Award-Winning Tutors serving Multnomah County, OR

...cohesive, argumentative and informative essays while also acting as a mentor for their new college experience. I now have an Associate's degree in Liberal Arts, as well as a Bachelor's degree in English - Professional Communications/Technical Writing and Editing. I love helping students understand how to write in a way that captures their voice and...

...in infectious disease, neurology, public health and adult health. I currently work as an adjunct clinical instructor and really enjoy working with student- both 1:1 and in groups. Students keep me relevant in their knowledge and help me see the world in new ways. I look forward to being on this learning journey together.

...it, and with a little hard work, they can have it all. I'm here to push my students to do better and help them achieve their goals and even more. I love the feeling when a student comes back to me with a good grade and a massive smile on their face, it's just as...

...in Business Information Systems with minors in Writing and Computer Science. My interdisciplinary background allows me to understand the thinking of each student and tailor my plan to their needs while maintaining knowledge in various fields. While I tutor a wide range of subjects, I am most passionate about and experienced with writing and reading...

...During my time 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...

...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 philosophy is rooted in relationship-building, student-centered strategies, and a deep belief in each learner's potential. I value flexibility,...

...style focuses on creating independent and critical thinkers. My hope and goal is for you to leave one of my tutoring sessions not feeling like you have been told everything you have done wrong, but to have been challenged to take ownership of your learning, writing and ultimately your thinking. I don't want perfect students....

...Administration at Northeastern University. In addition to tutoring, I enjoy playing the tuba and learning about transportation engineering/planning. I'm also fully Japanese and can read, write, and speak the language. As someone who scored 1530 on the SAT and 800 on the Math II subject test, I'd love to assist you in preparing for college!

...and discover that their own potential is limitless. Outside of tutoring, I consider myself a very well rounded person. I enjoy playing volleyball, working out, and watching sports just as much as I enjoy reading a book, gardening and watching movies. I love to travel and have been to Africa, Europe, and Puerto Rico. I...

...train stronger writers to write refined prose. Great progress can be made this way. I teach writing as a process by encouraging students to embrace drafting. We take time to understand the project, brainstorm, follow idea threads, and write first drafts. Then the feedback and revision process begins, which leads to a final, polished piece....

...and a Bachelor's in Elementary Education. I have taught sixth grade for five years and look forward to many more to come! I enjoy the process of building confidence in students as I feel it positively impacts learning. Upper elementary math is my forte but I am happy to assist you in any way that...

...construct essays of every kind, from academic to admissions to the essays associated with standardized tests. Through a question and answer process, I help each student to unearth what he or she has to say on a given topic, then the two of us structure and revise their drafts line by line until we're both...

...I've had great relationships with all my students. I believe in providing direction so that students can arrive at an answer themselves; I've found that this method allows for a greater degree of retention opposed to simply demonstrating the problem and hoping they will remember the steps. I know that anyone can learn any subject...

...and hopefully learn some new things along the way. "Imagining something may be the first step in making it happen, but it takes the real time and real efforts of real people to learn things, make things, turn thoughts into deeds or visions into inventions." - Fred Rogers Let's learn together and make the world...

...a Master's degree in History at Portlabd State University. As part of my degree I wrote a thesis on the effects of Welsh bardic culture on warrior culture during the Norman conquest of Wales. During my time as a graduate student, I worked for the university's academic journal, The Pacific Historical Review as an editorial...

I am a Clark College graduate and I am working on my Bachelor's degree at Washington State University. I have worked as a preschool teacher for many years. I am most passionate about English and history. I want to help students thrive academically.

...am neurodiverse, with diagnoses of ADHD-Inattentive Type, Anxiety Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder. The combination of experiencing similar, if not the same, struggles as the people I want to help and having 11+ years of experience in teaching new skills and behaviors using ABA. Toward the start of these last 10 years, I became certified...

...work as a team to identify what strategies work best and individualize a plan that works specifically for them. My specialties are: writing, language, English, essay editing, social studies, and standardized test prep. I am passionate about equity, and especially enjoy working with students who have not had equal access to academic support systems. Outside...

...Western Civilization at the college level. My secondary education teaching experience includes AP European history, AP Psychology, AP US history, government, economics, global history and 9th-grade history for English Language Learners. I am also fluent in Latin, both medieval and classical, and because of that, I was able to learn French very quickly. I have...

...language arts and social studies the past three years. I studied English Writing in Los Angeles before earning my Master of Arts in Teaching from Lewis & Clark College. Here are some things I have come to believe while working with students over the years: Your words are important. Your experiences matter. You are capable...