Award-Winning Psychology Tutors serving Catalina Foothills, AZ

...graduate, I am looking to keep my skills sharp and teach as I move on to the University of Arizona to study engineering. My favorite subjects are math and Spanish. I also enjoy history. During high school, I took many AP courses, and earned at least 4 scores of a 5 (I have yet to hear back about 4 tests). I am a national merit finalist. I have tutored my peers and underclassmen in the...

I am currently student teaching 7th grade English in Tucson. My educational journey at Northern Arizona University to become a certified teacher with a degree in psychology is nearly complete. I have experience tutoring students with various abilities and interests for differing lengths of time. I look forward to meeting you!

I am passionate and committed to education.

I am a Ph.D. student in Cognitive Science and Philosophy at the University of Arizona, but I discovered my love for teaching as a high school substitute teacher after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Highest Honors and Distinction). Since then, I have designed and taught...

I love helping students achieve their goals and dreams.

...GED and GRE exams. Although I tutor a wide variety of subjects, I enjoy tutoring in math most greatly, as I love the puzzle-like aspect of mathematics, and I am passionate about helping students who do not see themselves as "math people" to re-frame their perspectives of themselves as mathematicians. In addition to tutoring the math sections of the GRE, SAT, PSAT, and ACT, I have extensive experience teaching all sections of the SAT and...

...I gained several years of teaching and research experience in in the areas of Microbiology and Immunology. Through my educational experiences in the scientific field, I have come to appreciate that learning is lifelong endeavor. My prior teaching experience includes tutoring math, english, reading, and science to elementary and middle school students during my undergraduate career at the University of Texas at Austin, as well as being a Teaching Assistant for a graduate-level science course...

I am a life-long educator who loves tutoring and teaching children and youth. I have been fortunate to have had a career full of learning in secondary school and college. It's my passion to share some of what I've learned with you and to help you to excel in your areas of study.

...methods are adaptable enough to any student needs. I have found that hard classes are best balanced with fun activities. I enjoy reading such as the Harry Potter, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, 1984, The Martian and Animal Farm. I love movies like Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I love to work out, going from running, to yoga, basketball, weight lifting and have been practicing meditation for...

...Politcal Science with a Pre-Law emphasis. I have been a tutor for my entire high school life and love working with students in many different age ranges. I also love engaging with academic material in a different perspective and love to be of help to students struggling to understand what they learn in class. I have mostly tutored in physics, math, and have plenty of experience in critiquing and peer-editung essays through my AP Seminar...

...love working with students and being excited about the topic with them. I have bachelors degrees in French and Computer Science and a Masters in Linguistics. I'm also a Toastmaster so I can help with public speaking as well as writing since I have a book undergoing publication. Throughout my career, I've been a computer operator, programmer, computer lab coordinator, teacher, tutor, and database developer. I also love music and although I've played classical piano,...

...assignments. I worked as a writing and social sciences tutor at the University of Arizona's SALT (Strategic Alternative Learning Technologies) Center serving primarily students with learning disabilities. As far as my career goes (see my resume for more details), a tour of my recent writings demonstrates my adept ability to command research and narration across genre lines, from analyzing the convergence of U.S. foreign policy and immigration in Guatemala, published in Yes! Magazine this past...

In order to become a great teacher, you must first learn to listen to your students. ... Everyone learns differently; the trick is to find out how.... Get to know them: what do they do, how do they like to have fun, do they prefer pictures and stories to learn or flashcards and practice testing?... Help them figure out how they learn best. If you are aware of what you need to do, then your studying...

...at the University of Arizona. I emphasize critical thought and logic because these skills can be applied not only to test taking and school, but also to personal matters and all other endeavors. For true success, one has to train abilities that span the traditional categories of math, science, etc. I've tutored fellow students throughout high school. Working with a variety of students within a diversity of academia (science, english, math, psychology, test prep), I've...

...with more emphasis on making sure the concepts are as easily understood as possible to facilitate easier learning and memorization. Finally, on a personal level, I enjoy doing just about everything. I played water polo in high school, swam throughout high school and into my first two years of college, and played ultimate frisbee for the last two years. I also enjoy everything from playing video games every once in a while to going out...

...process. I believe we may fundamentally strengthen our critical thinking, amongst many other skills, through teaching/demonstrating/facilitating. The following skills, abilities, and values are why I am a versatile and effective academic support agent: >I can easily connect ideas and patterns across many disciplines >the way I have learned to contextualize new content to be more personally relevant (more effective memory consolidation) can be used as a frame of reference in assisting other's make personally relevant...

...process with others and am intrinsically motivated to satiate our collective curiosities :) In college I was a teaching assistant for intro to psychology, social psychology, relational communication, and family communication. I have tutored in several subjects in the social sciences/humanities, as well as core subjects like math/statistics, writing and English as a second language. My goal in a tutoring session is to get in good flow and mental connection with my student so we...

...State Park. My family consists of my husband, Chris, and my two children, Ben and Holly, who are eight and six years old, respectively. Some activities I enjoy are spending time with my family, swimming, hiking, reading, playing piano, and watching baseball games. If there is something unanswered, I am a person who loves to learn and research until the answer is found! If you choose me as your tutor, I would do my very...

I'm almost a doctor! Ask me anything! I studied Human Physiology in college in addition to all the pre-requisites for medical school. I'm a 4th year med student now and can answer any questions related to that as well :)

...wanted to have a bigger impact within the program. I spent the following two years as the leader of the program, training new tutors and managing our volunteer organization. In addition to working with youngsters as both a tutor and a Behavioral Health Technician over the past four years, I also enjoy aiding my peers. At ASU, I served as a TA for several psychology courses, and also served as a writing tutor for the...