Award-Winning Spanish Tutors in Tigard, OR

...National Honor Society in high school and receiving a Letter of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Program. I finished high school as an AP Scholar with Distinction, an award given by CollegeBoard. I believe that education is at the heart of the American Dream is crucial for our democracy and the betterment of the...

...how I view teaching, tutoring and coaching young minds to realize their true potential. Each situation is different and not one style will work on every student. It takes a collaborative approach between the teacher and student throughout the learning process. Patience and understanding on the part of the teacher and trust on the part...

...you improve your level of Spanish whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced student. When I began learning Spanish about twelve years ago, it was a very challenging and frustrating experience. I felt like I was the slowest student in class, and even though I spent a lot of time studying, some things just...

...philosophy is to work smarter, not harder! I love to teach students how to build a framework to efficiently learn the subject material, which reduces anxiety and makes their goal more attainable. In my free time I enjoy hiking and looking at rocks! I love music and try to go to as many shows as...

...students' needs and academic goals. In high school, I taught elementary schoolers about community health and hygiene in Spanish. In addition, I facilitated workshops about cross-cultural communication and active listening, and mentored middle schoolers as an Outdoor School student leader. More recently, I have worked with Sprout Up! NYC teaching first graders about environmental science,...

...– and I enjoy helping others learn and achieve their academic goals. I have both taught and tutored for quite some time with considerable success. My most notable experience was as an ESL instructor and tutor in Thailand, though I have taught or tutored a wide variety of topics. I am most comfortable with history,...

...graduated with my Bachelors degree in International Studies and a minor in Spanish in April and will begin a Masters program in the Fall in International Policy and Development. I love politics, languages, and English. In my spare time I love music and art. I have been painting and singing since I was a girl....

...(and Global Perspectives as a student teacher). In addition, I am highly proficient in Spanish, and I often substitute in elementary and middle school Spanish and Spanish immersion classes, as well as high school Spanish 1-4. I studied Spanish in high school and college and also spent a year in Madrid where I taught English...

...needs but also empowers them. I have experience tutoring elementary, middle and high school mathematics. Additionally, I have experience in editing/writing college essays, proofreading and with research (I have conducted research with Emory University School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, NIH/NIDDK and been accepted to a REU by the National Science Foundation). Upon...

...was also employed by a local tutoring center, more specifically, The Enrichment Center II (La Habra, CA), to mentiona few of the positions whichI have held within the education sector. I am hoping to tutor abroad rangeof individuals. It is my feeling, that one must offer a student choices, versus dictates or commandments, in terms...

...healthy reading and clear writing skills, while inspiring positive behavior and respectful interactions between students to develop a healthy learning environment. I also spent one year as a Spanish instructor for kindergarten and first grade students. I designed a beginning Spanish language and culture curriculum, and created age appropriate materials and techniques to lead students...

...intuitive teacher. I try to make a meaningful connection with any student I work with, to build and maintain trust, and I work with them off of that base. I understand that all people have distinct learning styles and needs and I try to anticipate those needs and account for them in any lessons and...

...help others. As a Teaching Assistant, I have worked with Reception, for 17 years preparing activities and lessons and helping the teacher to implement them, showing me that preparation, planning and communication are essential skills within teaching. By fostering good relationships with staff, pupils and parents it is possible to provide a holistic educational experience...

...I graduated high school. I began volunteering abroad working in non-profit preschools in impoverished areas in both Argentina and Mexico. I also took intense Spanish immersion classes in order to improve my Spanish to best communicate with the communities I worked with. In June I will graduate with degrees in Spanish and Psychology from Western...

...I have continued to take advanced biology and biochemistry courses, including writing a thesis in enzymology and presenting my findings at a national conference. I have been studying Spanish for 10 years, beginning in middle school. I took IB HL Spanish, in which I got a 7, and wrote my EE in Spanish. I studied...

...the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain. I began learning Spanish while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Choluteca, Honduras. I have studied in Mexico and Spain as well as completing a BA in Spanish at Portland State. I am also a professional chef having trained at the California Culinary Academy(now Cordon Bleu) in SFO....

...goals, while keeping the learning process interesting, and enjoyable, too! I firmly believe that there's never just one way to learn. If the conventional methods of teaching and learning aren't working for my student, then it's time for us to figure out together how to get there another way. In my free time I enjoy...

...year-long research project that I did for my senior year was a bio-statistics project, focused on mining the NCBI DNA database and collecting information on specific transcripts. I look forward to every new student I tutor for a myriad of reasons! First, both teaching and learning are much easier in a 1-on-1 scenario, because the tutor...

...developed Spanish tutoring materials and volunteered in the Eugene community. She received a professional distinction in Spanish by completing three internships, including translating legal and scientific documents from English to Spanish for the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide. After college she gained experience teaching in after school programs, and tutored students in Spain where she was...

...struggling to learn the things that the teacher has had years to internalize. A good teacher on the other hand should never forget what it was like to look at the material back when it made no sense. They should further be able to remember how they came to understand it, and be able to...