistant. I found that the key to improvement is tailoring the best method of studying for each students unique way of learning. It is my goal to help each student find their unique learning strategy. Everybody learns differently, and once a student figures out their strengths it becomes much easier to improve. In my spare time I enjoy reading, playing strategy games, and watching too many movies...