Award-Winning Summer Tutors in Highlands Ranch, CO

...of Education from Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida. I am certified to teach Kindergarten-6th grade in Florida, hold a reading endorsement, and am in the process of becoming certified in the same subject areas in Colorado. I have 2 years of experience teaching Kindergarten in Florida, before relocating to Colorado late last year. I really love working one on one with students as I feel the uninterrupted time together yields better results. I like that...

...distinction in Psychology. While at Colorado College, I spent two years working for the school's writing center as a peer tutor. I also spent a year as a First Year Experience mentor; in this role, I worked with an Introduction to Psychology class composed entirely of first year college students, helping them with writing, studying, and other aspects of adjusting to life in college. In high school, too, I enjoyed leading my peers in study...

...pursuing my PhD at the University of Colorado Boulder. My research involvement has given me direct experience with many chemical concepts taught in class settings and has given me a deep appreciation of and excitement for the sciences. Through tutoring, I hope to share these insights and excitement for the subject while deepening conceptual understandings. The greatest metric of success in a tutoring session is being told that I was able to break down explanations...

...Junior year. I believe that the key to being a successful tutor is to build a strong relationship with the students I am tutoring. I recognize that everyone has a different learning pattern, so I adapt everyone's lesson plan to a style that will maximize learning! The second most important aspect of tutoring is open communication. I am always open to change, so please let me know if there is anything I can do to...

...active participant in the betterment of society, I aim to use my vast expanse of analytical skills and science knowledge to impart successful study strategies as well as the love of learning I have experienced in my years of college. I have, several times over, proved my dedication to knowledge and my passion for science as I graduated summa cum laude with a BS in Biology and a minor in chemistry. I achieved the aforementioned...

...growth. I graduated from Colorado College with a B.A. in History/Political Science, and received my teaching certification in Secondary Social Studies Curriculum and Education from the University of Colorado, Boulder. I have been a middle and high school classroom teacher for 11 years, teaching Social Studies and English. I have 6 years of experience teaching Reading Intervention to students that were 2 to 8 years below grade level. These students averaged nearly 3 years of...

...Arabic. I fell in love with tutoring at a young age when I started helping my friends out with their homework in high school. My teaching philosophy is very simple, everyone can be a great student, sometimes they just need to be taught a little differently. As a tutor, my job is to make my students understand. If a student is struggling with something a new point of view or a different explanation may change...

...I have therefore had ample opportunities to learn what it takes for students to succeed. This has led me to instruct students in everything from Elementary school math to graduate school research projects. My specialties are Writing, History, Test Preparation and Social Sciences. I strongly believe that the key to educational success is for students to take ownership of the material and to accomplish teachers to make learning personal. I strive to understand each students'...

...Spanish. I am passionate about foreign language learning and multi-cultural perspectives and I love teaching Spanish, writing, and test prep. I spent six months in Peru during my Junior year of college, where I studied Spanish, Quechua (an indigenous language), and conducted independent research focusing on the intersection of tourism and indigenous rights. I recently taught at a bilingual school where I focused on teaching math and grammar. I have also worked as a research...

...schools I studied Early Childhood Education, how to teach math to elementary students, English, and Psychology. For eight years I have been working with children aged three to fourteen years old. While I am able to help children with a wide array of subjects, I am most accomplished in math by using varied applications and by appealing to diverse methods of learning. I understand that children cannot learn the concrete infrastructure of our society (namely...