Award-Winning Tutors serving Clackamas, OR

I am an educator, naturalist, and geographer that focuses on study skills, critical thinking, and real-world applications in my pedagogical approach. I have a M.S. in geography (cultural and physical applications) and a B.S. in ecology and conservation biology. I have taught college biology and geography, and have 5 years experience in K-12 curriculum development for the natural and social sciences.

...paper, Mathematica graphs and simulations, and physician demonstrations. My favorite subject to teach is literature, with physics and mathematics close seconds. My teaching philosophy can be summed up as follows: Learning should be fun. People learn at different rates and in different ways. Teaching and learning should be flexible and made to fit the student. It's good to take breaks and let your brain rest. My tutoring style is to be a guide and to...

I am a professional engineer who has a passion for helping students of all ages to be successful - specifically, in STEM! I love to tutor math, science, and engineering of course, but I am also passionate about good communication and storytelling!

I am currently working on my masters in Clinical Psychology and will be starting my PhD this fall.

I am a graduate student studying Clinical Psychology, with a passion for helping others. I taught English abroad in china for 5 months, as well as helped special need kiddos for a school semester. I graduated with honors from my undergraduate institution with a degree in Psychology, and minors in History and Chinese. Whenever I teach students, I try to focus first on having fun and learning to love the material, and then on accuracy.

...to help out if the student deviates from the right direction, I believe each and every student can achieve their learning goals. Since graduating from Connecticut College in 2010, I have worked as a teacher to students of all ages: from 3 on up. I have taught in the US, in China, in classrooms, at summer camps, in the outdoors, all over. I have a liberal arts background. I graduated with a focus on Chinese...

...to final editing. My goal as a tutor is to help each of my students reach their academic goals, while keeping the learning process interesting, and enjoyable, too! I firmly believe that there's never just one way to learn. If the conventional methods of teaching and learning aren't working for my student, then it's time for us to figure out together how to get there another way. In my free time I enjoy reading, baking,...

Hi! I am a certified elementary teacher available for online and local in person tutoring. I hold a master's degree in teaching and a bachelor's degree in Public Health Education. I currently teach English Language Arts in an International IB school.

...George Fox. Some things that I enjoy doing outside of school and tutoring are video games, going running or hiking, golfing, and spending quality time with friends and family. My tutoring style is revolved around getting to know the student. I focus strongly to build a connection with my students to allow them to feel comfortable and happy to be here. This also allows me to figure out the students learning styles and so much...

...in my patience and listening skills, and believe that anyone can understand a concept if taught with the right method. Math often becomes blurry to students, and they give up. My goal is to show them that math is not some magical unknown subject, but has very specific rules that tell you how to get the problem done. It can be very satisfying and even beautiful when something clicks in your brain. I intend to...

...grammar. There are a lot of different ways to approach teaching these two subjects and it allows me to be creative when I am thinking of lessons! When teaching, I think it is important for a teacher to make a good, solid connection with his or her students. Without a connection, its hard for the student to trust his or her teacher. I try connecting to my students by being open minded and honest. I...

...solve the challenge in front of you; it's about walking away from a session feeling like you can tackle that challenge on your own, with confidence, the next time you see it. If we're talking about study and test prep skills, I focus on time management with self compassion and on understanding what the test writer wants from the student. And with essay editing, I like to have a conversation about the ideas behind the...

...the concepts you need to succeed! Guitarist with 25 years experience in a variety of styles. Pianist Composer Songwriter Performer Singer Princeton Nassoons - America's 2nd oldest a capella singing group founded in 1941. Sang Baritone and was a featured soloist. Tours to Europe University of Washington Music Theory NJ Regional and All-State 1st Baritone Musicals: Brigadoon, Wizard of Oz, Camelot, Carousel, Grease, South Pacific. Founder of The Portrait Timeline (portraittimeline.com) - internationally recognized art...

...them understand what they were learning, and, if time allowed, teach them other grammatical concepts. With adults who already have an understanding of the language, we would often read newspaper articles together and then have a discussion about that article during which I would correct their accent or grammar. For other students that had little knowledge of a language, I would develop my own course using a specific curriculum based on their level. Sometimes, speaking...

I received my PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. My dissertation work was in optics, specifically optical imaging systems. I primarily tutor Optics, Electromagnetism, Analog Circuits, and Digital Electronics. My teaching style tends to be Socratic; I like to use guiding questions to help students grow their comprehension and problem solving skills.

Hello there. I am a certified teacher with a conglomerate of experience. Among my professional experiences, I have worked with all ages in various capacities, most recently teaching math intervention at the middle school level. I am a trained professional, but also consider teaching to be among my natural abilities and something that I love doing.... I believe in reaching the heart before reaching the mind. If students know I care, they will be more likely...

...with a wide range of age groups. Through tutoring, I hope to instill a passion for science in my clients, by making tough topics easy to understand and relatable to everyday experiences. As a recent graduate, I know how frustrating and confusing some of these topics can be, and I have developed my own tips and tricks to better understand them. I look forward to helping others work through those difficult topics and get them...

I am excited to learn from each other!

...as teaching assistant and tutor for college-level economics courses, I discovered that I greatly enjoy helping students understand new ideas and to further their abilities in math and economics. This is what lead me to become a tutor and to continue to develop new teaching strategies to improve students ability to think critically and to help students learn how to problem solve in math and economics. I look forward to teaching you!

I am passionate about sharing my love of languages with students of all ages in a patient, encouraging and engaging tutoring approach. I grew up in a bilingual home and studied languages (grammar and literature), linguistics and psychology and completed a post-grad in higher education. I believe that being a good tutor also means being a good listener!