
Katherine: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
...prove to the world that we retained what we learned that year. But are we *actually* learning? My goal as a tutor is to make your studies enjoyable. I love to use visual and real world examples to help you grasp difficult concepts. At the end of our sessions, it is my mission to make sure that you can not only solve sample problems, but actually understand your coursework on a deeper level!
Education & Certification
University of Connecticut - Bachelors, Human Development & Family Studies
Fairfield University - Current Grad Student, School Counseling

Ethan: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
...solving, emphasizing understanding over rote memorization. Since moving up to the northeast, I have taught multiple levels of mathematics at the university level. I have experience in helping students keep up with their studies and well as designing plans to help students advance through material at an accelerated pace. My academic interests are in resource economics though I have training in mathematics, the natural sciences, and public policy. Through my interests in music, teaching, and...
Education & Certification
Harvard University - Bachelor in Arts, Environmental Science and Public Policy

David: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
...because it has also sowed within me a deep commitment to teaching, teaching that aims not only for understanding, but also for creating and encouraging interest in specific topics and in learning itself. While I agree that the goal of teaching is to help someone learn a certain topic, the greatest achievement in teaching I have experienced is giving someone the ability to reason, and the drive and ability to begin teaching themselves. I enjoy...
Education & Certification
University of Pennsylvania - Bachelor in Arts, Philosophy

Daniel: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
...most passionate about but I also enjoy teaching in general. I find it very rewarding to teach and help students learn, especially, when it is a subject they are not comfortable with. This is due to many students thinking that they are just unable to learn a subject that they struggle with but I believe anyone can learn anything if they have the desire and the are committed to work at it. Outside of teaching...
Education & Certification
Becker College - Bachelors, Interactive Media Design

Tamu: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
...time I have worked with both regular and special needs children in helping them improve their communication needs. This includes social language as well as verbal and written language. I have also tutored students in basic math such as arithmetic and algebra. I have a love for languages. I am an American Sign Lanuage interpreter and I speak conversational French. My philosophy for learning is learning should be fun. This happens when the teacher knows...
Education & Certification
Temple University - Bachelors, Speech, Language & Hearing

Jauneen: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
...studies from Northeastern Bible College. I moved on to teach in classrooms, churches, small group settings, swimming pools (as a swim instructor) and even in my own home. As a homeschool mom, I teach my own children and am preparing them for college. I believe that if learning is boring, frustrating or upsetting, it's not being done right. We can do better! So my personal goal is to help students enjoy their road to excellence.
Education & Certification
Northeastern Bible College/Kings College - Bachelors, Elementary Education

Robert: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
...their love and passion for the sciences while at the same time helping them to better themselves for the better part of my undergraduate career. As an undergraduate I was offered the opportunity to become a teachers assistant for a number of laboratory classes. As a sophomore I began as a teachers assist for general biology, in my junior year I became a teachers assistant for anatomy and physiology while still being a teachers assistant...
Education & Certification
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Bachelors, Forensic Science
University of New Haven - Current Grad Student, Forensic Science - Criminalistics

Tessa: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
...science, the rules of grammar, and the events of history are the way they are, and by lifting the curtain on the intricacies of the subject matter. I believe that learning is, and ought to be, for its own sake. Math and philosophy, and their nuanced interactions, are my great passions. I've run more 5ks and 10ks than I can count, but the validation of completing a long race is nothing like the satisfying moment...
Education & Certification
Yale University - Current Undergrad, Mathematics and History

Max: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
...academic goals as they work their way towards college. I volunteer in New Haven as a math teacher and coach at a public middle school (my team of 7th graders just won the 2016 New Haven regional championship!), and I've been tutoring middle and high school students for over 7 years. On top of all of that, I'm an aspiring professional in the business world - this past summer I worked at an internship in...
Education & Certification
Yale University - Current Undergrad, Economics

Elisa: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
I have had 25 years teaching experience on the elementary level. I taught Kindergarten for 19 years. I have been teaching 5th grade for the last 6 years. I have always taught in an inclusion classroom. ... I believe that all children have the ability and right to learn. My goal is to instill a love of learning in all children. I would like all children to have the confidence to overcome any difficulties they may...
Education & Certification
Manhattanville College - Bachelors, History
Southern Connecticut State University - Masters, Elementary Education

Ethan: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
...Writing, look no further. I am a Certified History and Social Studies Teacher, a Teacher Consultant with the National Writing Project, and Have a long history of high achievement on several standardized tests. I am an expert in European History, especially Eastern Europe. No one knows or can better teach you European History than me. Most of all though, no one is going to make learning as easy and fun as I can!... I believe that...
Education & Certification
Eastern Connecticut State University - Bachelors, History and Social Science

Ashley: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
...to understand that teaching is far more complex, demanding, and rewarding than I ever imagined. Like teaching in a classroom, tutoring involves more than academic content. Tutors must instruct and reinforce skills that equip students for lifelong learning and success. Tutoring is really about meeting a child where she or he is and guiding them to where they need to be for optimal learning. I am a great tutor because I understand that each student...
Education & Certification
SUNY at Geneseo - Bachelors, History, Anthropology
Western Governors University - Masters, Science Education (Geosciences, 5-12)

Jordan: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
...subjects I am most passionate about areas related to reading, writing, and science. I believe that it is important for students to enjoy learning in order to be successful. In my sessions I try to engage students by incorporating fun games and activities into the educational experience. Since I am a current student myself I understand the challenges that can occur when learning and know the feeling of struggling in a subject. I have received...
Education & Certification
Sacred Heart University - Bachelor of Science, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Nicholas: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
...fiction can shape the boundaries of the real world. Studying English, and writing in general, also allows the student to analyze information critically, which will help the student in every possible career choice. Personally, I grew up reading as much as I could, playing music, and studying film in order to understand as many aspects of the human condition as possible. I am a strong believer that when you take the time to study how...
Education & Certification
Western Connecticut State University - Bachelors, English
Southern Connecticut State University - Masters, English

Kelsey: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
Hi my name is Kelsey and I'm excited to work with you! I'm a college student at Stony Brook University pursing a degree in Psychology and Public Health, I'm also working on my associates degree in Biology. I graduated high school in 2017 and was a member of the National Honors Society and the World Language Honors Society. I look forward to working with you.
Education & Certification
Stony Brook University - Bachelor in Arts, Psychology

Anna: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
I recently moved from Potsdam, Germany to New Haven, CT. I grew up and studied environmental sciences in Germany, worked and traveled a lot internationally and have taught languages and science at the university and non-academic level. I enjoy teaching and I particularly enjoy supporting students who want to learn my beautiful but sometimes just a little too confusing language. ... Using a language is the best way to learn. With me you will be talking...
Education & Certification
University of Potsdam - Bachelors, Environmental Science
University of Potsdam - Masters, Environmental Science

Noah: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
...Yale University majoring in Ethnicity, Race, and Migration. I have lots of experience in the humanities, and I'm most passionate about reading and writing. I love to appreciate a text and dig into the true meaning of language. I also have ample experience working with young people with autism and other special needs. I believe all students deserve and are capable of success, and defining success together is the most important part.
Education & Certification
Yale University - Bachelor in Arts, Ethnic Studies, General

Tracy: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
..."aha! moments." Even though my day-to-day is focused on helping adults become better at their jobs, I have always loved helping kids enhance their reading and writing skills. I love helping them learn tricks to break down words, sentences, and grammar into easy, manageable pieces. I try to incorporate fun and hands-on experience in every session, but I'm also a self-proclaimed "grammar nazi." Thought I have fun, I will crack down on incomplete sentences, poor...
Education & Certification
Southern Virginia University - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Theater Arts

Jonathan: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
I am a graduate of Fordham University, with a double major BA in Economics and French Language and Literature. I have been tutoring students in English, French, Math, and standardized test prep for over six years, and I especially love teaching in Economics, History, and Literature. My teaching style centers on understanding each student's unique way of learning, and adapting my approach to best fit their needs.
Education & Certification
Fordham University - Bachelor in Arts, Economics

Alexander: Portland Social Studies tutor
Certified Social Studies Tutor in Portland, OR
...to a prep school in Connecticut. In mathematics in particular I have strong experience working with students who have learning disabilities. I'm near-fluent in German and Spanish, have a year of Chinese under my belt, and have introductory familiarity with Turkish, Korean, French, Italian, and Japanese. If you ever need a conversation practice partner for German/Spanish, let me know! Talking again about math, I have the most experience teaching Pre-Algebra through Algebra II, but I'm...
Education & Certification
Columbia University in the City of New York - Bachelor in Arts, Computer Science
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