Award-Winning Study Skills and Organization Tutors serving Vancouver, WA

I am a special education teacher in Portland, OR. I have traveled quite a bit and had the privilege of leading groups of students on international trips. I love to help students of all ages achieve their potential. Contact me to get started!

...a background in English, biology, and environmental education. I have worked previously on a citizen science initiative, The American Kestrel Partnership, and recently graduated from the University of Oregon with M.S. degrees in Environmental Studies and Multimedia Journalism. In my free time, I play competitive roller derby for Portland's Wheels of Justice.

...tutoring my peers in high school, I've realized that I enjoy problem-solving and connecting with students. I believe each student already has the tools within them to improve upon their academic performance. My job is to assist them in understanding the factors that motivate/demotivate said improvement and actualize their full potential. As a tutor, I...

...have vision loss, spanning kindergarten to 21 years old, honor roll graduates to students working to establish communication methods. After that I pivoted to working with seniors who have vision loss, teaching them about everything from how to cook blind to how to use a smartphone. I have two teaching degrees from Columbia University, an...

...of my favorite and most rewarding experiences was Volunteering in the Pediatric Acute Care Center at Doernbecher's Children's Hospital. I never knew how much I would enjoy working with children until I actually experienced it firsthand. With that being said, I open to the idea of being a tutor to people from all different ages...

...it is to experience that sense of equality for the student to feel that they have some agency in the resulting relationship. This directly informs my tutoring philosophy. I believe patience and empathy are the keys to excel as tutor. I approach tutoring as a partnership between tutor and student forging an equal rather than...

...and learning strategies. I enjoy working to clarify difficult material and seeing students succeed. I am most experienced with Human Anatomy and Physiology related courses, but I am also happy to assist with biology, chemistry, statistics and general study skills/organization. I am passionate about sciences, healthcare technology, and sports performance training. Outside of academics, I...

...part of teaching is feeling proud of what your students accomplish. A good teacher is someone for whom the student wants to work hard. A teachers most important skill is seeing things through students eyes. The students should be able to see themselves making progress. That's the psychological part of teaching. As for technique, I...

...and loved every minute of it. I have also taught a 4th/5th grade blend and reading intervention. My favorite subjects are math and science, but my real passion is helping students develop critical thinking, problem solving, and study skills. I try to tailor my teaching to students' individual needs and interests and love when we...

...reading tutor for early readers as well. I am passionate about helping each of my students develop a love of learning, self-confidence and success in and out of the classroom. My greatest joy is helping to unlock a student's potential through literacy and language. I believe reading and writing create exciting opportunities for each student...

...avid reader, who loves nothing more than to instill a passion for learning in my students. I am especially adept in the studies of Language Arts and Social Studies -- and am most comfortable teaching adolescents and young adults. I possess a Master's degree in education, as well as professional experience in editing and publishing,...

...and traveled to over thirty countries on five continents, so I have a lot of life experience that I bring with me to tutoring. My exposure to the SAT began when I got the highest SAT score in my school district when I was a junior (without tutoring, even!). I started tutoring the Verbal side...

I have been teaching English for the past two years and I love what I do. I have my B.A. in English and International Affairs. After graduating, I completed a TEFL training program for over two hundred hours. My next educational adventure will be to earn my MPA.

...I chose to focus on Early Childhood Education and worked primarily with preschool through second grade students. I taught Reading, Phonics, Spelling, Math, Science and Social Studies. Upon graduation I chose to move to the great state of Oregon, since my move I have been working with preschool students ranging in age from 2-5 years. At...

...and video games. Other than cooking, each of these hobbies have been a part of my life since I was a kid and continue to partake in them whenever I can. Cooking has been a recent development for me, and I have found a lot of enjoyment and practical use for it. Additionally, I little...

I enjoy helping students understand complex concepts in simple terms, memorize new knowledge, build confidence, and succeed.

...work toward accomplishing a goal they've set for themselves. I look forward to learning about your goals and the opportunity to work with you or your child. *Experience teaching writing for ages ranging from elementary through college and adult education levels *Experience developing online educational content. *Experience developing age-appropriate teaching materials and techniques, setting learning...

...English is my main tutoring subject. I enjoy it because literature and language can be confusing, but with the right guide, they can be fun! My education begins with a lifetime of reading all the good literature I could get my hands on, day and night. After getting my BA in English Creative Writing in...

...each student needs to go. This approach results in a plan that caters to each student's distinctive learning style. When not teaching, I love to get out of the city and into the outdoors. You can often find me camping in the mountains, fishing the lakes of the central Oregon Cascades or hiking the trails...

...educational setting ever since (taking time out here and there to have a few children of my own!). I did my student teaching in 3rd and 5th grades, and have done some substitute teaching in grades K-8. I worked as a paraprofessional in a significant needs program at an elementary school, and have taught 7th...