I am Mrs. Michelle Valenca and I have been teaching for over 20 years. I am a lifelong learner and I enjoy watching others learn and enjoy science! I like to create fun and engaging lessons. I have my Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology and my Master of Arts in Secondary Education both from the University of Rhode Island. I have worked in aquariums, interned with professors, and have been a TA for college lab classes. I have over 10 years of tutoring experience in all subject areas. For scienc...More

I am currently an undergraduate student working towards a degree in physics and astrophysics, with a minor in Latin, at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. I will be graduating in December 2023. I will be attending graduate school in Fall 2024 with the intention of earning a PhD to become a physics professor, hopefully doing work in theoretical particle physics. Throughout my academic journey, I have discovered a deep passion for mathematics and physics, and I am eager to share this enthusi...More

I am excited to facilitate this process with students that I tutor as I derive a good amount of satisfaction bringing value to their learning experience.

I am proud to say that, over the past 30-plus years, I have had many of my students go on to post-secondary education in Math, Physics, and Engineering.

I am passionate about my content and I love getting to share my excitement with others. I grew up in a family of engineers and medical professionals, and from a very young age my stuffed animals and baby brother were my first students. The more I studied and excelled in science and math, the more determined I became to pass on what I know. For undergrad, I attended Spring Arbor University, where I double-majored in chemistry and mathematics for secondary education. I also recently completed my m...More

I am an undergraduate student at Georgia Tech majoring in mechanical engineering. I have worked with students before in math and physics, and those are my favorite subjects to tutor in. In high school, I volunteered at my old middle school, helping low income students in pre-algebra and other middle school math. I like to incorporate empathy into my tutoring, making sure students are confident and feel like they are improving, and I try to make as little assumptions as possible about the student...More

I am a recent graduate of Cornell University, where I acquired a B.S. and M.Eng in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a minor in Computer Science. I've enjoyed assisting in education for as long as I can remember (cheesy, I know); I loved being a little "teacher's assistant" at my grandmother's preschool in Guatemala as a child. I tutored my peers a little bit in high school. While at university, I was a teaching assistant for Intro Digital Logic for 6 semesters, where I was energized by gu...More

I am really passionate about all the subjects that I teach and my goal with tutoring is to inspire my students to feel the same passion. I love tutoring because I love being able to make a positive difference in my students lives.

I am not. I believe in relaxing some restrictions to meet the needs of my students, so long as I maintain fairness. And, where he was stern and stoic, I am flexible and I teach with levity.

I am a german-born physicist. After my PhD at the University of Pittsburgh I spent almost 4 years doing cutting edge research at Argonne National Lab in Chicago, IL in theoretical particle physics.