Award-Winning Tutors serving Lake Oswego, OR

...study math and work on programming projects, and I was accepted into Oregon State University's PhD program in Mathematics for Fall of 2019. In the process of studying and preparing for graduate school I discovered a lot of great technology related to math education. I enjoy sharing math with other people and showing them tools that can empower their learning process. Being a caregiver put me in touch with many unique styles of communication and...

...and adjusting to high school. At the University of Oregon, Morgan developed Spanish tutoring materials and volunteered in the Eugene community. She received a professional distinction in Spanish by completing three internships, including translating legal and scientific documents from English to Spanish for the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide. After college she gained experience teaching in after school programs, and tutored students in Spain where she was studying as a North American Language and Culture Assistant....

...of Fine Arts in Writing at Pacific University in Oregon, where I am focusing on Fiction. While I love writing, my true passion is helping children with disabilities. I found my love of reading through many hours of feeling alone and isolated as a hard of hearing child; I am so excited to tutor kids like myself who have to work a little harder to accomplish the same things in school. Lifelong learners start by...

Hello! I am a recent graduate from the University of Oregon and the Robert D. Clark Honors college. I studied neuroscience and entrepreneurship while graduating with magna cum laude. Currently, I am pursuing a masters in social and cultural psychology with an emphasis in political psychology.

...in Industrial Design from Auburn University. My masters work at Carnegie Mellon in Communication Planning and Information Design focused on improving student motivation through an analysis of learning styles and methods of delivery. Since my early undergrad years when I worked for Reading Recovery at NYU (a place dedicated to training early education teachers how to teach students to read more effectively) through my work in Instructional Design today, my focus has always been to...

...my two left feet, athletics has never been my strong suit but I love going to games. I'm really into arts and crafts, and I love to draw and sketch. I'm very easy going and would love to help you feel more comfortable and confident in your math class. I'll help with homework, test prep, or go over older material you never really understood, whatever I can do to help you be successful!... I'd like to...

...help needed. I usually spend part of the first session to define and outline which problems the students have. I follow the lessons of the teacher and add more examples that will be studied during the session. If I have the student for several sessions, at the end of each session I will lay out a strategy and focus on the key area of help required. As a native French speaker, I am able to...

...Middle School Language Arts and Drama. In addition to teaching, I've directed multiple productions at the High School level and helped to develop a Visual and Performing Arts Program. As a tutor, I'm most passionate about Literature and Writing. I love helping students with reading comprehension and writing skills. My time in the classroom over the last eight years has given me a lot of experience and resources to help students of all levels improve...

...teacher, instructional coach, and assistant director, and I'm especially passionate about helping students build confidence and make meaningful academic progress. While I tutor a variety of subjects, I'm especially drawn to reading intervention, writing support, and executive functioning skills. I love helping students discover tools that make reading less frustrating and writing more accessible. I also enjoy working with parents and caregivers to bridge school-home communication and build collaborative plans for student success. My teaching...

...have spent my life using my Spanish skills in work, travels and play. We are in a world that is small due to technology advances and having the ability speak another language makes life all the more sweeter. I enjoy helping others learn Spanish as a personal passion. Its a fun learning experiences if done correctly. Its lots of work, but its worth it if you make Spanish part of your life and not a...

...versus dictates or commandments, in terms of what they must or must not do, within the context of the learning environment. The student will thereby become more motivated to learn, his or her own, respective subject matter at hand. An instructor should anticipate great things from all of his students, irrespective of a student's talents and abilities. Each student should be treated as an individual, since each learner engages in learning, in his or her...

...science. I greatly enjoy helping students become more confident in these subjects. While at Purdue, I have volunteered with the Women in Engineering Program and would love to work with young women interested in pursuing careers in STEM fields. I have two years experience tutoring students in math and science through the Math Lab at Clackamas Community College and the Horizons Program at Purdue University. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and playing roller derby.

...a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at the University of Maryland where I graduated in the honors program four years ago. I have been teaching MCAT prep for over six years through different companies. I have personally helped over 3000 students improve their score and get into medical school. I have also been through the application process and was accepted to the University of Maryland School of Medicine where I completed one year of...

...or simply needs a little extra support to thrive, I work to create personalized, engaging lessons that build skills and self-confidence. My goal is to make learning a positive, empowering experience. Thank you for considering me as a partner in your child's educational journey. I look forward to the opportunity to support your family. Outside of my professional work, I enjoy reading, learning new things, and spending quality time with my friends and family. These...

"Education upgrades mental models."Daniel Goleman, Focus: the hidden driver of excellence. I entered the field of education to pursue the impact learning can have on our lives and our society. I believe that by equipping members of our local and global communities with accurate and effective mental models, we have the best chance of leading fulfilling lives and solving the major challenges that confront us.

...effective research methods. My areas of expertise include American and European history (as well as historiography). I specialize in political and military history, and my interests touch upon issues such as conflict and warfare, colonialism, technology, social psychology and religion. I have taught a wide range of subjects, including British history, Reformation history and Western Civilization at the college level. My secondary education teaching experience includes AP European history, AP Psychology, AP US history, government,...

...While I enjoy all of these subjects, I especially love reading and 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...

...State University. I had the privilege of tutoring students at Portland's Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) for three months for my "senior capstone" project. I believe in cooperative, student-centered learning, and I strive to meet the learning needs of my pupils by discerning and adapting to different interests, levels of knowledge, and learning styles. In my free time, I serve as the president of Portland State's Model United Nations team. I am also...

...connections with students and ensure that they feel comfortable expressing when they are confused and what they need help with instead of feeling intimidated. As a physics major, I have knowledge in the sciences, but my liberal arts education has allowed me to refine my reading, writing and language skills. I studied abroad for a semester in the Dominican Republic, as well as participated in two language immersion programs in Guatemala, providing me with fluent...

I previously worked as a credit recovery online teacher in Denver, CO, and San Diego, CA. I recently moved to Portland with my husband and am hoping to return to teaching once the pandemic is over next year. In the meantime, I want to continue working with students in my community, doing what I love best: teaching!