Award-Winning Tutors serving Mission, KS

...My other tutoring and teaching experiences have been at two local Kansas City and Overland Park KS schools (where I live); Regina Caeli where I taught high school students advanced algebra (pre-calculus) and science; and Christo Rey High School where I tutored students on intermediate algebra. My tutoring and teaching philosophy is twofold: First, make...

...on together. I am most passionate about reading, writing, and literature. I am a true English nerd - I love Shakespeare and poetry and writing stories. I see it as a personal challenge to share my love of all things English Language Arts with my students because I know so many students find that topic...

...received a Bachelor's in Music and Elementary Education. Then I taught for 7 years in elementary schools in Kansas and in Phoenix, Arizona. I taught General Music in Phoenix for four years. In 2007, I received my Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction. I have also been a tutor for several years and taught in...

...are as numerous as the number of students I taught. Tutoring, one on one, provides me the opportunity to discover the exact difficulty and lift him or her over it. I enjoy woodworking. I am thrilled when creating beautiful or functional items from a pile of wood. I also like computer graphics. My kids and...

...in the science classroom. I understand that all students have a variety of learning styles and that it is important to differentiate my teaching in order to accommodate everyone. I am a pretty easy-going person and find it easy to build relationships with my students to help them succeed in their academics and other facets...

I am extremely passionate about foreign languages, especially Japanese. I feel strongly that learning foreign languages and cultures is the first step to bringing the world closer together. I learned Japanese with the goal to become native level and I will strive to teach my students the same.

...and literacy and fluency, therefore transferring critical skills into various other subjects. In my opinion, it is imperative that learning music is fun, engaging, and challenging and I have no shortage of fun and successful strategies to help anyone improve their singing. My outside of singing hobbies include furniture rehab, yoga, crafting, and baking.

...continue on with their careers. I have also worked with younger children as a speech-language pathology student. I am most passionate about teaching science and the English language though I also enjoy other subjects. My tutoring style involves establishing a good relationship and setting attainable goals to help you achieve your educational needs.

...an appreciation of what others have written. Reading and thinking about great literature, both fiction and nonfiction, opens minds to ideas that can change lives as well as provide resources for a creative approach to everyday life and work. Helping students discover the rewards of writing and reading well enriches my own experience of the...

I am a recent graduate from the University of Kansas. I majored in Italian Studies, which is also my native language. I am also a fluent English speaker and love tutoring English as well.

...or scary as the world makes it out to be. Often times if we don't understand something, it's simply because it hasn't been explained to us in a way that caters to our strengths. I love math and the predictive nature of numbers. If I'm not in school you can probably find me in front...

...connected to teaching, and the online tutoring platform allows me to do so. I enjoy watching students learn new concepts. I enjoy the challenge of finding new strategies and approaches that will make a connection between the student and the content. I would love to meet you and help you with whatever academic challenges you...

...to be known for excellence in creating transformative educational experiences through evidence-based practice and leading innovations. Continual promotion of professional growth and development will allow me to serve the rapidly shifting health care needs of individuals, families, and our community. Linking education to quality outcomes and empowering frontline workers to actively participate as facilitators of...

...being a part of my school's Math Honor Society. I enjoyed it far more than I expected and wanted to do more of it. While I can tutor on a variety of STEM topics, I enjoy tutoring with Math related subjects the most. I can help with anything from academic math subjects to competition math...

...this means developing critical listening and practice skills. For test takers, this takes the shape of understanding test and question format, strategies for breaking down complex material, and educated guessing. My goal is to make the test work for the way you think, and I excel in creative ways to relay this information.

...graduate of the University of Missouri, Columbia and have a Master's Degree from Pittsburg State University. I have lived in the Kansas City area for over 25 years. I hope this gives you an idea of who I am and what I have to offer you. I look forward to meeting you and getting started!

...to their own lives, and make the tutoring experience comfortable and enjoyable. I aim to inspire passion and pride in my students so that they are striving to be better on their own, and I serve as the coach to get them there. When not tutoring, I enjoy being outside, playing sports, and traveling.

...I get to change their negative preconceptions of the writing process, and seeing their face light up when they realize their own potential! In doing so, I adopt bell hooks's concept of "engaged pedagogy" to help my students realize their power and agency in the classroom. Far too often, writing instructors utilize classrooms as spaces...

...am excited to tutor because I find it extremely rewarding to help students achieve and set goals for themselves. I believe every student is capable of doing their best in everything as long as they are given the encouragement and resources needed to succeed. Other than teaching, I enjoy watching movies, eating out, and spending...

...attracted to the field of science. I really love knowing how things work, especially on the atomic level. My first feat was understanding the periodic table and finding both rhyme and reason to its madness. This understanding led me to majoring in chemistry. With all of the analytical science under my belt, the math just...