Award-Winning Tutors serving Avalon, TX

...math concepts and guiding them through a successful mathematical journey! Additionally, I lived in South Korea for 15 years during my early childhood, which made me become very proficient in listening, speaking, reading, and writing Korean. Even though I'm able to tutor in broad categories of subjects, I'm most passionate about Korean, Math, and Biology...

...did my student teaching through the Texas Teaching Fellows during the summer of 2010. I then worked at a local high school until my oldest son was born in April 2011. Since then I have been a stay at home mom to my 3 wonderful children. They are now ages 4, 2, and 4 months!...

...job in Hungary, where I taught ESL to middle school students. After returning to the US, I continued teaching in my hometown of Austin, Texas while also pursuing my other passion, music. I believe students learn best when they are motivated by something that interests them. One of my strategies for kindling interest among students...

...you know and work in steps to understand each problem and how to solve it. I think being able to relate a problem back to what you already know is the best way to understand difficult concepts or problems, and I will use that along with the knowledge and skills I've gained over the ten...

...in education and organizational skills. I am a fluent speaker of English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and I am in the process of learning Mandarin Chinese. Being an avid reader and learner of languages, my most passionate tutoring subjects are SAT Critical Reading, SAT Writing, Spanish, and general writing/grammar skills. My approach to tutoring emphasizes improving...

...the classroom as a Substitute Teacher and countless years as a tutor. I have extensive experience with learners who have other contributing factors which hinder them academically. It is my belief all students are able to achieve academic success and I work tireless to identify strategies to assist them in overcoming hurdles. I tutor a...

...Leadership Training Seminar by the Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service. During this year I fell in love with the Windy City, the Cubs, and deep dish pizza. I also learned a lot about keeping students engaged by finding a way to help them relate to the material. I believe that the most effective...

...to Hebrew. Three years ago I began volunteering as an ESL instructor for adults and as an SAT preparation tutor for high school students from underserved communities. I currently teach Hebrew and tutor students for the Critical Reading and Writing sections of the SAT. I am passionate about helping students achieve their academic and intellectual...

I love helping students to achieve their personal best. Through a variety of instructional strategies and understanding of the individual student's learning style, we can reach this goal together!... What is most significant is that students become independent learners through gaining confidence in their own abilities. I will help students to do this by guiding them through the learning process rather than putting too much focus on the final product. This will not only help the...

...students' academic needs as much as possible. Having been dropped into China with only two years of Mandarin under my belt, I understand how intimidating learning can be. I want to make learning a natural, logical process for my students. My hobbies include writing (I've been working on a novel for 10 years), audio engineering...

...at a tutor because of the individualized attention that my students receive. I bring several years of classroom experience to the table, as well as a teaching credential from the University of Oxford and a BA from Northwestern University. While my classroom experience is in English/reading and history, my tutoring experience has been in everything...

...involved in my life. My family and friends are important to me, as well as those that I relate with on a professional level. My goal is to continue building this understanding of others, by facilitating my self awareness abilities and empathic approach. Over my professional career, I have been fortunate to see and learn...

...to American colleagues from Aramark. One year later, I worked in an international hotel and met people from all over the world. I love working with people! I was offered a full-tuition scholarship in an MBA program in the U.S because of my outstanding GMAT score. I scored 720 out of 800 after one month self-study,...

...communicating complex scientific ideas to both students and professional scientists in their respective fields. I am currently a PhD student at UT-Dallas in Neuroscience and am a teaching assistant for UTD. As is probably evident from my profile, I have a passion for science. I am also very passionate about helping students understand scientific principals...

...strive to help students understand the material so that they can call upon it again if they need to. I am interested in not only teaching the information, but also good study habits and routines. I have benefitted from having excellent teachers all of my life and I believe that I can help others just...

I am a fully bilingual professional fluent in English and Spanish. I am a native Spanish speaker and have a Bachelors of Arts in Communications. I have worked in the human resources, corporate communications, and talent development fields for more than 15 years.... Spanish is my first language, and I both love it and am very proud of the language and the culture. I understand the importance of learning a second language and admire young people...

...to Austin and got my Masters in Global Policy Studies at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT. Now I'm in Fort Worth, with an MBA I picked up along the way (also from UT Austin) -- apparently I can't stay out of school for long. As the oldest of three kids, I've been...

...I have had lots of teachers who taught me soon forgotten things; but only a few who created in me a new energy, a new direction. I suppose I am the unwritten manuscript of such a person. What deathless power lies in the hands of such a teacher." John Steinbeck I chose teaching as a...

...undergraduate student at UT Dallas. I tutored for Neuropharmacology as well as Neuroanatomy. These were two of the most difficult upper level electives in the Brain and Behavioral Sciences school; I loved the challenge that these courses presented. The majority of my teaching experience comes from Collin College, where I serve as faculty in Anatomy...

...graduate degrees from Columbia University and the University of Chicago and earned my bachelor's at the University of Texas at Austin. In addition to teaching at the undergraduate level, I research ways the natural sciences can be used to advance the study of anthropology and history. I am currently completing my PhD.