Award-Winning Tutors serving Bethesda, MD

...or your child to change the way you write. I enjoy motivating students to learn and grow; I don’t believe in passive busywork or grammar worksheets. When I tutor, my aim is to keep my students engaged 100% of the time. I use visuals, brainstorming games, and rewards to help my students get the most out of each lesson. In sum, my goal is to try to change the way my students learn to write,...

My academic background includes an undergraduate degree in International Relations and a Master's in Applied Math and Statistics, which I am currently pursuing. Outside of school my interests are reading, music, TV, working out, exploring the city, traveling, and generally keeping an open mind.... I like to adapt a teaching session to a student's strengths and learning styles. My focus in test prep is to develop deductive and inductive reasoning skills to ensure that all possible...

...language as my grandfather taught Spanish at Berkeley in California and my mother taught high school Russian and English. My approach to teaching language to others and to learning on my own is one based on identifying key principles and concepts while simultaneously providing examples and explanations to further illustrate and explain these ideas. Being thorough is key! In my spare time, I enjoy hanging out with my eight month old daughter, Delilah, coaching triathletes,...

...County Public Schools. I am also a Cross Country coach and summer school instructor with the Center for Talented Youth. Aside from having strong content knowledge in various subject areas, I believe I am motivating, encouraging, and supportive of my students. Whether you hope to raise your grade in class, pass a test, or learn a better way to take notes, my approach to tutoring is based on your unique learning style. I look forward...

...double degree in Civil Engineering and Geography. I have plenty of experience tutoring other college students in a wide range of academic disciplines, and have also helped assist students of varying ages in their preparations for standardized tests such as the SAT, ACT, and GMAT. I know that standardized tests can be a source of anxiety for many, but I believe that with appropriate preparation and study techniques anyone can master their required standardized test....

...student's strengths as a learner. My passion for teaching is apparent right away. I think it is easy for my students to stay engaged and focused. I have an encouraging presence as a teacher and think that this goes a long way in helping students learn. I have taken, and done well on, a variety of standardized tests and have come to understand universal and recurring concepts for testing. I am currently pursuing a Masters...

...several hundred students, I have worked with diverse groups of individuals, each with their own unique ways of learning. I find it most effective to work with students to solidify basic concepts so that they will be better prepared for much more advanced topics. With a good foundation, they will also have fun realizing their potential and want to learn more. In my spare time, I play the piano and like to go on runs....

...Applied Psychology and Human Development. I now am doing a year of service with City Year in the DC area. City Year is an education non-profit organization that focuses on supporting our student's attendance, behavior, and course performance. If you have any more questions about the organization, feel free to ask! I love working with my students and breaking down lessons and subjects for them so its easier to learn and digest. Whatever you as...

...studies. I am excited to be tutoring a wide variety of topics and helping to ease your frustration and anxieties over final papers, essays, theses and dissertations. I tailor in-person or online tutoring sessions to each student, and work through problems of forming an argument, creating outlines, structuring work and finishing with a great conclusion. While grammar and sentence structure are key to presenting work in an optimal manner, the development of ideas and critical...

...skills and the structure of French. Another is showing students that language is an expression of culture through which new experiences and perspectives can be discovered. It is through maturation, professional experience, and much conviction that I have come to my calling as a teacher and tutor. The caring and supportive aspect of the teacher's role fulfills me on a personal and emotional level. The thought-stimulating challenge inherent to teaching a foreign language satisfy me...

...read. After two years there I worked at a local college's tutoring center. I specialized in College Algebra and essay composition, but worked on many other subjects as well, including organizational skills and study habits. After a year of working at the college I started at the local high school in an AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) class. There I worked with sophomores on whatever trouble spots they were having in their classes. After college...

I am a Public Policy masters student at Georgetown University. I previous studied Economics at the College of William and Mary and the University of Saint Andrews. I am interested in tutoring Test Prep, Algebra1/2, and AP US Government. I am open to tutoring online or in-person.

...recent graduate from Wake Forest university, a top 25 ranked university, I can hope to help. During my time at Wake Forest University, I have helped many students as a member of a tutoring organization led by a doctorate of chemical teaching. Under his direction and through my experiences, I have learned techniques for teaching the hard-to-grasp concepts of chemistry in an effective and communicable way. Outside of academia I believe in life-long learning. My...

...only seek to give them the right tools to succeed but also encourage them to believe that when they try, they can improve and succeed. An example of my work includes a student who spoke English as a second language and also had special needs. As I worked with him daily, his reading level increased ten levels and his math scores went from below average to earning over 80% in his final math testing that...

...and I was the teacher's assistant for three years for Geography 495B, a cultural geography course. I also worked at the CIU-10 Development Center for Adults, where I taught lessons in geography, English (reading/writing), and test preparation. I spent the first half of 2014 in Montpellier, France, where I attended Université Paul Valéry III. Thanks to a structured formal education and a lot of intrinsic desire to learn, I now speak French with native fluency.I...

I have spent a lot of time tutoring people of all ages -- I have worked with preschoolers, kids in elementary school, and adults. I really like to learn and experience as much as I can: I spent a year teaching in Korea and another four months traveling the globe. I hope that my enthusiasm is infectious!

I'm Erin and I'm a sophomore at American University. I know what it's like to struggle in a subject and I want to help in whatever why I can. Everyone learns differently and I will work with you until we find a way that works for you.

...to find the best method to convey the information to my students. I was the "jack of all trades" tutor during this time, but my strengths are Study and Organizational Skills, History, Social Studies, Literature and Writing, and General Humanities. I have had success in helping my students develop key strategies and techniques to prepare for Critical Reading and Writing exams, including AP Literature, History, and college entrance essays. I firmly believe in helping students...

...on one setting and I love to see the joy of learning in my students. I grew up in outside of Portland, OR. I received my my Bachelor degrees, in Biology, Biochemistry and Neuewent on to earn my PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Hawaii in 2009. I then moved out to Denver to do my postdoctoral work at National Jewish Health. Since completing that work I have taken a sabbatical...

...and well qualified to teach a broad range of subjects. I have highly developed writing abilities, and am an avid reader but also am well versed in physical sciences and mathematics. I look forward to working with students who are motivated to set and achieve high goals. I think that a good education is one which imparts an ability to think critically, and I try to emphasize to my students that learning is a valuable...