Award-Winning Tutors serving North Beacon Hill, WA

...true to the constraints of the English language. I believe that I am able to do this by employing the conversational method of pedagogy: asking questions, prodding students to push themselves creatively and intellectually, and attending to the details of their written work. By submitting ourselves to this process, we not only improve the quality...

...education over 15 years; I love working with people and helping them grow intellectually and personally. My main areas of focus are: psychology, history, philosophy, and writing. I have a master's degree in history and a master's degree in psychology. As a tutor, I do my best to be: patient, understanding, creative, and hardworking. Each...

...University of Washington. Both of my degrees are in Public Health. I enjoy mentoring and teaching students of all ages. I have mentored K-8, high school, and beyond. In addition, I have taught graduate level classes at the University of Washington. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I really enjoy tutoring math and...

...which tries to combine Einstein's theory of gravity and general relativity with quantum mechanics, the physics of the subatomic realm. One of my advantages as a math tutor, in particular, is that I have first hand experience with many of the applications of mathematics, i.e. to Astronomy, Physics, Economics, and even to "soft" sciences like...

...biology, microbiology, and math. I really enjoy helping students with their homework as well as preparing them for exams. In my opinion, the best study environment is fun and active learning. I help students participate in the session so they can learn better and retain what they learn. In my free time, I enjoy playing...

...specialties are Language Arts and English Language Learners (ESL), and I am proficient in all subjects of the SAT, ACT, and GRE. When I was in high school, I earned a National Merit Scholarship. I have been tutoring adults since I was an undergraduate, and I have also tutored older elementary school students, middle school...

...a home in Seattle. I received my B.S. in Architectural Engineering with an emphasis in Electrical/Lighting at the University of Nebraska. While in school, I worked as a teaching assistant in Electrical Engineering while also informally mentoring and tutoring other students in my dorm. I found that motivating and helping others to understand material is...

...of the subject and the ability to explain complex ideas in clear and intuitive ways. However, as I have learned during my years of tutoring experience, a good educator also needs to have the ability to engage pupils and to give them the tools that they need to succeed on their own. This means not...

...have tons of experience helping students with their writing projects. Helping students develop and perfect their papers and essays has become one of my favorite parts of teaching. I've also come to actually enjoy preparing for standardized tests, and hope to share some of that enjoyment with my students. Standardized tests are like puzzles, and...

...and new to Seattle! I received a double major in English and Comparative American Studies, and graduated with high honors. My academic background is in literature, composition, and the social sciences, and I have been involved in teaching and tutoring for 5 years. While I tutor a variety of subjects, my favorite is writing and...

...I have many years of experience tutoring students in many of the nationwide standardized tests such as the SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT and Advanced Placement Calculus and Physics. I work hard to make complex and challenging material accessible and enjoyable for a wide range of students. At all levels, I encourage both the hesitant and...

...school aged students as a tutor in the areas of science and mathematics. My teaching style changes depending on the student, but I am very logical and visually oriented. I always draw a visual whenever I start a problem if I think it will help me get understand, and I think this mentality really helps...

...and my Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry from the California Institute of Technology. Additionally, I spent several years as a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University studying Biology, with a focus on Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Electrophysiology. I recently moved to Seattle with my husband who is a new professor at the University of Washington. I...

...tutoring students for the past couple of years. I majored in English literature and minored in French, so humanities subjects (including reading and writing for test prep) are especially fun for me. (Though I am very comfortable teaching math as well). I spent my junior year abroad: first in Montpellier, France, studying French literature and...

...civil engineering. I have extensive experience tutoring high school students in mathematics and helping high school students to write effectively, and have taught basic equine science to groups of middle and high school students. I tutor in a broad range of subjects, but I am most passionate about sharing the elegance of Algebra with any...

...needs and learning style of each student. Having taken both in person and online classes myself I have learned that Intentional teaching along with open ended, hands-on experiences make for later successes. Outside of the academic world I enjoy hiking, swimming, painting, watching scary movies with my teenage daughter and cruising with my top off...

...Health and Chemistry on the pre-medical track. I am particularly interested in High School and College science and math courses. At UW, I have taken the General Chemistry series, the General Biology series, Honors Organic Chemistry, Calculus I & II, and various Public and Environmental Health courses. In addition to these courses, I am also...

...my time in the classroom I taught 7th & 8th Grade English Language Arts, US/World History,and 8th grade Algebra support. In the classroom I focused on individual one on one instruction and took time to understand the strengths and weakness of every student. I believe in a collaborate learning environment and understand that all students...

...of Science in Biomedical Engineering, with a Business minor. I have a wide range of tutoring experiences in many subjects, but my strengths lie in mathematics, science, and ACT test prep areas. Having struggled myself the first time I took standardized tests, I understand that even with a solid knowledge foundation tests like the ACT...

...Biology and a minor in Psychology. I am new to the tutoring profession but have been instructing children through college-age students for years in a variety of subjects, mainly biology. I am available to tutor high school and college biology, the HL/SL IB Biology course, introductory psychology and cognitive/neuropsychology, and math up to the level...