Award-Winning Social Studies Tutors serving Rockville, MD

...and Organizational Skills, History, Social Studies, Literature and Writing, and General Humanities. I have had success in helping my students develop key strategies and techniques to prepare for Critical Reading and Writing exams, including AP Literature, History, and college entrance essays. I firmly believe in helping students to make a connection to what they are studying and I emphasize a "bigger picture" approach, as I hope to share my enthusiasm for education and learning. I...

I am a lifelong learner who enjoys helping others learn as well. I currently am studying for my doctorate in Clinical Psychology and hold 2 master's degrees in Clinical Psychology (M.A. and M.P.S.). I work with kids and adolescents in my clinical training position and enjoy helping others work through obstacles.

...in a slightly different way from other tutors. I have solutions for many learning challenges. For example, I once had a 3rd grader who wasn't reading fluently, and her comprehension was below grade level. Her mom said she had tried so many people and approaches, but no luck. I was able to find out what the problem was within 10 minutes, did a quick 15-min training, and sent her back to her mom who was...

...graduate of Williams College with a major in asian studies and extensive coursework in economics. I am really excited to be a tutor and share my knowledge of Mandarin and economics. I have been studying Chinese for 9 years now and lived cumulatively in China for over a year! I have a passion for the language and the culture (and food), so I hope to share this love! Since I have been studying Chinese for...

...of the University of Richmond where I studied Public Health with a double minor in Biology and Spanish. Having just moved to Washington, DC, I am loving getting to know my new home city! Aside from getting lost on the way to and from work, I like to read and write, play soccer, spend time outdoors, and spend time with my friends. I have previous short-term teaching experience in Peru and Spain, and am near-fluent...

...in this subject throughout my life. I feel that English is the foundation for other learning and it is necessary to be successful later. My tutoring style is very simple. I allow the student to lead the session and I watch to see what they need the most help on. I believe in helping the student learn but not doing everything for them. I am a bookworm and spend much of my free time reading...

My aim is to not only help students succeed in their subject matter, but to ensure that they understand the greater concepts as well.

...I make a study guide and flashcards together) and evaluation (where we go over the whole of the curriculum using the review materials we've created together to prepare for the student's examination.) I provide all students with mini quizzes, problem sets, and flashcards to keep their skills fresh while also keeping them actively engaged. I also encourage them to relax and reward them for good results. Some choose Starbucks frappuccinos, some choose pizza delivery, and...

...me to help her prepare for her next exam, the NCLEX-RN. It's a tough test that is required to become licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse. The best way to approach it is with test-taking strategies, so I taught her several strategies that helped me to pass the test. She is now working as an RN in the NICU at a hospital. It makes me so proud when I hear that my students achieve...

...History from Harvard University with several years of experience teaching European and World History, writing, and study skills to undergrads. At Harvard, I received a Certificate of Distinction in Teaching for my engaging, student-centered method of leading discussions and my exceptionally positive student evaluations (averaging 4.7 out of 5.0 in Spring of 2015). My personality is naturally laid-back and supportive, but I also love to dig deep, think critically, and get excited about the big...

...medical student at George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. I took 2 gap years as an NIH Post-bac IRTA Fellow doing research on sickle cell genetics. I obtained my degree in biology and minored in chemistry. I enjoy sharing the knowledge I have learned throughout my years as a student and I hope to help out as many people as I can. While I was in undergrad, I was a leader in...

...not a "math person" (this goes for other subjects as well, but I hear it most often in math. I always tell these students they have just not yet found their passion, and I love helping them to discover it. Working with students who struggle to understand grade-level material is my passion, I also enjoy working with students who are looking for acceleration and enrichment. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, playing and running...

...for Varsity Tutors. I have several years of experience teaching and tutoring students all over the world and I thoroughly enjoy helping students achieve their academic goals. I have been teaching since 2010 when I joined the Peace Corps and served as an English teacher in a primary and secondary school Ukraine. I also have experience teaching college levels students and worked as a English professor on a Fulbright scholarship to Budapest, Hungary in 2013....

...I have vast knowledge of the judicial and legal system to supplement my political knowledge and I have presented my research at numerous conferences. I have taken seminars on classroom best practices at University of Houston in summer 2017. Additionally, I attended the first American Political Science Association teaching and learning symposium on classroom education in November 2018. This background in political science and law and society has equipped me for tutoring in a number...

I am currently a Junior at Howard University. I major in Supply chain management. I enjoy learning from others just as much as I enjoy teaching others.

...course preparation. My passion stems from the desire to help students achieve their educational and personal goals. I believe that every child has the ability to learn and acquire knowledge for themselves. My professional life, spanning the non-profit and private sectors, has allowed me to support initiatives to improve public education at a national grassroots level and to help communities understand localized high school graduation requirements. In my spare time I volunteer with various local...

...year, honors law student and the University of Baltimore. I graduated from the University of Baltimore with a degree in Jurisprudence (legal philosophy). I tutored many students in undergrad in a variety of subjects including ethics, philosophy, advanced writing, propositional logic and history. This semester I am currently teaching a law scholar class on Constitution Law. My favorite subjects to tutor are writing and any philosophy related course. I love teaching these because I believe...

...am a recent Harvard Law graduate who just moved to D.C. Currently, I am taking some time off before starting a job at a law firm. While in college at the University of Virginia, I tutored international teaching assistants, 100 and 200-level French students, and 9th grade English students at a local high school. I have also given informal counseling to law school applicants. I am a people person who can put students at ease...

Cait Gardiner is a graduate student at Notre Dame of Maryland University. After substitute teaching in public and private schools for over a year, she fell in love with the career and is pursuing an Accelerated Certification in Teaching. She prioritizes individualized, experiential learning in each session to help every student be their best self.

...question. My second most commonly tutored subject is English, particularly grammar. As a linguistics major, I have a nuanced understanding of how grammar works and, further, of how to conceptualize it and explain it in terms that a student will understand. When a student is having difficulty with a grammatical concept, I begin by explaining it with reference to concepts that they do understand; I then guide them through creating example sentences with the concept...