
Audrey: Palo Alto Summer tutor
Certified Summer Tutor in Palo Alto, CA
...Pomona College with a specialty in critical reading and writing skills. I have prior experience working at my school's writing center to assist first-year students with college-level essays. I have also captained an award-winning collegiate mock trial team for several years, which involves mentoring younger students in oral and written communication skills. In addition to my experience, standardized testing has always been a forte of mine. I am enthusiastic about sharing the skills and strategies...
Education & Certification
Pomona College - Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government

Hannah: Palo Alto Summer tutor
Certified Summer Tutor in Palo Alto, CA
...their learning and development. In the beginning of college, I volunteered as a teaching assistant in elementary and middle schools around USC and worked for CollegeSpring, an organization that provides SAT tutoring to socio-economically disadvantaged students for free. I tutored SAT test preparation and also mentored students about the college admissions process and their career goals. Since then, I have been serving as a private in-home tutor for students at USC and around Los Angeles....
Education & Certification
University of Southern California - Bachelors, Sociology

Christie: Palo Alto Summer tutor
Certified Summer Tutor in Palo Alto, CA
...through high school and two years at Cal to help a student excel in any material. Because both of my parents are teachers (one high school-level and one university-level), I have both observed their teaching methods in the classroom and have received their teaching. I have had the opportunity to communicate through difficult concepts with them, evaluate methods, and test approaches occasionally with my own tutees. I have taught the English language, a subject I...
Education & Certification
University of California-Berkeley - Bachelor of Science, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Samuel: Palo Alto Summer tutor
Certified Summer Tutor in Palo Alto, CA
...studying Sociology and Government. After working briefly in politics, I decided to go into education, and since then I have spent time working in a charter school, as a private English tutor in Madrid, and with both private and non-profit academic support and enrichment programs. Over the years I've taught just about every subject. I love helping students develop a positive, can-do attitude in relation to subjects that used to make them feel anxious and...
Education & Certification
University of California-Los Angeles - Bachelor in Arts, Sociology
Lesley University - Masters in Education, Education

Jacqueline: Palo Alto Summer tutor
Certified Summer Tutor in Palo Alto, CA
...a wide variety of topics, I am most passionate about English. I am a highly skilled writer and editor who can provide valuable tutoring to any student struggling with the written word. Most importantly, my methods of teaching can help encourage students to regain the confidence in themselves needed to feel prepared and at ease in any academic setting. Next year, I plan to go back to school to get my Master's Degree in Publishing...
Education & Certification
University of Richmond - Bachelor in Arts, English

Shannon: Palo Alto Summer tutor
Certified Summer Tutor in Palo Alto, CA
...college-level algebra. I think based on the amount I have tutored and my overall experience, my favorite subject to tutor is math because there is always one, and only one, right answer. Through effective communication and patience, the student is not only able to learn the mathematical process, but also the ability to think analytically. I would say that my tutoring philosophy is based on encouragement and always validating the opinions of the student before...
Education & Certification
University of California-Davis - Bachelors, Biological Sciences & English (Double Major)

Donald: Palo Alto Summer tutor
Certified Summer Tutor in Palo Alto, CA
...UC Berkeley, expecting to graduate next spring with a degree in Engineering Physics. Since I began tutoring, it has always been my philosophy to make sure the student understands a subject by breaking down concepts in the easiest way. My passion for the sciences drives me to not only teach what is on paper, but offer deeper insights to the material. I also love to laugh, and because of that, I try to make sessions...
Education & Certification
University of California-Berkeley - Bachelor of Science, Engineering Physics

Elana: Palo Alto Summer tutor
Certified Summer Tutor in Palo Alto, CA
...passionate about languages and most enjoy tutoring Spanish and English as a Second Language (ESL). At Oberlin, I received training in the Organic World Languages method of teaching languages, which focuses on student production, and making meaningful language in context instead of memorizing. I find applying this framework is useful for teaching and tutoring both Spanish and English. I gained fluency in Spanish during my semester studying at a university in Chile, and have taught...
Education & Certification
Oberlin College - Bachelors, Anthropology; Hispanic Studies

Peter: Palo Alto Summer tutor
Certified Summer Tutor in Palo Alto, CA
...in mathematics, teaching up to AP Calculus AB. I live and breathe on the basic foundations that are essential in solving and understanding these problems that I fiercely pass on to my students. I believe that students learn best when I adapt to their methods of learning with some of my efficient teaching methods in which they are also nurtured and encouraged. For my hobby, I play my clarinet in different community orchestras like at...
Education & Certification
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - PHD, Pharmacy

Jennifer: Palo Alto Summer tutor
Certified Summer Tutor in Palo Alto, CA
...in Creative Writing. Currently, I work as a Teaching Assistant and graduate instructor for college-level rhetoric and composition classes, as well as university-level senior thesis and literature seminars. I also work with everyone from ESL students to students with multiple languages to elementary-aged students just learning to read and write for the first time. And although it may sound silly, I get really excited about reading, writing, researching, and editing, and even more so, I...
Education & Certification
University of California-Berkeley - Bachelor in Arts, English
Mills College - Master of Arts, English Literature
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