Award-Winning Social Studies Tutors serving Mesa, AZ

...the opportunity to work with your child this year! I am originally from Seattle but went to high school and some of college at ASU (Go Devils!). However, one and a half year into my BS in Psychology I caught the travel bug and started to study abroad, first in Spain, then London then a year at the University of Edinburgh. I hopped back over the pond to graduate and then moved back to London...

I have a Ph.D. in Hispanic literature and have taught for almost 20 years (Spanish, literature, reading, writing, grammar, Latin American history, SAT and ACT prep, and introduction to humanities). I enjoy working with students of all ages and backgrounds.

...pursue my passion, the academic field of history. I attended UNC-Chapel Hill where I was able to complete a master's thesis in Latin American history and gain valuable experience teaching undergraduate courses as diverse as Latin America since Independence, the Social History of Pop Music in the United States, and World History since 1945. I began with no teaching experience, but my love of the field is what motivated me to connect with my students...

...where I obtained both a Bachelor of Science in Education (with a major in Reading and a minor in Social Studies) and a Master of Arts in Education. My teaching career began in Michigan in 1991, where I taught middle school students in grades 6-8 across all subjects. After relocating to Arizona in 1998, I continued my teaching career at the elementary level, instructing grades 4-6. In addition to my teaching career, I pursued and...

...the arts is at the heart of what I do. With a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction and 22 years of diverse teaching experience across the country, I'm dedicated to providing personalized tutoring that truly makes a difference. While I enjoy tutoring a broad range of subjects, my true passion lies in reading literature, the English language, performing arts, and social studies. I create a supportive and encouraging environment where students feel comfortable making mistakes, asking...

...a junior studying economics at Pepperdine University with a 3.96 GPA. While I tutor in many subjects, my favorite subject to tutor is anything relating to economics, as I have loved the economics classes I have taken in college and am passionate about the material. I have a laid-back tutoring style, but I make sure to present the content in the most simplified way I can to ensure students understand the material. I have been...

...working towards a Bachelor of Science Engineering in Computer Science. I intend to focus my studies in systems engineering, artificial intelligence, and data science. Throughout high school, I have held numerous extracurricular mentorship roles. Within my robotics team, I teach team members to develop high quality c++ code. Within my debate team, I coach younger competitors on their rhetorical speaking and critical thinking skills to increase tournament success. While I have experience tutoring a broad...

...I hold a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, a Bachelor of Arts in Management, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). I am the managing partner of a landscape contracting and maintenance company and have owned several other businesses...I am a serial entrepreneur. I believe in community service, serving my community as an elected city council member (3 terms), Board President of the YMCA, and twice President of my local Rotary club. I have...

I am a Computer Systems Engineering Student at Estrella Mountain Community College in Arizona. I have been tutoring math to middle school through college students for almost ten years. I have also tutored college students in music theory for over a year. I am a firm believer that education in the arts is just as important as education in STEM. I love helping students realize that they can learn any subject and thrive in school.

...Counseling in mental health. I also have ASU undergrad degrees in psychology and English with a minor in family and human development from the Barrett Honors College. I have served as the Prison Education Awareness Club (PEAC) president for three consecutive years, bringing prestigious speakers to the university, forging relationships with the Arizona Department of Corrections, and inspiring education in one of the bleakest settings. Additionally, I interned as student Editor-In-Chief for Superstition Review, an...

I'm a English grad from ASU. I have a BFA in creative writing and love to help people improve their communication skills! I'm a big believer in learning through doing so I take a hands on and practice forward approach to helping you achieve any goal you set out to.

...wanted to be a teacher. I loved helping others and sharing the knowledge I had learned. I decided to pursue a career in history education as I found I loved the content as well as the opportunity it allowed me to influence others and aid them in developing their thinking. I also discovered my passion for teaching English and engaging with students from a variety of cultures. I believe I have an obligation as a...

...coach, and guide to stimulate an interactive learning environment. For a successful learning experience, the learner needs to be an active participant with the teacher providing instruction, guidance, and support. I strive to promote a positive learning experience, build rapport, stimulate learner enthusiasm, and achieve academic goals. This approach has shown to be effective in increasing confidence, motivation, and independence. I have experience tutoring elementary through graduate school students in a variety of different subjects....

...have gotten to see so many wonderful "aha" moments in my students! I love the feeling of helping a young learner gain confidence and independence in their learning skills and subject matter. My personal philosophy is that any subject can be fun, we just have to figure out how to make it so! My personal style is to use what the learner is interested in to make the subject more fun! Who says you can't...

...considered the "black belt of teaching" I have 30 years of teaching and tutoring experience. I have taught Government and Economic classes ranging from AP to ELL level; Special Education Math and Language Arts; Algebra I and II; Literature; Written Expression; Language Arts; and interesting electives such as Psychology and Robotics! I have extensive experience teaching SAT prep and assessing SAT exams. My experiences in both rural areas metropolitan areas make me a well-rounded teacher....

...College and lived and worked in Asia for over 20 years. During this period, I lived and traveled to major financial centers around the world from New York to Seoul and London. I was able to change careers to education almost 10 years ago, receiving a California teaching credential for middle school and high school English and Social Science. I taught middle school English and history for five years and was a vice principal of...

...at Arizona State University (ASU). I received a 4.0 in my undergraduate degree at ASU and a 4.0 in high school. I switched my major around quite a bit, going from biotechnology, to chemistry, to justice studies, until I finally landed on American government. As such, I took a lot of classes in high school that got me interested in these subjects (hence all the major changes) and have take college level courses in all...

Learning is a two-way street, where we can gain only so much by ourselves. It is human nature to interact with one another, and gain from that experience something much more than what can be learned individually. It is for that reason that students need to interact with their learning, such as with a tutor, in order...

...able to fully understand the world around you. So many issues and events in our world can be understood more completely when informed of how people and societies function. For the past 17 years, I have been helping students learn the basics of history and psychology and then make deeper connections with that knowledge. Helping students to to grow and overcome challenges gives me a great sense of purpose. I have a deep knowledge of...

...by tutoring children. I am an Arizona certified elementary teacher with 35 years of teaching experience. I have taken many refresher classes thus continuing to learn as I work. I have spend most of my career teaching general elementary curriculum but also have taught elementary music. I received my undergraduate diploma from Valley City State in North Dakota and my masters in Music Education from Northern Arizona University. My strengths are reading, language and math...