Award-Winning Tutors serving Oro Valley, AZ

...life as well as show my students how we can see and use math everywhere. My goal as a teacher and tutor is to help my students comprehend math as well as reduce any anxiety they might have with the subject. Working with numbers and aiding students in understanding math is one of the best parts of teaching. My favorite part of the school day is when students have the "aha" moments and everything begins...

...I graduated with honors from both institutions and was inducted into Kappa Delta Pi, an honors society for Education majors. I have continued to learn by taking courses in Pima Community College's Post-Baccalaureate program. I have stayed up-to-date with online learning techniques by taking professional development courses with ASU's Arizona Virtual Teacher Institute. I enjoy teaching and tutoring English Language Arts at the high school, college, and adult level. ELA covers a wide umbrella: I...

I love helping students achieve their goals and dreams.

...and worked in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Germany and bring my passion for history, language, and travel to my tutoring and teaching. As an instructor for the History and Spanish & Portuguese Departments at the University of Arizona, and as a freelance English teacher in Germany, I have taught students of all ages, backgrounds, and interests for over a decade. In the history classes I teach, I ask students to think about how global...

...different students think given how complicated chess can be. I am still coaching chess to a few students of different ages and it is quite enjoyable to see them succeed in tournaments due to the strategies I have taught them. During my undergraduate years, I also preceptored for general chemistry and introductory biology for a total of 2 years and was able to clarify any concepts that may be confusing in a concise manner. Less...

...have tried to be more than in the classroom. In Nanjing, I worked at the Rape of Nanking museum while I taught. I have written, and will have produced for worldwide audiences, four movies, three of which incorporate history and historical events into the plot and story arc. I have traveled the world in search of historical and geographic knowledge, choosing places of historic or geographic significance to travel to and enjoy. As a result,...

...I have also taken and passed 13 AP exams in subjects ranging from AP Calculus BC and AP US History to AP Spanish and AP Chemistry. I am well-versed in taking exams and preparing for them, and I enjoy helping students improve their knowledge and their test scores! Learning takes patience and time, and I can provide you with the resources and aid you need to be the best you can be! I specialize in...

...Understanding that everyone has a different learning style is extremely important, and you have to be willing to adapt to integrate those learning styles. In my spare time, I enjoy anything outdoors. I love to fish and go camping, and also spend time practicing my wildlife and landscape photography. I have two wonderful children and a very supportive husband. My family has been a very important factor in my life and they are my most...

...the keys to success. As a tutor I am focused on providing individualized solutions to the challenges students face in their intellectual growth. I look for the student's unique perspective and gifts as a means to empower them into techniques for deeper and more effective learning. Outside of tutoring, I am a professional jazz musician and have a decade of experience teaching music. I specialize in woodwind instruments. I look forward to working with students...

...all but dissertation as an undergrad at Michigan. I keep in touch with famous research mathematicians to this day. I can teach/tutor most economics and all econometrics. I took the doctoral level sequence as an undergrad, and I keep in touch with professors at Harvard and Princeton (my mentor at Michgan passed away recently). I also know economists from the President's Council of Economic Advisors when I was in the White House. I spent 40...

...of tutoring experience, I focus on creating a supportive learning environment that fosters confidence and understanding. My approach combines tailored lesson plans with interactive problem-solving techniques, ensuring that concepts are not just memorized but deeply understood. I am dedicated to inspiring a love for learning, and I find great joy in witnessing my students achieve their goals. Outside of tutoring, I enjoy reading and exploring new business trends, which further enriches my teaching methods and...

...have obtained a Master in Science (Molecular Medicine) from Tulane University. In the fall of 2021, I will begin medical school at Tulane SOM. I first started tutoring by teaching English to adult refugees and teaching Japanese to elementary school children. During my undergraduate career, I was a preceptor for introductory biology. Most recently I was a STEM educator for young children! I most enjoyed creating fun lesson plans to teach difficult biology topics! As...

...Marine Science and Natural Resources. Additionally, I am pursuing an undergraduate certificate in Zoo and Aquarium Conservation. My career goal is to become an educator in either an AZA accredited zoo or aquarium. I have always had a passion for wildlife and education! I spent four years volunteering at the Oregon Zoo teaching kids about animals, and spent last year teaching students at an environmental center. My favorite aspect of teaching is seeing the students...

...participate in many different groups and organizations on campus. Early in life, I often found myself in leadership roles, I enjoyed social interactions and continuously learned from a diverse pool of peers. As an older brother, I naturally became a very patient spirit. I also became accustomed to the fact that I will be a teacher in the eyes of my younger siblings. I was given the opportunity to tutor math at my local middle...

I love science and have a passion for conveying science to other people. Whether that be discussing science topics among my peers, friends, family, or the general public or tutoring people, I want others to have a deeper understanding of science and potentially come to enjoy it as much as I do!

...life and love working with students in many different age ranges. I also love engaging with academic material in a different perspective and love to be of help to students struggling to understand what they learn in class. I have mostly tutored in physics, math, and have plenty of experience in critiquing and peer-editung essays through my AP Seminar and AP Research courses. I also love being active, reading, and conversing about various different topics...

...in writing comes from past-experiences in the field of journalism and academia. My strongest ability, in the subject of writing, is editing. I enjoy assisting others expand upon their already established ideas, and helping with organization and citing sources correctly. My other strong suit is with commonly used software programs such as: Excell, Outlook, and countless other social media platforms. I can additionally help form a budget and assist with financial software such as: Mint,...

...knowledge and experience as tools in this process. I was always the friend in school who organized study groups and made sure my friends passed; at work I always end up as primary trainer, and in my free time I enjoy teaching youth and adults my hobbies: organic gardening, solar cooking, yoga, playing guitar, singing and beekeeping. My real passion is languages. I never tire of teaching Mandarin Chinese, Spanish or my native tongue, English...

...of writing classes. I'd be very helpful to students who are in the social sciences/humanities who have essay/writing assignments. I worked as a writing and social sciences tutor at the University of Arizona's SALT (Strategic Alternative Learning Technologies) Center serving primarily students with learning disabilities. As far as my career goes (see my resume for more details), a tour of my recent writings demonstrates my adept ability to command research and narration across genre lines,...

...I have enjoyed the mission and purpose of education the most. I have taught college classes in Engineering, specifically computer programming, and now I am eager to help students directly. Besides programming and digital logic, I have also tutored students in math, physics, and engineering. I am a life-long lover of math and logic and enjoy doing logic puzzles in my spare time. I like the one-on-one approach to teaching, as I can assess what...