Award-Winning Tutors serving Floyd, VA

I am a second-year graduate student at George Washington University studying International Affairs with a specialization on U.S. Foreign Policy and Asia. I graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies and a minor in Spanish.

...In addition, MultiCultural Reading and Thinking (MCRaT) provides strategies useful in a diverse range of materials. Literacy Lab (Lit Lab) provides a firm foundation of the teacher as a facilitator and is further enhanced by America's Choice Reader and Writer Workshop Models. The strategies and techniques I have garnered from these processes supplement and complement...

...Technology and a Bachelor's in Communications. I tutor elementary level students in Reading, Writing, and English but I am most passionate about Music which I have taught in one-on-one and group classes for many years. I encourage critical thinking, draw out ideas, and solidify understanding in academics through question-and-answer dialogue sometimes known as the Socratic...

...George Mason University in Fairfax, VA in 2020. I have been a math tutor since I was 16 years old, and I am so excited to be tutoring on Varsity Tutors! I am here to help students K-12 with their math needs! Please feel free to reach out to me for any questions that you...

...experience, enabling me to thrive. I aim to be that supportive figure for my students, encouraging them to be confident, ask questions, and enjoy learning. I am currently a rising senior at the College of William and Mary, pursuing a double major in International Relations and Chinese Studies. My academic background equips me to tutor...

...and I am currently working with Arlington Public Schools as a Teacher Assistant and Special Education Assistant (mostly working with IEP's in all subject areas. I love learning and want others to enjoy it as much. I believe that any goal can be accomplished through hard work, regardless if a skill is easy or not.

...in the gym or on the river. Since 2013, I have worked as a lifeguard, a summer camp counselor, and as a private tutor in both English and Spanish and a peer tutor in math and history. While I enjoy learning and teaching a broad range of subjects, my passion lies in social science and...

...experience teaching and tutoring children from kindergarten to high school in areas from spinach, Science and math. I am aware of the different learning styles that are required for all age groups. I am aware of the struggle of learning complex mechanisms and making sure you have a good foundation of the basics. I believe...

...lessons and tutoring sessions. I don't want to lecture students, I want to engage them. This strategy has worked for me personally, and I have used it in my own classrooms. I want the students that I work with to have truly mastered the material, and I am dedicated to working hard to help students...

...several EE courses such as semiconductor physics and computer architecture. I got the PhD degree in 2013, and then move to another university to continue scientific research, and later became a research professor, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in physics. My expertise of tutoring focuses on physics (high school and college level), maths (high school...

...Psychology major at Virgina Commonwealth University (VCU)and I will be graduating this year. In the past, I have tutored in math, biology, psychology, and chemistry. If I am not in a lecture,a library, or a lab, I am playing board games with friends, reading, or watching movies. I also really enjoy learning new languages, currently...

...is unique and has their own preferences that will help them improve the most. However, I also like to challenge my students, as sometimes they do not know their own potential and need a little boost to unlock it. Outside of tutoring, I love to play violin and tennis, as well as going on hikes...

...how to get past those barriers is to unpack an abstract concept (such as mRNA translation, for example) into both cartoon and word pictures so that we all "see" the big picture, then add the vocabulary to the concept once all are ready to move on. Not surprisingly, I am a bit of a story...

...to match the overall goal for the student. I tutor all pharmaceutical subjects, pharmacy prep for PCAT and the NAPLEX exam. And, believe my teaching philosophy is you can accomplish anything with perseverance, dedication and the right tools. Outside, of tutoring I love shopping, travelling, painting, photography, and spending quality time with friends, family and...

I believe that teachers can shape a society and help it grow. Equal access to education is the most basic and fundamental right. It is the only profession that shapes all other professions.

...method books if the goal is to get ahead in class, but I'm also fine with just working through homework problems if you're just trying to make it through the year! When I'm not studying or tutoring, I enjoy baking sweets, playing my violin, playing volleyball with my little sister, or throwing a lacrosse ball...

...and essay writing skills. In my teaching, I like to incorporate detailed explanation, guided walk-throughs, and use of visual resources to teach difficult concepts. I am always open to answering student questions during sessions and also through email. Aside from tutoring, I love taking walks, reading, and cooking. I really look forward to working with...

...into other Spanish speaking cultures. I first started tutoring while in college and discovered I had a knack for it often having other students request me by name. I would make charts or diagrams to organize and simplify the subject material to better communicate a concept to the student. In 2013, I started tutoring privately...

I aim to give children as many learning opportunities and experiences as possible in order to engage, motivate and prepare them for the future life.

...involved and talking through problems with the student, we can elucidate which details are hindering understanding. While helping the students understanding of the material progress, I also focus on problem solving methods and ways to self-check their work. This approach typically gets the student to a place where they can work more independently and confidently,...