Award-Winning SSAT Tutors in Thornton, CO

...math, and engineering courses. I graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2011 with a Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering and an NCAA Championship title. GO IRISH! After graduating, I supported the Business Risk Office of an Auto Finance as a data analyst for 4 years before moving from my home state of Texas to Colorado. My tutoring style is patient, analytical, thorough, and engaged. My main goal is to help you become...

...ELA-E and ELA-S teacher, instructing in English and Spanish when necessary to support children of all backgrounds. I earned my Gifted and Talented certification in 2014, and began working as the Gifted and Talented Representative for four schools in the southwest region in DPS in August 2015. I love tutoring all Elementary School subjects. My favorite subjects to tutor are Elementary Literacy, including reading and writing, and Math because I have the most experience working...

...foreign language, certified to teach high school science abroad, and have developed my own independent program to teach elementary school children. I have tutored in all levels of algebra as well as geometry. I have 4 years of experience teaching biology, from AP/Honors level biology to 3rd grade level "Making Neuroscience Fun" programs. When students are struggling, the issue is more than simply getting better grades. Many students feel angry, hopeless, and uninterested in school...

...excited to meet new students here in Colorado. I earned a Masters degree in education two years ago and a Bachelors in biology before that. I especially like working with students who are having a hard time in a subject, because it gives me an opportunity to put my skills to work in helping that student to work through what is troubling them. I do so by using a variety of teaching methods, tailored to...

...That being said, I recognize that there are many aspects of Math that can be confusing. I like to employ chants and hand movements to help remember the vocabulary and methods necessary to be successful in Math. Outside of the classroom, I love spending time with my family (wife, 4 kids, and a dog!). When I'm taking some time to myself, I can either be found reading a good book (I love most genres but hold...

...students at a low-performing public high school to help them get back on track, focusing on evidence-based interventions for Algebra and English. I loved integrating abstract algebraic concepts into relevant examples for my students. I've also lived in France for two years, so I am nearly fluent in French and enjoy sharing the language and culture with others. After City Year, I taught English at a middle and high school in eastern France through the...

...Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language skills in two urban schools as well as a suburban and a rural school. I taught at a drop-out retrieval program in Chicago, and I taught at-risk and underprivileged students ranging in age from 11-21 years at Ombudsman centers in Aurora, CO, and Omaha, NE, respectively. I also taught at an underprivileged public high school in Waukon, IA. While I am qualified to tutor many subjects, I most enjoy...

...concepts into skills by providing them with a variety of different resources to access content. I recently graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Through CU I received my Elementary Colorado Teaching License, majored in Studio Arts and minored in Art History. While teaching I am pursuing my Masters degree in Literacy Curriculum and Instruction. While at CU, I participated in internships working at the Denver Art Museum, the Thorne Nature Center, and the...

...for two years. One year was at the middle school level, and now my second year at the high school level. I am teaching science. I worked at a summer camp one summer with students of all ages. I travel whenever I get a chance and have traveled in Europe and all over the United States. I love science and teaching test prep. I am very passionate about students not only understanding the material but...

...hand with teaching, and as much as I love learning, teaching has been the joy of my life. As a high school English teacher, what I most enjoy is the process of working one-on-one with my students. In these conferences, I am a learner, too. I learn what makes students tick, what sparks their interest, deepens their curiosity and crystallizes their understanding; I find that students often know more than they think they do. There...